Marketing and Sales Rep - Anonymous employee Student Media Group Employee Review

SMG taught me a lot about sales and marketing, as well as some of the "inside scoop" about business operations. I think it was a very valuable way to gain firsthand experience in sales and learning to communicate with customers

The work can be very difficult at times, but it's very rewarding!!

There is a week long (unpaid) training that did teach me a lot. Provided food too which was a plus. Easy interview process. Looks decent on a resume

This job is 100% commission selling overpriced ad space in planners that no one at the schools use. They tell you about the commission upfront, but also only tell you about the few success stories....you most likely won't make nearly as much money as they say you will. There is no gas reimbursement which is killer because you spend nearly 40 hours a week driving around making nearly no sales. Many businesses in my field had heard of the planner before, and had extremely negative reactions towards, essentially throwing me out of the business as soon as I mentioned Student Media Group. A lot of the time I felt like I was lying to these businesses and when I did make a sale, I felt like I was almost stealing their money, because I knew no one was going to see the ads in the planners. The next year at school, I maybe saw 3 people carrying the planners around the entire year. If you're looking for an internship that will give you actual experience, you might want to look elsewhere.