Warning! Do not sign any contract with specialty marketing!
Jennifer Putnam Buffington is related to the Putnam Family that have been operating vending machine location services that use deceptive/illegal practices to lure customers. They have used the names Gold Coast Marketing, Cornerstone Marketing, Prime Locations, Specialty Marketing, etc. They simply open up another company to avoid potential customers from seeing defamatory information on their better business reports.
We need your help. Please report any deceptive dealings with these companies and/or individuals to:
Harold Kirtz,
FTCs Southeast Region
404-656-1357
Specialty Marketing's locators work under assumed names. Several of their locators are being investigated.
GOVERNMENT ACTIONS: http://www.ftc. Gov/opa/07/metroplacement. Shtm
http://www.ftc. Gov/opa/12/falsehopes. Shtm
Promised Location Services Not Found
FTC Alleges Companies Made Deceptive Claims About Locations and Earnings
The Federal Trade Commission is charging a location services operator with falsely promising to find locations for their customers vending machines and display racks and making false earnings claims.
The operators, working under the names Prime Time Marketing, Prestige Marketing, Metropolitan Placement Services, and Best Locations, promised customers they would secure profitable locations in high volume or high traffic areas. One pitch promised locations in sports bars, night clubs, grocery stores... Convenience stores... gift stores in large hotels... Restaurants... Golf courses and country clubs... The companies charged consumers $150-$6000, depending on the number and types of locations they were hired to find.in fact, the companies often did little or nothing for their customers. Many times they failed to find any locations for vending machines and display racks, or did not find as many as they had been hired to find.
The FTC alleged the companies also falsely claimed that their customers were likely to achieve significant sales and earn substantial income by using locations the company could secure. At least one company promised customers a return on their investment in one year or less. Customers rarely, if ever, made the kind of sales promised in the pitches or ever achieved a full return of their investment.
The defendants, Cornerstone Marketing LLC, Sidney Putnam, Carol Putnam, Christopher Putnam, and Melanie Putnam, are based in South Carolina. The FTC charged that their business practices violated federal law and is seeking an asset freeze to provide for consumer redress and a preliminary and permanent end to the deceptive practices.
The Federal Trade Commission has filed in District Court of South Carolina. Some of the individuals named as defendants have been tied to this company through consumer complaints. The defendants, Cornerstone Marketing LLC, Sidney Putnam, Carol Putnam, Christopher Putnam, and Melanie Putnam, are based in South Carolina. The FTC charged that their business practices violated federal law and is seeking an asset freeze to provide for consumer redress and a preliminary and permanent end to the deceptive practices.
The Commission vote to authorize staff to file the complaint was 5-0. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina on June 28.
Cornerstone Marketing The defendants offered location services for consumers terminals and display racks. They agreed to a preliminary injunction, halting their misrepresentations... Unfortunately they are still in business under new names and carrying out the same misrepresentations.
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