steadynitenson
United States of America#2UPDATE Employee
Fri, September 17, 2010
Hello, first of all I want to pronounce that I am a former employee
of Midara INC. They have recently changed their name to Marketing
Concepts due to bad publicity. Here is a response to an interview that i
found on an other rip off report about Midara Inc/ Marketing Concept. I
will say that this entry is pretty accurate and you should listen to
it. I ignored the warnings and took the job anyway. Worst Summer Job of
my life!!!!
MIDARA INC. is the Columbus branch of the exploit-marketing company,
Cydcor. After an initial interview, they take you into 'the field' for a
training day, where you work for six unpaid hours as they train you to
sell a service such as AT&T products...where you must wear AT&T
clothing,ect..
'The field' refers to a neighborhood. It is here that go DOOR-to-DOOR
stating that you are doing a 'customer service check'. You stay in this
same neighborhood (or one street) the entire day...knocking on the same
doors consistently.
They took me to 'the field' in one of their cars, so I couldn't leave,
even if I wanted to. They take you to lunch (fast food)...and explain to
you the levels of their company.
Level 1: Entry level, door-to-door sales ...2-4 weeks. COMISSION only
(might make $200-500 a week if lucky)
Level 2: Leader/trainer, nothing changes..still door-to-door, except
know you take people out on their 2nd interviews in your car...for 6
hours. 2-8months COMISSION only (might make $200-500 a week if lucky)
Level 3: Ast. Manager, they 'promote' you based on
production/success...and when i asked what they are looking for..i never
got a definitive answer... it is in this stage where you start to raise
15K in order to hopefully open up your own marketing company...
2-3months.
Level 4: Manager , own company, i was told you are an independent corp.
and have the freedom to name your own company at this stage.
They do not have any benefits. You have to pay for your own gas, cell
phone usage (as you use this to help setup new accounts for
customers...ect..).
Midara INC., reminds me a lot like what we have in the south..known as
Quixtar.
This was the most miserable 6 hours i ever spent on an interview. Please
don't be fooled...there are many more of these out there..research,
research, and do more research on a company before you fall into a trap
like this.
They say it's not a pyramid scheme, because you don't make money off of
the people below you. However, the only way to advance into the higher
pay brackets is to get people below you, and then people below the
people below you, etc.
A total waste of time.
I started working at Midara INC/ Marketing Concepts thinking it was PR
based and it wasnt. IT sadly was a marketing scheme that I was to nieve
to understand. I took their "ATMOSPHERE" as something nice and possitive
and soon found out that it wasn't.
Honestly, you go in everyday to stand around and take notes on how to
sell, ehich honestly isnt all that bad, but the owner does not pay you
for the time that you are in the office... Secondly, Mike the owner
makes known that you will recieve bonuses when your first hired to help
with little commission since you are being trained and not making much.
His biggest bonus that i heard from any of the large number of employees
working there was 10 bucks! lame a*s. You play games and really dont do
anything productive in the office and dont get paid. Waste of time.
Now, if by chance you get promoted like i did in 8 days, they make you
"get hit" pretending to swing a paddle at you, tell a joke, and sing "Im
a little tea pot" in some weird a*s way. its really quite pathetic. And
thry make you sing it in some weird voice like rocky balboa or
something!
It makes me laugh to how they have you dress so professionally and in
business suits when you are in the office. I have worked for another
company doing the same campaign, Uverse for att, and i told them all
about the image there and what they make you do. Half of it is illegal,
and they laughed so hard about the suits. I quote " i swear thats them
just trying to make themselves feel important!"
Now, mike rosenburg also says that if you need any help at all, he'll go
out of his way to help someone on his team. I recall someone, a good
friend, needed help went to mike, mike lied to her said he would and
when it came down to it, Told her no. She needed an advance on her check
and he screwed her over.
My experience with Midara/Marketing concepts was not a good one. Most
people do not have a good experience. currently there is a former
employee suing Mike for With holding their check over a fight of
personal differences. Basically you kiss mikes a*s, become his best
friend and get drunk with him, youll get ahead in this business. If not,
he thinks your s**t and isnt afraid to show it. So THINK TWICE ABOUT
GETTING THIS JOB OR GOING TO THE INTERVIEW FOR THAT MATTER!
Previous worker at Midara INC/ Marketing Concepts
columbus, Ohio
U.S.A.
ALL THIS IS TRUE AS I JUST HAD AN INTERVIEW AT EASTBAY CONCEPTS IN WALNUT CREEK>>>>>>THEY ARE LIARS< CHEATS< AND FRAUDS>........It's a pyramid scheme for sure, and the almost fooled me till i did some research....
LOOK THEM UP>>....THEY:RE SHADY
K_shablesky
Columbus,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, May 15, 2009
Mike, Thankyou for that wonderful insult on here but I would like to make one thing clear, I left your company with no ill-felt emotions and made no intention of mis representing your business. I was very greatful for everything that happened because it made my summer in Columbus possible. I did not make this posting, and I will not stand by to represent such slander against my name. I am pretty sure that Ashley wrote that under my name since we had a falling out on friendship a while back. Now, I hope all prospecting clients read this and are able to see your thoughts and information provided and the he said/she said on this website. Also, It would be wise to watch what you say on these things because potential employees check out companies on a daily basis. Finally, with my work ethic and style, I am currently working at a hospital doing PR work. REAL PR and Advertising work, not door to door sales. So do not sit there and make a mockery of my work ethic becuse you simply can not take your company seriously to realize what it is and lash out at those who did. As I have noticed with reading through all of these posts, there is alot of misrepresentation on your part. You accusing people, Ryan Kerr, Brian Gedrich, and myself ( not knowing who else) of this without investigating further. A real business man knows that you never make accusations or statements without knowing all the facts. Maybe you should go back to college and re-do some studying. Oh wait, getting a real job and doing it the right way is too much work for you. I'm sorry, I forgot Mike. I hope you have a great year as well and if you would like to speak with me, I am sure you still have my phone number on hand. The Real Karissa
Truthsayer
Columbus,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, January 09, 2009
Marketing Concepts, The ridiculous usage of slander and character misrepresentation in your rebuttal is appauling. It strikes the common eye as vindictive and self loathing however to people that know you it is an extreme filler for the lack confidence you have with yourself. To treat people that probably worked hard for you like such in your rebuttal is wrong and more evident of the type of person that you really are and the company that you keep. Maybe the business practices that you maintain should change or maybe the way you carry yourself on a day to day basis, either or both would probably be major upgrades to the way you work. You should also probably do something about your ego and the way in which you treat others because as a jock I am sure that you know karma is a b***h at some point further down the road. Have a good 2009, Michael Rosenberg. Karissa aka Rissa How silly of you to think that was Ryan.
Grimreaper
Columbus,#5Consumer Suggestion
Wed, January 07, 2009
i had an interview at 3:00 today with these people,but im not going now. the girl on the phone wouldnt tell me the pay scale or the pay period,or actually describe the job,she just read a set of questions that were probably written on a piece of paper for her to read. that's a pretty underhanded way to get people to waste gas driving to a dead end job interview. she just said the hours were 11:00 to 8:30 monday through friday and 9 to 3 on saturday. i assumed it was phone work,she never said it was doorknocking,which i will not do.
Truthsayer
Columbus,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, December 04, 2008
People of RipOffReport, Marketing Concepts just changed its name from Midara Inc. because of ethic and labor department accusations and violations. FACT Mike Rosenberg did not fire neither Brandon Gedrich nor Ryan Kerr but both individuals terminated their own employment due to improper business settings and payroll misappropriations. FACT You do not get salary MIDARA or MARKETING CONCEPTS. FACT You will be told you can run your own office and then unless you oblige your time and possibly body you will not make it in Marketing Concepts. FACT Mike Rosenberg openly allowed and encouraged lying to customers and fraudulent credit card transactions from the time period of 10/07 to 9/08 which if prosecuted would carry a 3 year sentence. FACT I personally know Ryan and Brandon and they are both very reputable and trustworthy employees. From what I gathered from the Cydcor website is that Marketing Concepts is another bubble multi-level marketing scheme that is so present in todays struggling economy. It seems to be an opportunity with no integrity and from my research and my first and second round interview it was exactly as is posted about them in the first place. I am their supervisor currently and any questions regarding this foolish posting of Mike Rosenbergs can be directed to me or their attorney. My name is Dave and my number is 614-537-4167.
Marketing Concepts
Gahanna,#7UPDATE Employee
Tue, November 18, 2008
I am sorry that the above EX employee has written such lies about Marketing Concepts. Ryan Kerr was fired due to illegal practices and personal issues. Marketing Concepts works with Fortune 500 companies and couldn't take the chance of having him as an employee. If you have any questions about the company, please call 614.322.0100 Thank you so much. I hope this gives the readers a reason to why a person would write such 'crazy' things. Marketing Concepts is NOT a scam or Pyramid Scheme. Thanks again HR at Marketing Concepts
Marketing Concepts
Gahanna,#8UPDATE Employee
Tue, November 18, 2008
I am sorry that the above EX employee has written such lies about Marketing Concepts. Ryan Kerr was fired due to illegal practices and personal issues. Marketing Concepts works with Fortune 500 companies and couldn't take the chance of having him as an employee. If you have any questions about the company, please call 614.322.0100 Thank you so much. I hope this gives the readers a reason to why a person would write such 'crazy' things. Marketing Concepts is NOT a scam or Pyramid Scheme. Thanks again HR at Marketing Concepts
Marketing Concepts
Gahanna,#9UPDATE Employee
Tue, November 18, 2008
I am sorry that the above EX employee has written such lies about Marketing Concepts. Ryan Kerr was fired due to illegal practices and personal issues. Marketing Concepts works with Fortune 500 companies and couldn't take the chance of having him as an employee. If you have any questions about the company, please call 614.322.0100 Thank you so much. I hope this gives the readers a reason to why a person would write such 'crazy' things. Marketing Concepts is NOT a scam or Pyramid Scheme. Thanks again HR at Marketing Concepts
Marketing Concepts
Gahanna,#10UPDATE Employee
Tue, November 18, 2008
I am sorry that the above EX employee has written such lies about Marketing Concepts. Ryan Kerr was fired due to illegal practices and personal issues. Marketing Concepts works with Fortune 500 companies and couldn't take the chance of having him as an employee. If you have any questions about the company, please call 614.322.0100 Thank you so much. I hope this gives the readers a reason to why a person would write such 'crazy' things. Marketing Concepts is NOT a scam or Pyramid Scheme. Thanks again HR at Marketing Concepts