Re: UKNM: Incorrect Use of Client Reference Sites

[Alex Barnett]

Kirstie,


Unfortunately this happens all too often.


Industry-wide combat? = Provide client (person) name and email address of

client contact....


Alex



At 18:03 31/03/98 +0100, you wrote:

>Just wanted to check with you guys to see if you'd experienced the same.

>

>We have recently found a number of web development companies who have

>been listing reference sites within the clients sections of their web

>sites, but actually not having done any work for them at all.  A classic

>example was http://www.zygon.co.uk, where they listed Thomas Cook (one

>of our clients) as theirs.  We talked to TC and they agreed with us in

>the fact that this company had never, done any work for them at all.  TC

>investigated this further and Zygon have now agreed to take the

>reference out.  In fact the only reason it was there was because Zygon

>had placed a sales call with Thomas Cook !! I am appalled that companies

>like this are getting away with it, and I wondered if anyone else had

>experienced anything similar ?

>

>

EMail : kirstieissolutions [dot] co [dot] uk

>DDI : 01932 893313

>

>http://www.issolutions.co.uk

>

Alex Barnett - Business Director

alexbluewave [dot] com

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