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Savannah Marketing - Cydcor - Marketingsystemsinc.com Ripoff Making Its Mark In Tampa Savannah multi-level marketing scheme Tampa Florida
I applied to a job I found on monster for a "management training program". It seems like not even an hour later I received a response from them saying they were really impressed with my resume, and they wanted to schedule me for an interview.
She told me due to their expansion they are in need of managers in a hurry, and time is of the essence. I told her I could come in that day for an interview. Ok so I get there and there are 10 other people waiting to be interviewed.
I get called in the office. So we get in there, and Sys "the owner" is telling me how they have clients such as nike, staples, etc that they work for. I was amazed at the level of sales they portrayed the job to be. I thought I would be selling for fortune 100 companies like they told me.
So Sys tells me he is really impressed with me, and he would like to schedule me for an all day interview ASAP. I was encouraged to make it as soon as possible because "time is of the essence"
So I scheduled the full day interview 2 days later. I was told to wear "comfortable shoes" and a suit. SO I get there for my all day interview. I am waiting in the front office , and finally get called back, and a sharp looking guy(Mike) comes out and tells me I am going out with him today. I was like cool. Well we are going down the elevator, and he is briefing me on the day. Telling me how the company is expanding so fast they are in need of manager trainees.
Well we are getting in the car, and he tells me "we do this job the old school way" door to door. And the campaign we are working on is the "quill" campaign. Its staples office products.
So we get out into the field, and we are hitting one door after another. Going into businesses asking them if they have their "quill" pamphlet. Taking orders for paper clips, and cases of paper.
I was thinking to myself "I am going to be a paperclip salesperson" for fortune 100 clients. So we sit down for lunch, and mike started giving me "the breakdown" of the business. For a second there, I thought it was a pyramid scheme, but just brushed it off. So after that we hit more doors make a few sales.
We get in the car on the way back to the office, and Mike says, Christi I think you would do really well at this, do you think this is something you would like to do? I said yes, because I liked the idea of the company opening up an office for me in 9 months time.
So back in the office, the owner calls me in the office, and "closes the deal". I was encouraged to start imediately, because "time is of the essence" and offices are opening everyday. So I said yea I will start tomorrow.
I get to the ofice the first day, and I see all these sharp looking guys, and women dressed in suits. I was talking to a few people, and asking them how they like it there. All of them responded the same way. "they love it, and their office will be open soon"
I was amazed how everyone was going to have an office in just a few months time. The business works like this. Once you make a certain amount of sales 4 days in a row, you are promoted to "leader". After that you get people under you that have to make certain amount of sales in order for you to get promoted to "assistant manager" and then after that you get your own office.
when you have a good day in the field one day, the next day you have to give "high roller" speech. And everyones speech always has to do with when they are going to have their own office
Not many of the people there have worked there for more than a month, and that seemed a little fishy to me.
I was told I was to recieve "paid training" But I never did. I was also told I would be making 4-600 per week, and I never did. I was a high roller almost everyday.
Cydcor is the parent company for Savannah marketing. They are well known for being a legal pyramid. Multi-level marketing is what it is. DS-max is another name the company goes by. This company goes by many different names because cydcor is so well known for being a scam. Ds-max is also.
Savanh marketing has a website marketingsystemsinc
Why is it not Savanh marketing. com ? Because when so many people know about Savanh marketing being a scam, they will change their name, and still use the same website.
If something seems too good to be true,,,,,,, it probably is
Christi
Tampa, Florida
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Jessica
Miami,Florida,
U.S.A.
Lies
#5REBUTTAL Individual responds
Wed, September 06, 2006
Yes, you can learn a lot working as a door to door salesman.
The problem is the lies Cydcor tell people. Why can't they be truthful upfront and tell people it is a door to door sales job and less than 200 people become owners every year. That's 200 out of 20,000 they hire every year.
Most of the 20,000 last less than 3 weeks.
And 150 offices close every year.
Jessica
Florida
Jessica
Miami,Florida,
U.S.A.
Lies
#5REBUTTAL Individual responds
Wed, September 06, 2006
Yes, you can learn a lot working as a door to door salesman.
The problem is the lies Cydcor tell people. Why can't they be truthful upfront and tell people it is a door to door sales job and less than 200 people become owners every year. That's 200 out of 20,000 they hire every year.
Most of the 20,000 last less than 3 weeks.
And 150 offices close every year.
Jessica
Florida
Jessica
Miami,Florida,
U.S.A.
Lies
#5REBUTTAL Individual responds
Wed, September 06, 2006
Yes, you can learn a lot working as a door to door salesman.
The problem is the lies Cydcor tell people. Why can't they be truthful upfront and tell people it is a door to door sales job and less than 200 people become owners every year. That's 200 out of 20,000 they hire every year.
Most of the 20,000 last less than 3 weeks.
And 150 offices close every year.
Jessica
Florida
Josiah
Tampa,Florida,
U.S.A.
Optimism vs. Apathy
#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, September 05, 2006
There is a lot of hype about Cydcor, and it seems about Savanh Marketing Systems as well lately. Yes, it is hard, and yes, the money does suck. The bottom line is, that you need to answer to yourself these questions. How many entry level sales jobs are out there? How many sales jobs will take someone in with no experience and train them? The answer is not very many if any. 99% of all sales jobs that I have researched that pay well require at least 1 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE. That one little sentence on a job posting might be one of the most difficult things for a fresh college grad to fulfill on their resumes. All the negative things aside, this job will give you that experience you need to suceed in the future in sales. You guys say that Cydcor uses you, and thats fine, yes they do. But, use them back, trust me, they won't mind. If anybody can financially make it at least 6 months, you will learn more about entry level sales then any other college grad looking for a sales position. Those of you coming into the company looking to open their own Cydcor shop, need to pull their head out of the clouds. Im not saying you wont become a manager, but realistically.....you wont. So, work with what you can and gain experience. I managed to afford to do it for a few months and gained enough knowledge to put sales experience on my resume and impress my current boss. I am a sales rep for an international company and make $5,000 - $6,000 a month, all because I stuck it out with Sys for a few months. If you dont think that putting a a year of sales experience on your resume makes a difference, then you have never interviewed for a serious sales position. As you can all see, this in no way defends Cydcor and what they practice, i just say to get the best out of it, if you can afford to. I did know Sys as a person, and Ive said it before, and Ill say it again, he does care about his employees and is an outstanding salesman with much knowledge to offer.