- Report: #1232621
Complaint Review: I AM PR Agency LLC - Nationwide
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NO to Con-Artist and Scammers -
New York, USA
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I AM PR Agency LLC
Nationwide, USA
Phone:
770-635-7214
Web:
www.IAMPRAgency.com
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I AM PR Agency LLC, I AM PR Agency , Olivia Dikambi A "PR Agency" scamming hundreds of Artist. BEWARE:They seem very legit. CON ARTIST 2265 Rosewell Rd, MArietta, GA 30062 Nationwide
I am here to report a "Public Relations" company by the name of "I AM PR Agency" (www.IamPrAgency.com) as fraud and Con-Artist and thief's. In January of 2015 my management ( I am a recording artist) contacted "I AM PR Agengy" to take on the new task of promoting my latest music video and song. They had a very professional looking website with amazing "tesmonials" which i now know are fake.
Olivia Dikambi, the owner of the "I AM PR AGENCY" promised many things to my management for me. Two publications a month, radio shows here, Magazine things there. Ect. The first week was very professional, having my management send videos songs, bios though a host on Wrike.com . It all seemed very legit and professional. Lucky for me, I am very hands-on kind of person, and I always like to be working directly with my PR. (Its not my first PR and currently work with several.)
The first month goes by and everything Olivia Dikambi promised had not come to life but a lousy little publication she posted on her website (that nobody sees) My management told her after the first month if they didn't prove themselves with at least 2 publications ( a trial run) we would not be moving onto a second month. The second month Oliva Dikambi proceed to take another months worth of our money ( This was not approved by us) She then said " We will prove ourselves this month, the first month is to get to know the artist". Second month came by and on the last day of that month she found some internet radio station and said "Look I got you this " How convenient, the last day of the month. Thank you for the placement on a station no one heard of just to get out another month.
At this point I decided to make my research, I have other PR agency's working for me and and pulled a few things in no time, with Olivia not one single publication or attention. What she really is charging you for? well, after much deliverance what she does, she takes your money and I quote her website " Promote via our 10,000 subcribers newsletter, our Facebook, Twitter, and highly trafficked blog site!" I came to find that non of her media outlets have absolutely NO following, NO Traction, NO nothing. She charges you money to share your pic and latest project on her Website, Facebook, Twitter and then shows you a report of how its doing. Certain they were fake reports as I saw no traction on my medias.
I also found she has hundred of recording artist, singer, fashion designers she was promoting. How is this possible that this one lady and her "Partner in crime" (her husband) as she states on her business Instagram can take on all these artist? There is no way. I followed her directly on all her medias, she traveling all over , Cannes festival, this and that. on what budget? I question myself...on all the artist she taking upon herseld money? I wrote to her in a very polite and serious manner. " This is wrong what you are doing, how is possible that I cannot contact my "PR agency after a month? I also said that I would be reporting her as I would HATE for this to happen to other singers, musicians and artist who trust in her work and to please get back to me if I was incorrect" She didn't reply to me or my management. We called her office numerous times" She was never in" I'm pretty sure she was , but she knows how to play her game pretty well at this point I am sure.
In the end Olivia Dikambi and her "PR AGENCY" www.IAMPRAgency.com I have come to find are a complete fraud. I did this report not because I am angry, because I'm not. I'm doing this to warn others of this woman and her "services". She basically kept on taking my managements money unapproved (which I now reported). She still has not personally replied to me and still took another month. Don't let her live off your dime. Unfortunately many more will fall for Olivia's "I AM PR AGENCY". Please report if you too have been of a victim of this "Agency" to bring it to the attention of others.
Please dont be fooled by her website of fake testimonials on her site.
I hope this was helpful to others.
Cheers to all from The Big Apple!
4 Updates & Rebuttals
They are SCAM artist.
#2Author of original report
Thu, November 19, 2015
Funny thing is on their facebook they had many reviews saying they were scam artist and bad stars for that reason and I just noticed that they took that section out of their facebook page so it wouldnt show up anymore! LOL This woman by the name of Oliva who runs this "Business"...you are a FRAUD and THIEF. You should be ashamed of yourself! Sorry she scammed you too.
Mike
Online,Arizona,
USA
I was scammed to
#3Consumer Comment
Mon, November 02, 2015
I was scammed to. They promise the moon and deliever nothing. They lied completely to paypal. Do not trust.
WOW! A reply from you "I AM PR AGENCY" FINALLY!
#4Author of original report
Thu, June 04, 2015
Olivia Dukambi at "I AM PR AGENCY"
Wow, we finally hear from you, and NOT directly from you, but through the report we had to file against you. Thank you for still not replying to our emails or answering our calls to atleast receive a proper explanation from you after taking so many months from us. How is it possible that my management still has not heard from you through all our emails and calls, even while you were still hired? Also, Please dont state that you were giving us a "FREE MONTH" . You tried offered that after you apologized for being so "ABSENT" and most likely that was you trying to scam us into another month like you did the previous months before, lucky for us we werent taking it anymore.
Weve worked real professional PR firms. We have NEVER seen that type of behavior! How is possible that we in our last two months never heard from you? while under HIRE no less, and still havent up until now through this report where you feel the need to defend youself? Dispicable, unproffesional.
From working with REAL PR agencies, we understand nothing happens overnight. That wasnt the case here...not hearing from you PR AGENCY while they are still taking your money after two months, ofcourse nothing is going to happen. More so when what they are running is s SCAM.
I AM PR Agency
Georgia,Georgia
I AM PR Agency's Side
#5UPDATE Employee ..inside information
Thu, June 04, 2015
In I AM PR Agency, we dedicate ourselves to helping indie artists achieve their goals in a real world way. We don’t promise overnight success, however, we do have a proven method that has worked for hundreds of artists. This client was put under the same process as all others, and was even given a discount for his business. When a client does not have a large following or hasn’t monetized their brand yet, we focus on building awareness for the client on smaller level blogs. This creates more awareness over time, which leads to interest from larger sites. This is mentioned in all of our sales and marketing promo’s and our I AM PR Handbook which is given to all clients before and upon payment. Next we put the client through a process of securing their promo materials, consulting, and making his marketing and branding better so that it’ll appeal to the press. This client was never available for phone calls, and we have the phone records to prove our outreach to them over 3 months. We secured the client an interview on an up and coming radio show called Fearless Radio within a week of them signing on, but they missed their interview time entirely, and then started harassing us, telling us the press was not important. He wanted his artist to be featured on the biggest outlets within a week, and was not interested in working his way up. Therefore, we went about processing his request, and as we consulted the client, the bigger press was not interested. We secured more smaller level press, but the client did not understand the value and refused the opportunities. We bill our clients monthly, which was also stated in all marketing materials and in the contract. We informed the client that it takes time to create a buzz on a mass scale, but he wanted overnight fame. This is not our model, so once his contract was over we told the client we are willing to work 1 free month to appease him. He refused and decided to file a claim on ripoff report.
We are willing to provide proof and documentation of this clients report and reach stats per request.
We are willing to provide proof and documentation of this clients report and reach stats per request.
