SumTotal Systems to Provide Targeted Learning and Development to More Than 13,000 Employees in 360 Offices Around the World for Young & Rubicam Brands
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the innovator in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced that Young & Rubicam Brands (Y&R) has selected SumTotal to build core business disciplines and drive learning strategy at Y&R Advertising and Wunderman, two of Young & Rubicam Brands’ preeminent global marketing communications companies. Leveraging SumTotal’s HR software platform, Young & Rubicam can now better support their diverse employees across the globe and improve customer achievement with a centralized approach to managing their talent.
Young & Rubicam Brands earned their elite reputation for building the world’s largest brand database and management tool. This year the organization earned numerous global accolades. In 2011 Young & Rubicam was named Network of the Year by the Art Directors Club, and also Agency and Network of the Year at Dubai Lynx. They also won numerous Cannes Lions across all regions, including Y&R Thailand’s first gold lion. Additionally at Cannes, Y&R Santiago was the number one awarded agency in Chile and Y&R Dubai was the number one awarded agency in the Middle East.
With a corporate spirit of excellence, the company had a long “wish list” of requirements for their HR technology solution, according to Cindy Zimmerer, Senior Vice President & Director of Learning at Y&R Brands. “We wanted strong core functionality to house, manage, assign, track and measure learning. But, the front end was just as important, particularly because of the creative nature of our business,” Zimmerer said. “We needed a positive user experience, as well as the flexibility to organize and design the site that would reflect our companies’ values, belief and branding. SumTotal met all of these needs.”
With over 13,000 employees at more than 360 offices globally between the two subsidiaries, SumTotal will enable Y&R Brands to provide streamlined learning opportunities to targeted groups by region, office, company and discipline.
“By standardizing employee orientation, building knowledge and experience in core business disciplines, and supporting global client teams, we envision this solution as integral to driving, promoting and supporting each company’s learning and development strategy,” Zimmerer added.
SumTotal provides the industry’s most comprehensive strategic Human Capital Management solution for managing an organization’s learning, performance, compensation, succession, career development, 360 feedback, recruiting & hiring, social collaboration, workforce management, expense management, payroll & benefits, planning & analytics, and core HR management (HRMS) – all from a single vendor.
For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.
About SumTotal Systems
SumTotal Systems, Inc. is the global leader in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions that provides organizations with a new level of visibility to help make more informed business decisions and accelerate growth. Recognized by industry analysts as the most complete solution, SumTotal provides full employee lifecycle management, including a core system of record, from a single provider for improved business intelligence. The company offers customers of all sizes and industries the most flexibility and choice with multiple purchase, configuration, and deployment options. We have increased the performance of the world’s largest organizations including Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE), AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN [ADR]; London: AZN), Amway (KUL:AMWAY), Seagate (NYSE: STX), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).
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