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      Emerald

      Engaged Employer

      Emerald reviews

      3.6

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (213 total reviews)
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      Hervé Sedky

      70% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Emerald has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerald employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      213 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 12, 2018

      Sales Director, International Business Development

      Sales director, international business development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I enjoy coming to work at Emerald every day, we have a very friendly and open-minded office culture. The senior management welcomes everyone to contribute new ideas for business development, and people work hard in our team. I have been received great support from my manager and from the company to achieve my work goal. The great spirit of team work is the key to achieve success in Emerald, everyone is connected and work together here. We celebrate a lot of joyful and successful moment together in the office. We have flexible work hours allows us to manage great balance between work and life. We receive great employee benefits. Emerald constantly promote its employees within the organization and help to us to achieve to the next level and support our growth within the company. Emerald provides training that helps employees to sharpen our work skills and stay connected within the peers in trade show industry. I truly appreciate Emerald, and I feel proud of being an Emerald employee.

      Cons

      We experience rapid changes of strategy due to external changes of today's global economy, which is not really cons but rather than the challenge of many companies are facing in these days. I believe we will continue to grow, with the support and leadership from the senior management.

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      Emerald Response
      7y
      We are pleased to hear you’re proud to be an Emerald employee! Thank you for your thorough review of our culture and your own experiences during your tenure here. It is true that we have grown quickly and we’ve had to adapt over time to a changing global market. Glad to hear that you have faith in senior management on that path.
      2.0
      Aug 22, 2018

      Sales

      Sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Nice office location -Coworkers are friendly -Ability to travel is a plus

      Cons

      -Intense budget cuts led to lack of basic resources needed for shows to succeed -Lack of resources stifles employee creativity and ability to "think outside the box" -Upper-management's #1 goal is to please investors and therefore sets unrealistic sales goals for employees (nearly every employee in sales I've spoken to agrees) -Little transferable job skills, lack of any formal, professional training.

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      Emerald Response
      7y
      As we have grown quickly over time, we recognize that company culture has been a work-in-progress, but it is being looked at seriously at the top level with great consideration for our employee value proposition. We have created a Sales Operations teams specifically to focus on revenue goals and pay to ensure we are measuring and compensating our employees accordingly. It is unfortunate that you have felt a lack of support in achieving your goals. We encourage all employees to have open dialogue with their managers about workload and resourcing. We are glad to hear you enjoy friendly employees and travel, both of which are positives we hear from our employees over and over again. Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback.
      3.0
      Jun 28, 2018

      Sales Rep

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to travel, summer hours, snack nation

      Cons

      The pay is the not the best and full commission are not that reachable

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      Emerald Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking a moment to provide feedback on your experience as an Emerald employee. We are glad that some of our perks such as healthy snacks in the office, as well as summer hours, have been a positive for you. Additionally, the travel opportunities here at Emerald are a plus for many of our employees! Our sales positions have a heavy commission component to incentivize those employees. If you feel your commission is not achievable, you may wish to talk to your manager.
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