Complaint Review: Budget Marketing - Des Moines Iowa

I have seen a few recent posts about Budget Marketing and thought I'd add what I have to the bunch. Be sure to add your comments to www.bbb.org and check out the attorney that is gathering consumers for a Class Action lawsuit.

Good Luck!

Budget Marketing aka Magazine Source

Legal Name BUDGET MARKETING, INC.

Corp No. 5947

Chapter

CODE 490 DOMESTIC PROFIT

State of Inc. IA

Filing Date Jun 15, 1971

Effective Date Jun 15, 1971

Expiration Date PERPETUAL

Fictitious names

BUDGET MARKETING, INC.

BUDGET MARKETING SERVICES, INC.

KEYSTONE MARKETING

Keystome Marketing, Inc

Keystone Publishers Service

Publisher's Renewal Service

President

RUSSELL J. RAHM 1171 7TH ST DES MOINES IA 50314

293 Belle Vista Ct Lake Ozark MO (573) 365-3061

Secretary HENRY L. THOMASSEN 1171 7TH STREET DES MOINES IA 50314

ASST SEC

WILLIAM WHEATCRAFT 1171 7TH ST DES MOINES IA 50314

Budget Marketing

1171 7th St

Des Moines Iowa 50314

U.S.A.

Phone:

800-532-3434

Don Branjord

P: 515-243-7000

F: 515-243-7721

[email protected]

MILLENNIUM MARKETING, INC.

10400 W. 63RD ST.

SHAWNEE, KS 662030000

Trademark

Word Mark MAGAZINESOURCE

Goods and Services IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: marketing services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others through the distribution of printed materials, direct mail, advertising and telemarketing. FIRST USE: 19960830. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19960830

Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING

Serial Number 75193547

Filing Date November 5, 1996

Published for Opposition January 13, 1998

Registration Number 2148902

Registration Date April 7, 1998

Owner (REGISTRANT) Budget Marketing, Inc. CORPORATION IOWA One Crossover Square 1171 7th Street Des Moines IOWA 503061805

Attorney of Record H ROBERT HENDERSON

Type of Mark SERVICE MARK

Register PRINCIPAL

www.bbb.org

Original Business Start Date: January 1971

Principal : Mr Rusty Rahm President

Phone Number: (515) 243-7000

Fax Number: (515) 247-5000

Email Address: [email protected]

Membership Status: Yes

Type-of-Business Classification: Direct Selling - Magazines

Website Address: www.magazinesource.com

Additional Doing-Business-As Names: Magazine Source

Additional Addresses: P O Box 1805, Des Moines, IA 50306

12101 North 56th StreetSuite 3, Temple Terrace, FL 33617

Additional Phone Numbers: 800-247-2160

800-456-6565

Additional TOB Classifications: Mail Order - Telephone Solicitation

Class Action Lawsuit

http://www.jameshoyer.com/news_magazinesource.html

James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich P.A. has filed a suit seeking class action status against Budget Marketing Inc. and Magazine Source alleging that they deceived customers into purchasing magazines. In addition, the United States Federal Trade Commision has a previously entered Cease and Desist Order against Budget Marketing Inc. Budget Marketing Inc., which is located in Des Moines, Iowa, has filed with the Iowa Secretary of State to operate under the ficticious name of Magazine Source.

http://www.jameshoyer.com/news_magazinesource_fcc.html

http://www.shawneekschamber.com/textfiles/sacctxt/millenniummarketing.html

(Shawnee, Kansas) Millennium Marketing, a national marketer of magazine subscriptions, is expanding its operations in Shawnee. Recently relocating from 12700 Shawnee Mission Parkway to converted retail space in the Shawnee Shopping Center, at 10400 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Millennium Marketing will ultimately occupy 42,000 square feet of space in the building.

10/2001

Millennium Marketing has moved its headquarters down the street to the Shawnee Shopping Center. The company ran out of space and with the expected increase of 500 telemarketing jobs leased 42,000 square feet in the shopping center. Millennium, currently run by President and CEO Rusty Rahm, was founded in Des Moines in 1995 and has been in business in the Kansas City area since 1997.

Kansas City Business Journal

Millennium President and CEO Rusty Rahm said the company made $20 million in 2000 gross revenues.

You can see pictures at-

http://www.public.fotki.com/rahm/millennium_marketing/

http://www.public.fotki.com/rahm/budget_marketing/

Other Various Tidbits:

BUDGET MARKETING

P O BOX 22641

KANSAS CITY, MO 64113

Principal: DALE BRANSON

Type-of-Business Classification: MAGAZINE SALES-DIRECT DOOR-DOOR

History.

Charles A. Eagle - Director (deceased 2001)

Dennis H Gougion - Director

4830 CEDAR DR

WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266-4953

Dale T. Lenard dba Mega-Magazine Service, Colorado Dawn, & Key Concept

Charles P. Donly dba Budet Renewal Service

Roy Golden dba American Marketing Service

Dave Keown dba Publishers Marketing

Richard Prochnow dba Direct Sales International

John Harrison

Dale Branson dba Leisure Day Marketing

Steven Johnson

William J. Stemple, Sr dba Budget Marketing of Virginia

Helping

Kansas City, Missouri
U.S.A.

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