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Beware! Sales. Pyramid scheme scam. - Anonymous employee Focus Marketing Events Employee Review

1.0
7 Nov 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I sincerely can't think of one.

Cons

Don't get fooled by the false, nicely worded job titles. They will require you to dress in formal attire so you feel you're at a professional and important job, but that's not the case. You will have to learn made up "theories" which its data has been "studied" by who knows what source and who knows how. You will drive far away to show and sell certain products at Costcos and Sam's Clubs, standing up for hours and pretending to be excited 24/7 about getting paid miserably while harassing innocent bystanders who just want to do their shopping in peace while you try to convince them to take a look at your stuff so they can buy it. You will have to also attend 7AM unnecessary meetings several times a week usually at a Dunkin Donuts. Next, you will enter a workspace (cause that is definitely not an office) in where you will have to not only withstand the strange stink, but also listen to this owner who doesn't know anything about marketing-economics-business management-sales (because he studied journalism and his job background is serving tables as a waiter) speak about brand/product exposure and how to successfully "advertise" it aka sell it. Amongst other redundant "motivational speeches". You will have to also withstand annoying-obnoxious screaming from others in order to get everybody's attention whenever you're about to high five somebody every 5 min unnecessarily. All of this while having music blasted through the room when you're supposed to be listening-talking to others while you're writing on windows with markers. I would avoid this place if you're looking for a real and professional job for your career.

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Focus Marketing Events Response
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Thank you for your feedback about our company. To address some of the items that you mentioned, we would like to emphasize that we show all aspects of owning a business, both good and bad. Our team members enjoy learning about how the business world truly operates, in an effort to be their own business owner in the future. Our unique campaign approach is a service that we are very proud to provide. Further, we discuss the expectations of our team members throughout the interview process, along with a variety of the compensation plans offered. We apologize that our business model did not align with your career goals.

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There are many different challenges and different people that I come in contact with, as well as different obstacles it all just depends on how I approach them. In this day of age we live in an instant gratification world, and success doesn't come over night but working with focus marketing events has pushed me out of my comfort zone in order to graduate through the program and set high standards for myself and I genuinely believe anyone with a strong work ethic, a good attitude and patience would very much successed with this company.

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