Toplin & Associates, Inc., a Fort Washington-based marketing, public relations and advertising firm, was recently named one of the region’s Best Places
to Work by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Moving up a position from last year’s 10th-place rank, Toplin & Associates, Inc. placed ninth among nominated Philadelphia region companies in the small business category.
"We are proud to have been a top ten finalist in the small business category for the second consecutive year," said Ellen Toplin, founder and president of Toplin & Associates. "And I am personally honored to work with such a great team of people who are so supportive to each other and work seamlessly together to meet the needs of our clients."
Sponsored by the Philadelphia Business Journal, The Best Places to Work survey was conducted by Quantum Market Research (QMR). Employees nominated their organizations and completed an online survey on team effectiveness, trust of coworkers, organizational alignment with personal professional goals, trust in organizational leadership, employee benefits and perks, corporate culture and more. The program, now in its second year, was started in 2004.
Toplin & Associates was ranked ninth in the small company category - those organizations with 10 to 35 employees - among 24 other finalists this year. In 2005, Toplin & Associates treated employees to a day in Manhattan to thank employees for their hard work during a busy season this Spring, complete with SUV limo service, tickets to both a major Manhattan art museum and a Tony-award-winning show, dinner at an exclusive Midtown social club and spending money for the day. Toplin is known for its nurturing, team-oriented environment and its aggressive, but honest work ethic.
With clients located from Los Angeles to London, Toplin & Associates, Inc., works with a wide range of companies in the healthcare, law, financial services, education, communications and public service fields. Since 1982, Toplin has been a leader in the Delaware Valley public relations community, ranking among the area’s top public relations firms by O'Dwyer's, The Council of Public Relations Firms, the Philadelphia Business Journal and more. The firm has also been recognized as a marketing leader in many of its clients’ vertical industries.