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Roar Promotions

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Very fake, everything about the way it operates is just cheesy beyond belief - Door to Door Sales ( Direct Marketing !) Roar Promotions Employee Review

1.0
9 June 2014
Recommend
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Pros

You get to improve on communication skills somewhat, but that's limited to what you've been trained to say i.e. a scripted pitch.

Cons

You get paid based on commission, the hours are frighteningly long, and on some days you might only get one sale. The law of averages (which they rigidly stick by) suggests 100 doors knocked on will secure at least 8 people's interests, and out of those 8 at least one or two sales. After about the 20th doors you'll get pretty sick of trying to conjure up a smile and repeat the same bull to each person. You have to ask question like: "If I could upgrade your equipment while lowering your monthly bill, you'd be happy, right?", a no answer is not an option! Before you know it this person has just agreed to a purchase without ever wanting to in the first place. Its forceful and greedy They try to keep you enthusiastic by setting goals, ringing the bell or gong or whatever it is at the end of the day. Everyone gathers in the main area to call out the list of successful people using phrases like "smashed it" and "high rolling the country". The energy is always electric with everyone all pumped, high fives and cheers being rang out across the office block. In reality though the place is grim and causes more grief than it makes itself out to.

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1.0
22 July 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Colleagues - many of the individuals you work with are genuinely lovely people. Diversity - high throughput, they can't be picky. If you're a top-tier salesperson, you could make good money, but then you should go make great money somewhere else, and within a company that offers a base salary, bonuses and expenses.

Cons

They will let anyone work for them, you don't even need a reasonable level of English and they'll stick you infront of someone's door to try and sell. They get you to spend days of your time (without pay, lunch, bus fare) for training, and then you can't justify squandering those day's, so you're committed to starting to make some money. You're 'self-employed' so that they don't have to take on any responsibility as an emplyer. They are selling to you (fake opportunity) as much as you are selling to the general public. I've worked for other direct marketing companies that will pay for your lunch when you're being trained, offer reasonable rates so that you can earn, and respect that you're a free-agent and won't pressure you when you don't want to work on a particular day. Take much of what you hear from their salespeople with a pinch of salt, many of them are professional spoofers.

1.0
25 Apr 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They do teach you how to confidently refuse to take "no" for an answer. They also give you a life experience in getting used, and what to avoid in the future.

Cons

You do not get paid - unless you make a sale, and even then its peanuts. You'd need to sell A LOT to make money to pay for your transport costs, let alone life living (rent etc). 10 hours a day, 6 days a week and in this climate, people aren't buying... so you get nothing for busting your gut for 60 hours. Most people I knew were WORSE off at the end of the week, by the time they had paid petrol, train fares etc. You are then given the "promotion" and get to train the next lot of poor desperate fools who need money. If they speak English, then thats a real bonus!!! My advice - AVOID, along with the others in the same building, CBC sales and marketing being one...

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