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Complaint Review: Select Marketing Solution - Granite City Illinois
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Select Marketing Solution
3701 Nameoki Rd Suite 2 Granite City, 62040 Illinois, United States of America
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866-979-6205
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http://selectmarketingsolution.com/index.html
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Select Marketing Solution Sold a utterly worthless lead list and failed to stand behind their money back guarantee Granite City, Illinois
On February 25 2010 I received an email from Select Marketing Solution soliciting the sale of leads of PROSPECTS UNHAPPY WITH MORGAN STANLEY AND MERRILL LYNCH TARGETED AROUND YOUR OFFICE. The email spoke of three different lists and I purchased two of them at a total cost of $500.
One of the purchased lists was promoted as 423 retirees that (are) interested in Retirement Planning. They have responded by mail or phone in the last 2 weeks, indicating they are looking to speak to a local adviser The other was sold as 671 people that are 25-50 years of age and theyre interested in obtaining a life insurance policy, They (sic) have been surveyed in the last 2 weeks and would like some-one (sic) to contact them back. As others have found, these have obviously turned out to be completely worthless lists.
Two lists and one thousand people later weve discovered what many other buyers have; Select Marketing Solution is utterly misrepresenting the product they are selling and they are doing so knowingly. When contacted, without exception these prospects have zero interest in what they are described to have had an interest in. Many dont know who Morgan Stanley is let alone are unhappy with them. When asked, none of these prospects admit to being surveyed, having responded to ads or calls or have any interest at all. Fewer than 15 per cent of the addresses of these people targeted around my office were in my town of
I have recently requested, in writing, the money back guarantee that was advertised with the email solicitation and featured on their website and other marketing material. I also returned to them the CDs containing the names they sold me. I have heard nothing in response. This company is hiding behind the fine print of the detailed phone record language in their agreements.
The consumer watchdog websites need to document this sleazy outfits tactics. It is my judgement that Select Marketing Solution is an indifferent violator of the publics trust and consumer laws.
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Rodney Hayden
Granite City,Illinois,
United States of America
This doesn't make sense because we work with both of those companies.
#2UPDATE Employee
Wed, December 08, 2010
I have worked for Select Marketing Solution as a general sales manager for over a year to this date. I have yet to overhear or see any of our employees sell a list of this type. This posting sounds to me like a flagrant red flag to hender my company and our daily production. My top producing clients take a cold- call approach to the leads. The prospects are not expecting a call from you personally so you should put together a good game plan before you start dialing. If you would like a sample script or a template to work from I can include one on any order. I field my scripts from successful advisors that write business working over the phone. If it's not broke don't fix it, right.
Our leads do not turn over business by themselves or cut julian fries, they have to be worked and worked the right way. Any broker reading this should know that. If you only make 25 dials and simply give up that is on you not me. We do not hide behind our guarantees, we have them in place for your peice of mind in this industry. Work all the leads and keep your call log. If you do not pick up a new client or produce a profit we will refund the purchase price ( minus the shipping& processing ) just like our comfirm states.
