Saturday, June 4, 2011
Summit Advertising Inc. (Denver, CO)
Beware of companies which promise to train you with no experience required yet they make no mention of their compensation and benefits. These Smart Circle affiliates are required by state law to pay employees the minimum wage if certain commission level are not met. Independent contractors are not guaranteed a minimum wage. Do they offer company benefits such as health insurance?
There is nothing wrong with working a minimum wage job as long as you get all the facts before you interview and accept employment. Ask lots of questions. The scam is in deceptive job ads and deceptive training.
Summit Advertising, Inc.
3660 Downing Street Suite E
Denver, CO 80205
(720) 328-5055
According to the Colorado Secretary of State Department of Corporation
Corporation Formation Date: 03/11/2009
http://www.summitadvertisingonline.com/ new website
Founded in 2000, Summit Advertising Inc. was created to acquire and retain customers in a personalized manner for all types of companies. In 2007 we relocated our head office to Denver, Co to be closer to some of our Fortune 500 clients. Today, we lead the nation in outsourced marketing and in-store marketing campaigns.
summitadvinc.com old website no longer exists
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Domain name: summitadvertisingonline.com
Creation date: 24 Sep 2009
Domain Name: SUMMITADVINC.COM
Creation Date: 29-Dec-2010
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Worldwide support? Really? This Denver company bought their domain name in Dec 2010.
http://summitadvinc.com/careers.html
Worldwide Support
We have an unlimited amount of support and knowledge at our disposable.
http://summitadvinc.com/about.html
After the initial training, a variety of topics will be covered through ongoing training such as:
Project Management
Teaching and Mentoring Others
Inventory Control
Time Management
Budgeting and Finance
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I saw this post right before going to my interview. I was going to ditch but since there wasn't really that much solid info on this page I still went. Although in the interview I have to give Collin credit for getting to the point relatively quickly, he still wasted my time with poor job posting practices. They only hire sales people, but they will set up in interview telling you all kinds of things. My background was in management so that's what my interview was set up to be about. No such luck.
ReplyDelete9/6/2011 regrettably I fell into a scam like this 8 years ago with mile high promotions. I knew going into my interview that this was another scam. Entry level public relations is how the job was advertised. Office was located in a very remote out of the way part of town. The receptionist was unprofessional & appeared to be under age. Stereo blasted hip hop, and the waiting area was packed with a few people like myself older well dressed professionals. Most were young looking college students/ possibly high school students, dressed as best they could in business attire. my interview with colin lasted less than 5 minutes. he did not read my resume, and focus mostly on sales. When I brought up the rate of pay, he was very vague and indicated that in 4 months I could be a supervisor/ on my way to manager, and the pay would increase substantially. Collin said I would be trained in all parts of the company, start entry level, this was a manager training p rogram.....scam.
ReplyDeleteThey are funneling in as many people as they can hoping that they will stay with them. I worked with the company and they only use you to make them money and when you do get close to management they get rid of you because thats when you cost them money since they have to pay to open your office up. They will only use you to make money for them as long as you let them and then they will dump you if you dont dump them before managment.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about working for them, but I did go through the interview process, declined the 3rd round because I found a better solution for my personal needs. I'm not going to knock them too much. They are one of the few companies hiring in a bad economy. It actually sounded, to me, like a typical vendor job. Just about every service company has some form of these marketing vendors; from Sprint, Verizon, Dish, Ect.
ReplyDeleteI will admit that I consider myself an AWESOME salesperson, and felt their expectations within 2 weeks was a little rough. I will also agree with some of the other posts that is seems like they need to mass hire because they might burn through employees, but I don’t have firsthand knowledge of that. I will say the first interview was quite quick, like mentioned in other post. The second is with a current employee in a storefront, and it gives you a good idea what to expect. The third, as mentioned, I declined. I’m not going to bash them too much. The office I went to was located a little north of a metro area, very easy to find. I found all the staff members to be polite and professional throughout the process. They do pay a base, at least my location did, but they expect you to work 6 days a week.
If you’re a hard seller, devoted, and learn the ropes quickly I would expect you to do great in a position like this. If you’re more mellow, don’t believe in pyramid-type business structure, and don’t like to be held accountable then don’t apply. I can personally say I’ve worked for much worse and would entertain the opportunity again if my current plans change.
After going through the first interview and declining the second I decided to check out if my suspiciouns were accurate. A google search led me here and all comments are correct. The "hiring manager" Brian didn't even read my resume or care to know about experience or background. The office was cold and didn't appear to have a working heater. They're equipment was dirty, old and beat up-- hardly what I would expect from a prosperous company. The job listings are completely misleading and even Natasha lied about salary and job duties during the phone screening. Don't waste your time if you are a busy professional, maybe an OK gig for a high school student.
ReplyDeleteYea Adam whatever you say, I know of an organizational consultant who is making prob about 500k a yr and he started off doing door to door sales with cydcor now he is and org consultant, and u say he isnt a professional?? he ran his own business and moved up through the ranks, I guess 500k a yr was a time well wasted huh?? and guess what he is 28 yrs old and did it in 4 yrs, LOL u just missed your opportunity, go ahead and go work for someone else, I bet you can work for 20 yrs and dont make that kinda money
ReplyDeleteAnd how much do you make okcboi?? Wouldn't be surprised if you work for this company! Don't bash on someone whom is just trying to inform other people about his experience with the company! I've seen them all, I've been suckered into this shit many times, this company reminds me of a company called EMG (Empire Marketing Group)here in Denv. They are all the same, promises of making trillions of dollars, retiring at 25..yada yada yada. They are the slickest of salesman...they will say anything to you in order for you to be their slaves and make money for them, while your busting your ass and seeing nothing in return!
ReplyDeleteAnswer this okcboi...if you know of an "organizational consultant" whom makes 500k a year...why isn't more americans working "for them-selves" and why isn't these companies being "advertised" on TV or in the press, or inside business magazines?? For that matter, I highly doubt you make 6 figures...why is that? If you did, I highly doubt you would be posting on a blog like this!
I just went to work for a company who called themselves V.S.Advertising Agency, who just like this one sells TV/Entertainment (Direct TV) in other words. They don't have a clue of what they are doing. They told me on the phone it was $400.00 a week plus commission with each unit sale being $500.00. I then went to the office and sign tons of papers, with minimum wage or commission. Commission was reduced to $100 per sale. I asked for copies of the paperwork that I signed and got No Answer. I was expected to start selling the 2nd day and didn't sell anything so I was fired. My sales trainer was 24, a kid from Texas that was a previous installer, not a sales manager!!! Oh, the office manager looked like she was 21 and she tatoos everywhere!!!
ReplyDeleteThey want young, dumb kids that will work for minimum and maybe 1 or 2 will make it. The others will burn out in 6 months. Someone should tell them they are a marketing company, not an advertising agency.