Mumbai:GroupM, the leading media planning and investment agency of the country was awarded the 2ND Best Employer Brand of India 2012, on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at the Employer Branding Awards. GroupM improved its last year ranking of 7th to rank 2nd this year! Backed with a string of people initiatives in talent management, attraction and retention, GroupM clinched this position beating several biggies of the corporate world!

GroupM bagged awards in most of the categories, making them one of the top contenders for the top 2 spots. GroupM was given Awards in Innovation in Recruitment, Talent Management, Excellence in Training, Best HR Strategy in line with Business, Innovative Retention Strategy, Excellence in HR through Technology, Continuous Innovation in HR Strategy at Work, Global HR Strategy and Innovation in Career Development.

?It has become a clich? to say that people are our strength. At GroupM we are proud to walk the talk on this truism. We have been investing steadfastly in talent development. It feels wonderful to move from 15th to 7th to the 2nd best employer brand over the past three years?, said Vikram Sakhuja, CEO, GroupM, South Asia.

?GroupM?s HR team has worked relentlessly over the last 3 years, working towards building a nurturing culture and innovation in Human Resources practices, walking alongside the business,? said Sonali Vaidya, Human Resource Head for GroupM India.

These wins reflect the way the agency?s business has been growing over the past few years, in India as well as globally. The expansion of the agency?s scope of services is the result of a conscious growth strategy put together by the global GroupM management.