False Advertising????

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:17 PM, 2008

False Advertising????

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:21 PM, 2008

examples?

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:27 PM, 2008

Naming that they have more athletes then they really do or saying they won and beat multiple teams when they were in a division by themselves.

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:37 PM, 2008

or maybe saying that they are the only cheer gym in an area, even though there is a larger cheer gym less than 10 mins away in the same city?

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:38 PM, 2008

What gym is this?

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:46 PM, 2008

I think its hard when you see this. Do you become the bad guy and call them out or do you just let it ride?

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:49 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

What gym is this?

go look at different cheer websites and you'll find it...

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:50 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What gym is this?

go look at different cheer websites and you'll find it...

Can you give us a hint?

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:55 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

What do you do when you know another gym is falsely advertising information on their website? Do you bring it to their attention or do you just hope that people will realize this?

Do nothing. It would be petty.

Date: Thu Oct 30 9:57 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What do you do when you know another gym is falsely advertising information on their website? Do you bring it to their attention or do you just hope that people will realize this?

Do nothing. It would be petty.

If it is affecting your business is it petty? Or, do you think that they will be found out in the long run so do nothing?

Date: Thu Oct 30 10:31 PM, 2008

Who does it matter how may kids what gym has? How do you even know how many kids another gym has for sure, do you go count them? This is so stupid, worry about your own gym. Let people say what they want, if its not your gyms website it shouldnt matter to you.

Date: Thu Oct 30 10:35 PM, 2008

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What do you do when you know another gym is falsely advertising information on their website? Do you bring it to their attention or do you just hope that people will realize this?

Do nothing. It would be petty.

If it is affecting your business is it petty? Or, do you think that they will be found out in the long run so do nothing?

Let it go. And then go out there and prove that no matter what your gym kicks booty on the other gym. If you make a big deal, it could seriously back fire on you and get really ugly.

Date: Thu Oct 30 11:04 PM, 2008

I think it is funny that people say let it go, its about the principle of the matter.

CheerTyme Owner · Senior Member

If a gyms is falsely advertising and kids choose to go to said gym instead of yours, don't they then see that they were falsely advertising?? I wouldn't do anything, karma is one...if you get what I'm saying.

Date: Fri Oct 31 12:06 AM, 2008

CheerTyme Owner wrote:

If a gyms is falsely advertising and kids choose to go to said gym instead of yours, don't they then see that they were falsely advertising?? I wouldn't do anything, karma is one...if you get what I'm saying.

But what about all the things that happen inbetween?

Date: Fri Oct 31 12:09 AM, 2008

like stealing kids and recruiting kids at competitions?

CheerTyme Owner · Senior Member

Anonymous wrote:

CheerTyme Owner wrote:

If a gyms is falsely advertising and kids choose to go to said gym instead of yours, don't they then see that they were falsely advertising?? I wouldn't do anything, karma is one...if you get what I'm saying.

But what about all the things that happen inbetween?

Like???

People will come to realize they are fakes, it may take time but most will see it eventually. There will be some who will get hooked by the fake team, but in the end you probably didn't want those kids anyway.

Date: Fri Oct 31 4:21 AM, 2008

Or if they have staff on their website that doesn't even work at the gym.

Date: Fri Oct 31 5:44 AM, 2008

Sometimes you feed into the hype by trying to tell someone NOT to do something. Let them experience the gym for themselves. What will they think when they attend the comps advertised as wins only to place poorly? Or, if they never see the coaches listed as staff? It won't take long. The gym will hold on to those people for a year or two tops. Turn over rates are already high. They're not doing themselves any favors. i agree that you should put your best on the floor and let that speak for itself. Those same families who are at the "jest cheer" will also have an opportunity to see your teams perform. Now they can make a fair and educated decision. Case closed. wink

Date: Fri Oct 31 6:42 AM, 2008

i have an example of a recent false adverstising. a gym calendar said they would be competing at a competition last weekend. and guess what? they didn't. i wonder how many more competitions they will be pulling their dance and cheer teams from? are the parents getting their money back?