- Report: #1404540
Complaint Review: William - Internet
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SomadesignLab -
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA
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William
Internet, USA
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http://crowd.pr/
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William from Crowd PR unsatisfying service of PR agency to crowdfunding campaigns Internet
We paid William, the director of Crowd PR, $4500 to run two separate campaigns we launched, and I was able to have a few calls with Willaim beforehand, he seemed quite responsive. After we paid the campaign fees, for the first 5 days he was engaged and sent us a couple updates as well as posted a few snap shots of reporter emails he, we assume, sent a pitch message to.
After the first week, he stopped replying as promised. I would need to send about 3 emails and a 3-4 messages on Wechat (an instant messenger app) along with one or two phone calls before he would reply, usually taking about 4-5 days to reply each time around, and his written replies would be very short, usually saying something about how his team was planning a outreach to new media the following week. This was the response for about 3 weeks ongoing, meantime there would be no other updates on the trello board or any notifications.
I wouldn’t go so far to say this company is a complete scam, but very borderline, as William did do some PR pitching, and we did get one campaign covered in The Verge, which is a decent tech blog. But overall, it was a very poor experience. The amount of money paid for the service offered was very far from what the company promised. I would never trust or agree to work with this company again, and now seeing other campaign creators have faced similar and worse issues doesn’t surprise me. I take time to write our experience for the purpose of helping others who might considering this company.
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Robert
Dover,Delaware,
United States
Kyle Staebell announces intent to bring legal proceedings
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, June 07, 2022
Kyle Staebell announces intent to bring legal proceedings against the author of this review following the publication of defamatory statements.
Mr. Staebell is known for his “unapologetically honest” approach to conversations, and it does occasionally draw spiteful retaliations similar to the bad review in question. That is clearly the case here today. Mr. Staebell is a member of high standing in the community and plans to vigorously defend his name and reputation. The false statements contained in this bad review have been made with the intent to defame Mr. Staebell.
Following is a public record in the case of “Kyle Staebell v. Doe”
Crowd PR, LLC ("Crowd PR") and Kyle Staebell filed this action on February 14, 2021, alleging a single state law claim for defamation against Defendant [Redacted]. [Docket No. 1 ("Compl.").].
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiff Kyle Staebell, a public relations professional , claims that he was defamed in seven blog posts published between October, 2018 and December, 2018 on the website "RipoffReport," all authored by the defendant. Compl. (2-4, 28-34, ECF No. 1). When defendant failed to respond to plaintiff's demand for a retraction of the 7 blog posts, plaintiff initiated this lawsuit, in November 2021, asserting claims for defamation, id. (32-45), invasion of privacy - false light, id. (40-56), and intentional infliction of emotional distress, id. (50-62).
See “Kyle Staebell v. Doe” for full case text.
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