Pros:
-The only reason I gave two stars is because the sales women was very nice and explained things very well, and even explained how to stop the recurring billing<<<which a lot of businesses complain about!
-Good looking magazine
- Kind of targeted-to a few nicer areas where I live... but is mailed to a lot of apartment dwellers and not specifically homeowners.
Cons:
-Nobody in my community reads it, I have asked dozens of neighbors and friends
-Bland content that the advertisers write, who wants to look at that? It's junk mail
-They seem to accept any business regardless of reputation and after my one year advertising with BVM, I have seen countless sketchy businesses including a landscaper that was sued last year for completing half the job the contract specified... and a cleaning company that was caught stealing.
-Not many pages and is full of ads / articles about businesses
-Sales presentation was good but leads you to believe it will change the scope of your business, and nothing can do that.
-It is affordable but in one year have only had two people say that they saw my ad... those are friends.
-Every customer that stops by or calls is asked how they heard about us... not one has mentioned the Best Version Media magazine.
- I feel like a fool because a fellow business owner (realtor) is doing very well with a community building program+newsletter in my very own area... but I made the mistake of going with BVM because they had a broader reach.
We are thrilled to hear that you had a positive experience interacting with your BVM publisher! Unfortunately there are many misleading statements made in this review and it would be far too time consuming to correct them all. BVM magazines go to homes, not apartment complexes. Our content teams produce outstanding local content that neighbors want to read. BVM cannot change the scope of anyone's business, that is solely the job of the business owner. What BVM can do is put local businesses in front of a great audience.
It should also be noted that no Josh M. Owns a business that advertises with BVM and matches the many details left in this review. This, along with some of the language used in this review, usually means a competitor is fabricating a false review.