Ingredients for a Best Place to Work: iClick (asi/62124) has found that cultivating trust and support among its staff is the best way to improve both employee performance and job satisfaction. “We strive to provide the best customer service in the industry, and we’ve found that the freedom we give our employees to make customers happy also results in happy iClickers,” says Mariah Wakeling, vice president and creative director at iClick. “When you can make or save someone’s day, that positivity emanates both internally and externally and builds a positive relationship that carries forward from customer to end-user.”

Post-pandemic, iClick has maintained a fully remote workplace for its office employees, though production staff is required to come to the supplier’s warehouse space. To ensure that the dispersed team remains engaged and connected, iClick holds monthly in-person happy hour gatherings, quarterly team events and other regular fun activities.

Top Benefits & Perks: iClick – the only supplier to appear on every Counselor Best Places to Work list – cites its generous vacation policy as one of its top perks. The supplier offers four weeks of PTO a year, extending it to five weeks after an employee has been with the company for five years. In addition, iClick has a paid three-week-long sabbatical that employees can use at any time after five years with the company. To help encourage professional development, iClick offers stipends for training, classes, seminars and other educational opportunities.