Advertising Consultant - Anonymous employee Autotrader Employee Review

2.0
Nov 24, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is strong and reinvests in new technology.

Cons

The local managers were promoted simply by virtue of their sales figures not because they had any prior management positions or have any management skills. They happened to be selling when Autotrader had virtually no competition. They micromanage and team up for any meetings that you have to endure if your sales figures are not over 100%. Competition is hurting them- hard to keep dealers on and happy.

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Cons

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