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- Original Poster
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I if any one can give me some advice on a marketing company that I paid to do some marketing for me.
in November 2006 a sales man came round to my house and sold me advertising for 1 year for £1000 - The contract was for a LARGE plasma screen to me installed in an estate agents shop window and a screen inside the shop to be installed January 2007, our advert to be played on a loop. 24hrs a day 7 days a week.
To be linked up to the estate agents website
A magazine to be delivered to the whole of the area quarterly
Firstly only one small screen was installed inside the shop out of view of customers, played only on opening times. This was installed August 07
No web site links have been installed
The magazine was delivered to a hand full of people in June 07 the second edition has not even been printed yet.
we have paid in full (4 * £250 by DD) and the marketing agency have passed the blame to the estate agents (even though the estate agents have not got any financial outlay or income from this ) for why the screen is not positioned where it said it would be or the magazines not being delivered.
The marketing agency is just lying through their teeth and because the estate agent has no financial interest apart from the free advertising of their homes for sale, are not bothered
Any advice would be great
I have liaised with the other advertisers who all say the same - we know sales men tell the little white lie - but these were big ones to real us in.
Trading standards are also involved, and said we are not alone in what they have done.
Cheers
Adrian
APT Blinds
in November 2006 a sales man came round to my house and sold me advertising for 1 year for £1000 - The contract was for a LARGE plasma screen to me installed in an estate agents shop window and a screen inside the shop to be installed January 2007, our advert to be played on a loop. 24hrs a day 7 days a week.
To be linked up to the estate agents website
A magazine to be delivered to the whole of the area quarterly
Firstly only one small screen was installed inside the shop out of view of customers, played only on opening times. This was installed August 07
No web site links have been installed
The magazine was delivered to a hand full of people in June 07 the second edition has not even been printed yet.
we have paid in full (4 * £250 by DD) and the marketing agency have passed the blame to the estate agents (even though the estate agents have not got any financial outlay or income from this ) for why the screen is not positioned where it said it would be or the magazines not being delivered.
The marketing agency is just lying through their teeth and because the estate agent has no financial interest apart from the free advertising of their homes for sale, are not bothered
Any advice would be great
I have liaised with the other advertisers who all say the same - we know sales men tell the little white lie - but these were big ones to real us in.
Trading standards are also involved, and said we are not alone in what they have done.
Cheers
Adrian
APT Blinds
