Re: UKNM: Incorrect Use of Client Reference Sites

[Alex Barnett]

David,


A sweet letter from a net-savvy lawyer normally does the trick. 


Alex


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At 12:08 01/04/98 +0100, you wrote:

>This happens regularly for me.  I have had numerous calls from companies

>saying that they have had meetings with web houses who say they built and

>developed the Boots The Chemists site.

>

>All I am able to do is categorically deny that they had any involvement

>whatsoever, as there is no design or HTML or thinking behind it, which has

>been done by anyone other than BTC or OM (or BMP, at the beginning).

>

>I don't really have a problem with it though because there is nothing we

>can do.  Neither have I caught any company lying as openly as Zygon.

>

>Makes you wonder how these people think they can getaway with it though.

>

>David

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>

>At 09:05 01/04/98 +0100, you wrote:

>>Kirstie,

>>

>>Unfortunately this happens all too often.

>>

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

>>client contact....

>>

>>Alex

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>>

>>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 ?

>>>

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>>EMail : kirstieissolutions [dot] co [dot] uk

>>>DDI : 01932 893313

>>>

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


>>>

>>Alex Barnett - Business Director

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>alexbluewave [dot] com

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>>Bluewave Ltd - Web Design House

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>>http://www.bluewave.com

>>Tel. 0171 706 3500

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