Complaint Review: Advantage Promotions And Sports Marketing - Charlotte North Carolina

I am the CEO President of APMG, Otherwise known as Advantage Promotions Marketing Group LLC.  Our company is in NO WAY Affiliated with this company Advantage promotions. We do not market for sports. Our company website is located at www.advantagepromotions.info If you review our website you will see that we are not from North Carolina that we are from Fort Wayne, IN where our home base company office is located. 

Its one month later and I have purposely not contacted the company...Interestingly enough they NEVER called me..,and I NEVER got paid for my time or expenses...NOW if that does nto SCREAM scam I don't know what does.  Wouldn't a legitamate company call a supposed employee if they didn hear from them and they were no longer working?  Odd to say the least...not one word, though as previously stated they did email me again for a job interview two weeks later....Uhhhhhh....HELLO!

Monday, August 03, 2009 Dear Colleen (last name was here), We have reviewed your resume and feel like you fit our Account Executive credentials, (as our PREVIOUS email indicated). If you have already set up an interview please disregard this email, we already have you on our schedule Wednesday or Thursday. If you have not, we are NOT taking any more resumes and only doing interviews THIS week; so Colleen if you want to be considered for the position please call as soon as possible. Thanks so much, Ms. Linsey Beford Regional Sales Manager Advantage Sports Marketing 888-265-1680 Letter Value: 135631-23DA81

Monday, August 03, 2009 Dear Colleen (last name was here), We have reviewed your resume and feel like you fit our Account Executive credentials, (as our PREVIOUS email indicated). If you have already set up an interview please disregard this email, we already have you on our schedule Wednesday or Thursday. If you have not, we are NOT taking any more resumes and only doing interviews THIS week; so Colleen if you want to be considered for the position please call as soon as possible. Thanks so much, Ms. Linsey Beford Regional Sales Manager Advantage Sports Marketing 888-265-1680 Letter Value: 135631-23DA81

Monday, August 03, 2009 Dear Colleen (last name was here), We have reviewed your resume and feel like you fit our Account Executive credentials, (as our PREVIOUS email indicated). If you have already set up an interview please disregard this email, we already have you on our schedule Wednesday or Thursday. If you have not, we are NOT taking any more resumes and only doing interviews THIS week; so Colleen if you want to be considered for the position please call as soon as possible. Thanks so much, Ms. Linsey Beford Regional Sales Manager Advantage Sports Marketing 888-265-1680 Letter Value: 135631-23DA81

Monday, August 03, 2009 Dear Colleen (last name was here), We have reviewed your resume and feel like you fit our Account Executive credentials, (as our PREVIOUS email indicated). If you have already set up an interview please disregard this email, we already have you on our schedule Wednesday or Thursday. If you have not, we are NOT taking any more resumes and only doing interviews THIS week; so Colleen if you want to be considered for the position please call as soon as possible. Thanks so much, Ms. Linsey Beford Regional Sales Manager Advantage Sports Marketing 888-265-1680 Letter Value: 135631-23DA81

Ask them questions because they cannot keep their lies straight they cannot keep up with their lies, when you aske them questions, then their true colors come out. I worked for them for one week and decided not to call them after smelling a rat and finding out they were a scam. To this date (two weeks later) I have not recieve a call from them, further proof for me. Everything is generic on their forms and cards and when I asked for business cards they sent me just a few...which was weird/ plus they had my name on them but they had Advantage Promo's number and they can lie by saying they have these huge 'teams' that take care of the details, research teams , Human Resources and I believe now were lies...Now get this I just recieved two more emails from them saying they are interested in interviewing me after reading my resume on Monster here is the exact email funny thing is I am supposedly working for them as there has not been a termination or a call (though I have quit working for them): Sunday, August 02, 2009 My name was here! After reviewing your resume we feel as though you fit the criteria we are looking for in a local Account Executive position. We are a Sports Marketing company that works with all the local Schools and Teams in your area. We do all of their published materials including Sports Posters, Game Tickets, Programs, Banners, Websites, Coupon Books, and Schedule Cards or Pocket Schedules; what ever these teams license or contract us out to do for them. (my name was here to personalize this mass mailing), your job as an Account Executive would include maintaining relationships with local schools and teams (High Schools all the way up to the Pro's), as well as their sponsors. Sponsors would be businesses such as Bank of America, Pepsi-Cola, AT&T Wireless (just to name a few) as well as smaller "Mom and Pop" type businesses that support these local teams. The territory is local; about a 60 miles radius around the city (we pulled all the resumes from zip codes) and it is established so one would take over existing accounts. Of Course, we are always looking to grow too, so business development is fundamental to the position. We do have a base salary plus commission structure, with medical benefits and a retirement plan. So (my name was here), if this interests you please call us (do not email we have already reviewed your resume) to get more detailed information and possibly set up an interview. Thanks, Ms. Linsey Beford Regional Manager of Advantage Sports Marketing Phone: 888-265-1680 Letter Value: 128AE9-23DA81 Larry OBrien 888-265-2338 I spent money I did not have working for them more than $100.00 after being out of work...They did not even ask me one thing about my resume after I was told everything on it would be checked out and I would be asked questions on it. My scenario was the same as all they rest in that I interview with anohter person and so on... They prey on people who need a job...This is a scam. I called the labor board in N.C. and the BBB, they had complaints with both and ironically just cleared up the ones with the BBB on the day I checked!!! DO not be used or SNOWED these people are liars and judging from the ROCK on the SE sales managers finger they have been doing it a while. I think its all a set up to make you comfortable and them look good like a legitimate business. They did get all my contact info, my address and my bank account # which bothers me but ironically they did nto aske me to fill out and w-2's...which means they knew they would not be paying me, also they did not require my bank routing # which is wierd. I bet the IRS would like to know this...maybe that will be my next call! Colleen Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A.