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Anyone familuar with this "agency"? ------------ Hello, I'm a talent director for Star Marketing & Modeling Agency,LLC. Star Marketing & Modeling Agency, LLC is a licensed full service nation wide and over seas agency, that works with new to professional models and provides modeling job placement, representation, agency book placement, and marketing for serious models. Star Marketing & Modeling Agency, LLC is sincerely looking for your look and there are no FEES if you get accepted for a 1 year non-exclusive contract. Clients requests models for (Print/Editioral, Promotions, Music Videos, Commercial,lingerie, Runway, Fashion, and Glamour). Follow the instructions for the application process/photo submission (send your very best professional portfolio photos), please fill out our online application by going to www.modelmarketingagency.com Once you enter the website click on the orange panel on the left side that says sign up for consideration to get represented. Best wishes, Talent Director Nacy Pierre 646-705-3659 www.modelmarketingagency.com Jun 06 06 11:24 am Link Nicci... I think that agency sound kind of tricki actually.... Legitimate agencies WILL NEVER CHARGE YOU for any type of contract.... If an agency is interested in you, and they see potential they will send you to castings take you pictures so they can earn money when they charge the 10-20% comission. That is the only way they should get money from you so this agency is not 1 in a million all agencies should be like that. The webpage it's not really good if they are so big I think they would have a little bit of quality in their webpage. Pictures are out of proportion and their models look kind of funky because of this. (Not in every case they need to have the best webpage but if they are an international that most likely the way to show their models) The only way for you to know if they are legitimate is if they have a licence...go and meet them... It is true that you wont loose anything trying because is a unexclusive contract but I recomend that if you believe that they can help your career dont even waste your time. Again I am just a Model and Maybe I am wrong but this is what I think and what I have learn in the time that I have been modeling PD: I think the best agencies specially for comercial are the SAG agencies you can find a list on www.SAG.org check them out they will really help Good luck! Hope the best for you Carolina Maggi Jun 06 06 11:47 am Link Based on what's presented on the website that you've displayed, I would tend to say that the agency in question is either a total fake, or grossly underqualified. My personal feeling is that it's simply a total fake like so many other 'agencies'. Some clues: I recognized several of the models on their header, one of them being Lina So from Las Vegas / Los Angeles... however she's not listed in the model portfolios. Secondly, the website is very quick to show some license, registration, and Tax ID numbers... yet they don't even say what STATE those licenses are in, nor do they list a company address ANYWHERE! A reliable modeling agency will display their address prominently in all advertising, and it's a true DANGER SIGN if that address ends up being someones apartment. Finally, the term "Nationwide" is a con when used in the modeling agency world. Many states have special requirements for licensing of modeling and talent agencies. Other states regard talent agencies as employment agencies, which still have to fulfill special licensing in several states. Unless a said agency is licensed in each of the states, they cannot be considered "Nationwide". Furthermore, for that particular agency to attempt to do business in Florida in the manner that they are currently operating, they'd be committing a third degree felony, as all agencies and managers in Florida must be licensed, and the penalty for unlicensed agents is felony charges. Oh yeah, and as Carolina stated above, "Star" isn't affiliated or acknowledged by SAG, so there would be no chance that they could get anyone into TV or Movie productions as they seem to be claiming. Addendum: Because "Star Marketing" is using both New York and Connecticut phone numbers, it is presumed that is where they are doing business. When a corporate records search was done, using either their name or 'license number', no records were found for currently operating LLC's. Sources: http://www.concord.sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/ … iryServlet http://appsext5.dos.state.ny.us/corp_pu … ECT_ENTITY Jun 06 06 11:51 am Link I wasn't necessarily interested, to be quite frank. Infact, the website design is so poorly done, that I had to keep myself from laughing at the attempt they made to present themselves as professional. Professionals could afford a better design! I guess it was a mere attempt just to throw the link and email out there on this forum just incase they contacted anyone else. I'm not naive, I'm not unexperienced and I'm not desperate for this kind of crap! But you know, anyone/and everyone out there that wants to call themselves an "agency" or "booker" is going to contact you regardless. Thank you for your kind words, ladies  Jun 06 06 11:56 am Link And Gents!  Jun 06 06 11:56 am Link Jun 06 06 12:01 pm Link it doens't say anything about Fees...or did I miss that? I dunno if it's legit but it doens't look that bad to me...and not all places have the ability to have fancy flash based websites...I don't see any problems with it except for some distortion in the images. But, they might reduce image quality to keep people from copying the model's images from the website. Their terms of service never mentions a fee (and is actually pretty short so not a lot of room for hiding things)...and it's a non exclusive contract. if they're not charging a sign up fee, why not send in your pics. Or, you could email them and ask for details about their services or who their clients have been if you're curious about that kind of thing (never a bad idea)...on the whole, we're so quick to be suspicious about everything, but not everything is scam! Also, check for them on the BBB...if they've been reported for doing something wrong, it'll be mentioned there. Good luck! Jun 06 06 12:04 pm Link Sara Beth wrote: The BBB is NOT a reliable source to find out if a business is licensed or legally operating. The BBB is NOT a government or law enforcement agency. The BBB is simply a club consisting of businessmen who's ORIGINAL INTENT was to provide information about fair and legal business practices. Jun 06 06 12:12 pm Link okaaay, never mind Jun 06 06 12:13 pm Link |
