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3.0

49% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Robert Vogt

70% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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5.0
Oct 10, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

I started out as an Account Executive with GBP, and I'm now a District Manager. The company treats you like an adult and gives you all the tools that you need to do your job properly. They also do their job by offering a very competitive benefits package that pays for 70% of your health insurance, performance bonuses, and a great 401K plan with a dollar for dollar match. Like any other sales position, your base income relies on your ability to go out and get it done. If you are searching this site to determine if this job is for you, my suggestion would be to schedule an interview and talk with the District Manager (there are only 4 of us) about the position. If you still have questions or concerns, ask the DM if he/she would consider letting you speak with one or two of our current Account Executives. I promise you we won't say no. Go strait to the source and find out for yourself and you'll see what a great support staff GBP has.

Cons

GBP spent the better part of the last 5-7 years putting resources toward building a better product for our AE's to sell, and did an outstanding job of that. However, the extreme focus on the product meant that other things like office technology and web design went by the wayside. There have been major strides in this area recently and things are moving quickly...as they usually do when GBP goes all in on something. I can't wait to see where we are as a company 12-24 months from now.

1.0
Sep 17, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Some independence, meet a variety of people, able to pursue own leads.

Cons

Where to start? Basically, this company was started 20 years ago and everything stopped there: Technology, communication, financial compensation. Everything is done by Fax or mail. You can't get direct access to voicemail. They do not have company e-mail. As an "account executive," you are working off of their version of a "draw system" which they describe in the interview as base salary. Essentially it is designed for failure for the account executive. You might be able to work a church and exceed your sales goal but you will still have to make up for "dog" church territories. It doesn't start over with each new church of sales cycle. Your draw comes out to minimum wage and you are expected to pay for own gas except for long distance to the church itself from your home and back. Many times they will book you in a motel (that is another story as they are sometimes at the level of a flop-house) that is usually 30 miles or more from the work location. For the first time in my life, I had to apply for food stamps as most of my money was going towards making sure the CEO/"landowner" was sitting pretty. DO NOT TAKE A SALES JOB WITH THIS COMPANY.

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Guide Book Publishing Response
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Thank you for your review. We are sorry your experience with Guide Book Publishing was not the best. We wanted to take a moment and expand on several of the comments you made. Communication at GBP is through fax, phone, mail, email, and social media sites on a frequent basis. Senior management is always available to answer any questions that account executives have and take steps to fix problems. Direct access to voicemail is provided for all account executives; starting with their training they are assigned their own individual voice mail on the company system. The information about our “draw system” is never described as a base salary, and the other information about the salary/draw systems is incorrect. We are sorry if any of those items were not explained to you properly. In terms of hotel accommodations, they are arranged by the company and are always solely made with reputable national chain companies. In many instances the hotels have been set up with a bartering arrangement by other account representatives. It is unlikely any other account representatives would sign up an inferior hotel as they may well be staying there themselves.
1.0
Dec 20, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Freedom to sell ads to any company -Not one day is the same -Good support from ladies in the home office

Cons

-The product (ads in church directories) is a thing of the past, no one want to buy print media unless it reaches the whole market, not just one little sector of 500 or so families -Draw against commission -Work from church basement or office (half the time the church you are working doesn't have a place for you to work, so you have to work from home or hotel room) -Poor management (no training!!!) "My training consisted of my manager helping me make cold calls to area businesses." -Please DO NOT waste your time in interviewing or trying out this job! You will thank me! It's a JOKE!!!

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