Proscout
Dear Proscout and Prospective Proscout Models,
In her book, The Modeling Handbook, Eve Matheson interviewed
Brian Marcus, President of Proscout. She wrote, "Brian
is very concerned about the increasing number of scams" (p.
184).
Then she quoted Brian Marcus:
- People who don't have potential should be told that
before their parents mortgage their homes to spend
money on events that will lead nowhere.
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- There are conventions and model searches that are
respected by the top agencies and others that are pathetic
scams.
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- Judge them by their performance.
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- Can the organizers verify which of the top agencies
in the world will be represented?
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- Whom have they discovered in the last six months,
as opposed to ten years ago?
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- Trust your instincts. Ask questions and see if they
can answer them without making false promises.
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- The people I trust in the business are the people
who will tell me the pitfalls to avoid.
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- Calling the Better Business Bureau for verification
is not the answer. I hate to say this, because I am
a member, but all they can tell you is if someone has
a bad record. They can't give you any information about
the quality and expertise of the people involved.
Questions:
1. How much does Proscout cost?
2. Whom has Proscout discovered in the last six months, as
opposed to ten years ago?
3. Why isn't the performance record and success rate of Proscout
in the Proscout BBB record, like the MSA success rate is in
the BBB record for Model Search America?
4. Does Proscout tell prospective clients (aspiring models
and their parents) their success rate before they make any
payments?
5. Is Proscout up front about its fees and success rate on
the company's website, proscout.com?
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