Marcel Digital Reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Ben Swartz

94% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Marcel Digital has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Marcel Digital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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26 reviews
3.0
1 Mar 2022

It was okay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people are great. Christmas gifts were decent.

Cons

Low salary, low bonus, overall, not a fun time.

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Marcel Digital Response
4y
Thank you for providing this review. You're feedback is appreciated. Wish you had more time to provide more feedback so we can learn from your experience. Obviously super disappointed you only had an average experience. Like most places, salary and bonus is based on level and performance. We talk to every employee monthly so there should be no surprises. Sounds like maybe you were surprised? I agree we have great people. Thank you for saying so. And I agree, we do a good job over Christmas and the holidays. This year we packed dozens of sanitary packs for the homeless which I think was fulfilling. We did that before we passed out any gifts which I think helped ensure we kept our priorities straight. If you every want to talk, I would appreciate it. I think we do a great job overall but there is clearly room for improvement. Please email or call anytime: ben@marceldigital.com 312.401.6601.
4.0
29 Aug 2014

Good company that continues to work its way up

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-It's a very dynamic environment right off the bat. By the time I left, I was exposed to so many areas I had only limited experience in before. For people that are interesting in learning more about the industry from different angles like me, this was probably the biggest pro of the place. If you were spending some time during the day learning about something new and were caught up on work already, mgmt was alright with that as long as the knowledge was applicable to the job or to digital marketing in general. -The culture is usually pretty good and the owner makes it a priority to increase co-worker bonding and all that. Having beers at 4pm on Friday together was a common occurrence as well as the occasional catered lunch or breakfast. Holiday parties are a blast as well. -Diverse client list goes along with the whole dynamic nature of most agencies. The types of industries and businesses the company works with are from all over the board. -Pay is decent but not great. Same goes with bonuses and raises.

Cons

-The dynamic aspect, while it's a plus for me, could be a con for others. If you're interested in only doing keyword optimization for a few PPC accounts or just doing on-site audits on the SEO team, you won't like this place. You WILL be working in new areas given today's overlap with online marketing mediums. -Even though the company has been around for over 10 years, recent structure changes in mgmt has prompted some overall shifts in strategy and where the business should be heading, and how to go there. Because of that, some parts of the business might be in a flux a bit more than they were a year or two ago just because they're creating new formal processes for the areas that need them, and digging deeper into new revenue streams. -It's getting better, but in the past new clients were brought on board with what turned out to only be a partial understanding of what they were getting and what they had to do to help their campaigns succeed. This is more of an account manager and salesperson task though and relaying the necessary information at initial meetings.

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Marcel Digital Response
4y
Took way too long to respond to this. So much has changed since 2014. Crazy trip down memory lane reading your review. Thank you for taking the time to review back in the day. Thank you for your time at Marcel. Hope your career is everything you want!
5.0
10 Feb 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- THE PEOPLE!! Marcel staff are some of the friendliest, nicest people you will ever meet. Everyone truly gets along and works well together and it's the #1 reason you will love working there! - Not only are the people great to work with, they are all experts in their fields and problem solvers. You will learn so much from everyone. Since the team is leaner, there are no weak links and everyone has equal parts in all projects and working together. - They use best in class technology (Umbraco CMS) for their web projects. I've worked for other agencies that use different website platforms and I honestly miss the ease of use in working with the Umbraco platform. - The management will work with you on salary, goals, and shifting your career focus if you would like to do other things. Because everyone wears many hats and touches multiple roles, it's not a problem if your interests lie in another role within Marcel, they will 100% grow and foster that interest.

Cons

- Some clients/projects can be challenging at times, but Marcel management will always work with you and address any issues as they arise. - Project work will ebb and flow, which means some weeks will be heavier work-load wise than others, but that is typical for almost every agency you will encounter.

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Marcel Digital Response
4y
Thank you!
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