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Complaint Review: Magnum Marketing - Wayne, New Jersey
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Magnum Marketing
201 Willowbrook Blvd # 402, Wayne,, New Jersey, U.S.A.
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Magnum Marketing Fraud, sham, BS, scam artists... Wayne New Jersey
In need of work, I applied to work for "Magnum Marketing" via an ad on Craigslist. I met with the "owner" Tony Rodriguez (blondish hair/blue eyes named Rodriguez, yea right). Aside of that, there were a number of red flags. I have worked in advertising/marketing and sales for a number of years...never have I seen a boss in any capacity not have a computer of any kind. His office had a desk, a sizeable cabinet with some sports stuff. Now this is where it gets hectic.
Marketing with no media kits..okay, no problem. No one was in the office, they were all in the field, ok. They say "professional attire", I saw guys in courderoy jackets with high waters and white socks with cheap loafers. Ok, dont be a snob. I met with a "supervisor" who was to evaluate my pitch in the field. All of these "marketers" met at the "office" at 9 and rallied themselves into a pitching fervor...discussing their successes on how they got people to sign up for Home Depot services in kitchen resurfacing or other "clients".
Now, I dont know what area of sales some of these people trained, but no one walks around saying," let me hear your pitch, let me hear your pitch". They then "study" and "teach" principles and fundamentals on getting people to sign up for services and continuously preach on how their people were responsible for generating "millions in revenue" by dedicated employees of the "firm".
Teams were then dispatched to a select group of targetted Home Depot's to speak to people and get them to sign up for free kitchen re-surfacing in home estimates. You are on your feet, walking the store, hawking and ogling, going after customers who are there to do legimate shopping. Now, the service is valid but here is the kick. The appointments must be made over the phone AFTER a prospect has signed, you are supposed to use the house phone to contact the call center, but it is advised you use your cell.....to prevent a fish getting off the hook.
The call center asks questions that DONT coincide with your own and usually kills the deal. You do this from say 11 am to 7, sometimes 8 or later. Then, you drive back to the office to turn in your sheets, and give a breakdown of the day. Then you discuss on tactics to gain more signatures. The second day, you hear the talk of top sellers that are moving on to start their own marketing firms and all this crappola.
The first three days, you are supposed to make $8 bucks an hour (what is that, I'm a grown a** man, but I needed a few bucks to hold me over until another gig popped off), then after three days, you made commission per confirmed signature AND appointments kept. After the second day, unless you are a desperate fool OR a master at getting signatures, you stay on.
After 6 months, you get "promoted" to Supervisor/trainer with the ultimate goal of being team leader and eventually, moving on to starting your own "firm". Its nothing but a pyramid scam. Tony Rodriguez, maybe in another life, we couldve sat down and drank a beer....but that pyramid of a company he is running is nothing but bunk!
Maurice
New York, New York
U.S.A.
Marketing with no media kits..okay, no problem. No one was in the office, they were all in the field, ok. They say "professional attire", I saw guys in courderoy jackets with high waters and white socks with cheap loafers. Ok, dont be a snob. I met with a "supervisor" who was to evaluate my pitch in the field. All of these "marketers" met at the "office" at 9 and rallied themselves into a pitching fervor...discussing their successes on how they got people to sign up for Home Depot services in kitchen resurfacing or other "clients".
Now, I dont know what area of sales some of these people trained, but no one walks around saying," let me hear your pitch, let me hear your pitch". They then "study" and "teach" principles and fundamentals on getting people to sign up for services and continuously preach on how their people were responsible for generating "millions in revenue" by dedicated employees of the "firm".
Teams were then dispatched to a select group of targetted Home Depot's to speak to people and get them to sign up for free kitchen re-surfacing in home estimates. You are on your feet, walking the store, hawking and ogling, going after customers who are there to do legimate shopping. Now, the service is valid but here is the kick. The appointments must be made over the phone AFTER a prospect has signed, you are supposed to use the house phone to contact the call center, but it is advised you use your cell.....to prevent a fish getting off the hook.
The call center asks questions that DONT coincide with your own and usually kills the deal. You do this from say 11 am to 7, sometimes 8 or later. Then, you drive back to the office to turn in your sheets, and give a breakdown of the day. Then you discuss on tactics to gain more signatures. The second day, you hear the talk of top sellers that are moving on to start their own marketing firms and all this crappola.
The first three days, you are supposed to make $8 bucks an hour (what is that, I'm a grown a** man, but I needed a few bucks to hold me over until another gig popped off), then after three days, you made commission per confirmed signature AND appointments kept. After the second day, unless you are a desperate fool OR a master at getting signatures, you stay on.
After 6 months, you get "promoted" to Supervisor/trainer with the ultimate goal of being team leader and eventually, moving on to starting your own "firm". Its nothing but a pyramid scam. Tony Rodriguez, maybe in another life, we couldve sat down and drank a beer....but that pyramid of a company he is running is nothing but bunk!
Maurice
New York, New York
U.S.A.
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Hr.magnum
Wayne,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Company Response
#2UPDATE Employee
Wed, July 01, 2009
As a company, Magnum has worked extremely hard to keep a stellar reputation for its employees and its clients. As a company we have been invited to become a member of the BBB and are a preferred employer of the US Army through its A.C.A.P program, as well as a volunteer in the community. We work with clients in several industries, handling primarily events, promotions, lead generation, sales, and marketing as well as consulting and business development behind the scenes. Maurice took part in a interview that not only had him meet with the owner of the company, but also a 2 hour second round interview in which he meet the staff, learned about the inner workings of the client, and actually spent an hour seeing one of the programs the company actually runs (which includes of the most recognizable names in the home improvement industry). This interview process gives our company a chance to further evaluate the candidate, but also allows someone such as Maurice to make sure the company is a fit for him. Maurice's lead generation/cold calling sales background was a potential fit for us, unfortunately, only two days into working for our company, dealing with people on a face to face basis was not a true fit for Maurice. We wish Maurice the best of luck in his job search; however, it is not common sense that a person who witnessed so many red flags would still feel good enough about a company to take a position within that company. To clear up any other misinformation, all directors have lap-tops, there is a professional office dress code that does not include corduroy jackets and loafers, and it would be impossible for the clients that we work with to trust their customers and good name to a pyramid scheme for a marketing company. The clients definitely do their homework before choosing partner companies to work with. If any potential interviews have any questions regarding this posting, please feel free and comfortable to address it in any potential interviews. All interviews are done with a director of operations or the owner. ** The company policy is to respond once, there will be no follow up posts from our company regarding this situation**
