Let me tell you - from a place of complete anonymity - that the man running this company behind it's President of sales - The owner Bob - is a misogynistic person and was confronted many times about sexual harassment of his female employees. Furthermore while in their employ I was privy to racist remarks galore - as if it were an I hate homos - Women and blacks and Jews party.
On to the way they treat advertisers - well - they closed two giant markets - Cincinnati and Detroit - due to not being able to pay the bills just recently after losing a lawsuit in where they have lost and have to pay over a million bucks - read up on it - the judge basically calls them liars...- this also happened due to the fact that sales people were forced to tell advertisers in 2011 that their mailing was to be inserted into another mailer instead of mailing solo like they had paid for.
They were notified in a meeting days before the books they mail out were to hit the streets... This combined with ruthless attention to lawsuit detail - and lack of response of their product has forced them to close almost half of the market area in a 60 day period.
The owners have said in meetings "F the customer" you work for US not THEM.
Currently their Dayton market hangs by a thread. So if you are in their plans for 2013 I would NOT sign a contract. I would NOT pay until they PROVED they mailed the books on a month by month basis and I would really look at another way to advertise - PERIOD. Unless you like advertising with antisemetic, racist ass%$#S who lie to everyone for their own gain.
As for how they treat their employees - You would do better to start your own magazine in the worst part of the world then to work for them - they are functioning alcoholic ass*les that are only out for themselves... Good luck selling your house Bob. I hear it was built on the grave site of Hitler - your biggest inspiration as to how to run a company.
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