Jeff Pulvino

Jeff Pulvino is a self described serial entrepreneur best known for his involvement in the high profile scandal in which Pulvino's failed company, US Loan Auditors, and its partner company My US Legal declared bankruptcy after a multimillion dollar lawsuit and stealing from thousands of homeowners using deceptive marketing tactics.
Though cited as a client, he is, in fact, actually one of the principal owners of Creatine Marketing with both an office on premises, and acting as a sales consultant. While officially un-cited on the staff page, it's not difficult to find his ties to the company. Jeff is also in a long-term relationship with other Creatine Marketing co-owner, Jennifer Carr-Mount.
Any work by Creatine Marketing is actually self investment as Jeff's primary focus is promoting Creatine Marketing.

Creatine Marketing's Service Claims

Client Description

Creatine Marketing Client Page Capture 6/01/13

Jeff Pulvino came to us looking to expand his brand name, Jeff Pulvino. He was a successful entrepreneur, consultant and marketing expert.

Who is Jeff Pulvino?

Jeff Pulvino is a successful serial entrepreneur with the ability to develop visionary ‘next-level’ ideas and deliver them to marketplace while meeting the end-user needs with precision timing. Jeff has a solid background of product development and marketplace knowledge, developed around strategic observations and business intelligence. He is experienced with all aspects of operations specializing in sales, marketing, project management, organizational process development, and infrastructure expansion, all geared towards driving growth and increased revenues for higher profitability.
In his professional career Jeff has been involved with several successful start-up business ventures, most of which he co-founded. He brings real-life knowledge and experience in offering proven and tested strategies and solutions for taking your business to the next level.

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Services Provided:

• Website Design
• Logo Design
• Business Card Design
• Social Media Profile Creation (100+ profiles)
• Social Media Integration
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Shadiness Factors

• Jeff Pulvino is actually an unlisted owner of Creatine Marketing listed as a client for his personal endorsement
• Jeff claims he is a successful entrepreneur, but has no successful businesses to his name. The most well known company, USLA, is known mostly for its high profile failure
• Articles written by Jeff Pulvino are actually copy-written articles by Creatine Marketing staff writers. Jeff has no formal training in marketing, or social media.
• Despite the logo design service listed, none of Jeff's online profiles or his personal website show a logo
• Jeff Pulvino has a permanent injunction against him, barring him from business in the real estate industry for deceptive marketing tactics, and owes $15,000 in civil penalties over the next 3 years
• Jeff Pulvino is listed as successfully cofounding many businesses when he really moves from scam business to scam business every couple years including:
  • currently founding member of Creatine Marketing, unlisted
  • previously co-founded "property tax reduction" service called Prop 8 Associates with Shane Barker
  • previously cofounded equityflips.com, with Shane Barker
  • previously cofounded US Loan Auditors, famous for its high profile government shutdown, with Shane Barker
  • previously founded US Capital Investments, US Loan Auditors parent company
  • previously founded My US Legal Services, US Loan Auditors Legal division, along with Shane Barker and James Sandison
  • previously founded Cashout Options, with Shane Barker

Social Media Activity

Most of Jeff's online activity points back towards Creatine Marketing. Though apparently the most popular of Creatine Marketing's online personas, Jeff's profiles have very little social engagement and include automated spam and posts shared with most of the company's other profiles.
Most of the 100s of social media profiles, other than the top 10, have little to no active content and constitute online spam.

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Website built is actually customizable Wordpress theme named Temptation, available for $35 at Themeforest.

We admit that it is possible that the business arrangement between Creatine Marketing and this company may have changed or not be fully expressed as we have shown here. If we have incorrect information or you wish to clarify the information posted here, please feel free to contact us with the necessary information.

SwigTix

SwigTix is a yet to launch nightlife promotional tool aimed at providing a go between for consumers and their favorite bars & clubs. Despite a claimed 2012 formation, and supposed extensive background in nightlife management, the primary manager/owner for this company is real estate agent named Narmina Gasanbek and the company is actually listed at a private residence in Rio Linda, which is not exactly known for it's nightlife.

SwigTix website has for at least 6 months been a countdown to release, but the release date is always weeks away. There is little or no online presence and most all social media has been silent since mid February. Not a good sign for business less than a year old, and poor evidence of Creatine Marketing's success in "establishing an online presence".

Creatine Marketing's Service Claims

Client Description

Creatine Marketing Client Page Capture 6/01/13

Wanting help establishing an online presence, Swig Tix hired us to create and manage their social media accounts with the goal of engaging users and building a loyal fan following. In addition to social media management, Swig Tix also entrusted us in developing their animation videos and Prezi presentations.
Swig Tix was formed on August 2012 by a collaborative group of sophisticated, social life enthusiasts with over twenty years’ experience in nightlife management, entertainment, finance, and entrepreneurship.

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Services Provided:

• Social Media Management
• Social Media Profile Creation
• Video Animation
• Prezi Development
• Business Cards

Shadiness Factors

• Little to no online presence, and mostly not current.
• LLC Manager is actually real estate agent offering short sale and loan modification services, hardly the nightlife management expertise claimed
• Release date has been pushed back for months
• No animation work to be found, despite service listed
• Social Media accounts have low follower numbers, and high webspammer percentages (fake or low interaction followers), and virtually no diverse interaction (same few people on any posts)

Social Media Activity

All social media profiles have been completely inactive for months

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Website built is actually customizable Wordpress theme named Blend, available for $30 at Themeforest.

We admit that it is possible that the business arrangement between Creatine Marketing and this company may have changed or not be fully expressed as we have shown here. If we have incorrect information or you wish to clarify the information posted here, please feel free to contact us with the necessary information.

Keep It Clean America - Sacramento/Roseville

Keep It Clean America is a Sacramento based cleaning company with an extremely poor online reputation including terrible reviews on Yelp mostly related to customers attempting to schedule schedule appointments repeatedly with them, ending up being no-shows and were unresponsive to calls and e-mails, and unhonored GroupOn purchases.

Creatine Marketing's Service Claims

Client Description

Creatine Marketing Client Page Capture 6/01/13

With over 10 years of professional cleaning experience, Keep It Clean uses the latest cleaning systems for a deep clean that no other cleaner can compete with. Voted best in price, service, and professionalism, Keep It Clean has a 100% satisfaction guarantee in their carpet, upholstery, tile and grout, and duct cleaning services.

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Services Provided:

• Social Media Profile Creation
• Social Media Integration
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
• Reputation Management

Shadiness Factors

• Jennifer, Robert, Daniel, and Nicolas, all upper-level executives and owners of Creatine Marketing wrote 4 or 5 star reviews on Keep It Clean’s behalf, violating Yelp’s terms of services.
• The client page for Keep It Clean was created on December 25, 2012 at the same time that the fake positive reviews by Creatine Marketing’s owners were posted
• Google lists Penis Enlargement page on Keep It Clean's website

Poor SEO rankings for simple common search terms

• Roseville Carpet Cleaning
• Sacramento Cleaning Services
• Sacramento Cleaning Service
• Roseville Stain Removal

Social Media Activity

All social media profiles have been inactive for months

Powered by Creatine Marketing

Website built is actually customizable Wordpress theme named Nebraska, available for $45 at Themeforest.

We admit that it is possible that the business arrangement between Creatine Marketing and this company may have changed or not be fully expressed as we have shown here. If we have incorrect information or you wish to clarify the information posted here, please feel free to contact us with the necessary information.

Helpful Tips Before Applying To Any Internship

In today’s competitive job market, internships are most certainly a great way to get your foot in the
door, gain applicable work experience, and receive valuable mentorship from established professionals. With summer upcoming, summer internships offer a productive use of a school break. However, it’s important to take extra precautions to avoid falling prey at the hands of dubious companies taking advantage of both unsuspecting students and recent graduates. Read on for a helpful list of tips to follow which will help your internship application process.

1. Before you scramble to fill out any application, make sure you do a comprehensive online search using “company name here + scam” as a general search inquiry. You will be surprised to see how this search term will narrow down the results for most fraudulent businesses, and show you everything beyond what the company itself actively puts out on the internet.

2. If the company is fairly new, do a similar search on the company’s owners to make sure you will be working with qualified and reputable people in the industry.
3. With the advent of social media, it has now become easier to track down existing employees of companies. Beyond contacting the higher-level executives, be sure to reach out to other interns and junior-level employees on Facebook and LinkedIn to get a genuine perspective of the pros and cons of the internship experience.
4. Glassdoor has become a useful tool to gauge the highs and lows of a company from the insider perspective. Check to see what has been said by existing and former employees and interns so that you can get a feel of how the company treats its workers.
5. Beyond seeing the employee perspective of a company, check to see its reputation amongst its consumer base. Look on Yelp, the Better Business Bureau page, and Ripoff Report to read reviews from former clients to see if the company has established a reputable image while operating in business. Looking into these resources will give you reputation management insight into how the company handles and responds to negative criticism.

After you do all these things and everything seems to check out, here are some things to look out for at the interview:

1. Does the company have its business license displayed in a prominent location? Be cautious of local businesses that are incorporated or licensed out of state.
   * According to regulations in several states, companies are required to display their business licenses where people can see it. Check the laws of your specific state for business compliance regulations.
2. Are the required federal and state labor law posters displayed in a visible location in the office; such as the break room, kitchen, or common area?
   * According to regulations in several states, companies are required by law to display labor law posters (minimum wage, worker’s compensation, what to do in an emergency etc.) in a noticeable area of the office.

3. If applicable to your situation, ask to see examples of client work they have done in the past. Be wary of companies that seem to focus more of their efforts on self-promotion rather than client projects, as this is an indication of a lack of commitment towards its customers.
4. Ask to clarify what the post-internship advancement opportunities are, if they exist. Post-internship employment is never guaranteed, but employers should always be clear about what the possibilities are. Steer clear of companies that aren’t upfront or vague about opportunities.

Finally, if you get accepted for the opportunity, make sure that your employer offers you specific details of the internship in writing such as a contract or typed-out offer letter. This way you always have specific documents to refer back to if any issues or complications arise.