Complaint Review: Smart Circle

Innovate Industries

Sharper Advertising

Next Global Solutions

Stalwart Concepts

Rise Media

Premier Media Concepts

Sun State Solutions

What do all of these companies have in common?  They all claim to be the leading advertising, marketing, and acquisitions firm in Southwest Florida.  Another thing that they all have in common is that they are all affiliates of Smart Circle, one of the biggest Multi-Level-Marketing scam companies in the country.

You've probably seen their ads spammed all over many job sites across the internet such as indeed.com, Craigslist, Zip Recruiter, Monster, and Career Builder.  They often advertise for positions such as:  Entry-Level Management, Public Relations, Account Managers, Junior Account Managers, Customer Representatives, and other legit-sounding positions.  Below are links to a few ads from the above-mentioned 'companies' so you can see how similar they are, and also to see what to look out for.

Innovate Industries:indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=d7d8d2618759cef5&from=serp

Sun State Solutions indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=3ed80534f24c71ce&from=serp

Rise Media indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=cf3b4b73b4b021d9&from=serp

These positions DO.NOT. EXIST!  All they offer is: door-to-door Verizon FiOs Sales, kitchen upgrades, or selling DIRECTV in big box stores such as Walmart, Best Buy, Sam's Club, Lowes, and Home Depot.

Their 'guaranteed weekly pay' is also a lie.  Their weekly pay is subject to what they call a 'claw back.'. What that means is that any sales you make are deducted from your weekly pay, so that weekly pay is essentially a cash front, but they won't tell you that.  Also, it will take you about 3 weeks to get paid oft of any apps you get.  If the customer cancels, your don't get paid either.  

You're not reimbursed for your mileage, your not paid for the mandatory meetings you have to attend, which is nothing more than chanting, clapping, and ringing the bell.  

They don't offer ANY benefits either.  

Their websites are almost all identical and have a combination of generic cityscapes, pictures of fake employees smiling and shaking hands with people, and all of them claim to be experiencing tremendous growth! 

Their Facebook pages have the same motivational posters, links to pointless articles.  Look at some of their Facebook Pages and you will see just how much alike they are.  The best thing you can do is alert all your friends, flag their posts on Craigslist, and post on as many consumer protection and complaint sites you can find!