This internship with Abstrakt Marketing Group and Maryville University provides students hands-on real world experience in sales and direct marketing. It is a paid internship designed to train students in sales skills through activities like cold calling, business development strategies, and using Salesforce. Responsibilities include prospecting and developing new client relationships through outbound calls and meeting performance goals. The ideal candidate is a Maryville University student interested in sales, business growth, and direct marketing who can build relationships and establish rapport over the phone.

1. Abstrakt Marketing Group Maryville Internship:
The internshipprogramwithAbstraktMarketingGroup& Maryville Universityisintendedforstudents
whoare interestedinacareerinsales& direct-marketingorwouldlike salesexperience asa resume
builder.Thisisapaidinternshipanditisdesignedtotrainstudentsinthe salesskillsneededtobe able
to compete ina careerat a fast-pacedbusiness growthcompany.Anystudentinthe JohnE. Simon
School of Businessand/orthe CommunicationprogramatMaryville Universitythatisinterestedin
gainingfirsthandreal-worldexperience inthe businessworldisencouragedtoapplyforthispaid
internship.
What students will gain:
 Firsthand real-worldexperience inaworkenvironmentrelatedtofieldof study
 College credit
 Proficientexperience inthe #1 CRMapplication,Salesforce
 Coldcallingtechniques
 Businessdevelopmentstrategies
 Learningto prospectspecifictargets
 Directmarketingexperience
Responsibilities:
 Prospectanddevelopnewclientrelationshipsoutboundcalls
 Setsappointmentsbyoutboundtelephonecallsandgoalstoensure 100% clientsatisfaction
 Hit daily,weeklyandmonthlyperformance goals
 Recommendsimprovementstocontinuallyincrease the qualityandthe sustainabilityof the
product/program
 Abilitytonavigate the internetandCRMtool quicklyandefficiently
Criteria for Internship:
 Appropriate academicbackgrounds,interestsandpossible careergoals
 Interestedinsales,businessgrowth&directmarketing
 Relationshipbuildingskills;abilitytoestablishprofessional rapportwithdecisionmakersover
the phone