I feel it necisarry that I write this report. I have worked with CDM two times, the first was in person with my previous company and now a second time with a new company. This second time I wasnt part of the team onsite but heard all about it. They are not only a horrible company that useds intense sale practices to push their product, but they will say what ever they need to make the sale.
The first time we attended they sold us by showing us a list of execs....that was a joke. Maybe 10% of the execs on that list actually attended and the others were just ghost names they probalby copy and pasted or they would say the CIO was attended and the actuall attendee was like a Director and straight from college with zero authority or anything even close to being able to help you out. They also told us that 50-60 CIO's would be there and it was more like 30.
I will say that the staff onsite was really nice, but excluding the CEO (Glenn Willis) and some other snotty guy names Mark Southem. I actually had to check the website after the event to verify that these are the two top execs for the company, and it showed why this company is a joke. These guys are straight crooks. I have never met two sales guys (I am in sales for 20+ yrs myslef) who spew more nonsense in my life....was like getting a martgage 10 yrs ago. They will spin everything and talk and talk and make promises that will never happen.
When we were there a number of people we were suppsoed to meet with didnt show up and they told us they would connect us with them after the event...that never happened. Whlie at the event i was talking with the other compnaies that were there and i didnt hear one positive comment from any of them. In fact, a few of them said they had been to multi events and said they are all like this, and pretty much a waste of time but that their companies had signed up for a bunch so they were just using up the credits till they ran out.
I talked to a number the so called "CIO's" that were there and we found out that CDM pretty much pays for them to attend. Several of them told us that the only reason they came was to take a break from work and stay at a nice hotel with all expenses paid.....what a joke.
My second expereince with them is with my current company and I tried to talk them out fo doing the event but they wanted to test it out and when we breafed upon their return the results were identical. The reason I am writting this is becuase the preactices they use are unethical and just straight lies. And even after all fo this and us telling them to please stop calling us I am still getting their sales calls conacting me and everytime its starts with the same rediculous urgency story blah blah blah. I go to many confences/tradeshows, and when ever CDM's names is brought up its always a good laugh that we have and we compare the differt story they told us to sell on the phone and that joker Mark Southem and his little sales tactics
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I feel it necisarry that I write this report. I have worked with CDM two times, the first was in person with my previous company and now a second time with a new company. This second time I wasnt part of the team onsite but heard all about it. They are not only a horrible company that useds intense sale practices to push their product, but they will say what ever they need to make the sale.
The first time we attended they sold us by showing us a list of execs....that was a joke. Maybe 10% of the execs on that list actually attended and the others were just ghost names they probalby copy and pasted or they would say the CIO was attended and the actuall attendee was like a Director and straight from college with zero authority or anything even close to being able to help you out. They also told us that 50-60 CIO's would be there and it was more like 30.
I will say that the staff onsite was really nice, but excluding the CEO (Glenn Willis) and some other snotty guy names Mark Southem. I actually had to check the website after the event to verify that these are the two top execs for the company, and it showed why this company is a joke. These guys are straight crooks. I have never met two sales guys (I am in sales for 20+ yrs myslef) who spew more nonsense in my life....was like getting a martgage 10 yrs ago. They will spin everything and talk and talk and make promises that will never happen.
When we were there a number of people we were suppsoed to meet with didnt show up and they told us they would connect us with them after the event...that never happened. Whlie at the event i was talking with the other compnaies that were there and i didnt hear one positive comment from any of them. In fact, a few of them said they had been to multi events and said they are all like this, and pretty much a waste of time but that their companies had signed up for a bunch so they were just using up the credits till they ran out.
I talked to a number the so called "CIO's" that were there and we found out that CDM pretty much pays for them to attend. Several of them told us that the only reason they came was to take a break from work and stay at a nice hotel with all expenses paid.....what a joke.
My second expereince with them is with my current company and I tried to talk them out fo doing the event but they wanted to test it out and when we breafed upon their return the results were identical. The reason I am writting this is becuase the preactices they use are unethical and just straight lies. And even after all fo this and us telling them to please stop calling us I am still getting their sales calls conacting me and everytime its starts with the same rediculous urgency story blah blah blah. I go to many confences/tradeshows, and when ever CDM's names is brought up its always a good laugh that we have and we compare the differt story they told us to sell on the phone and that joker Mark Southem and his little sales tactics