AlwaysAngie Wrote:
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> samwise Wrote:
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> > I know we all took the sacred oath about not
> > revealing which MSC shops what accounts.
> Believe
> > me, they all know.
> >
> > Figure it out. If you own a MSC and want to
> > expand, how do you do it? Ans: You go after
> > others' accounts. How do you know what they
> have?
> > Easy. You join each MSC as a shopper and
> learn
> > their account names, rates, frequencies,
> locations
> > and everything else from their job boards.
> >
> > We are guarding a non-secret.
> >
> > So... where do I go for a Chile's shop? LOL
>
>
> I'll disagree that many MSCs aren't willing to try
> to steal a client from another MSC, though if they
> hear the client isn't happy, they might offer
> their services.
>
> However, you're right that the MSCs have access by
> being a shopper, too. Some MSC owners started out
> as shoppers. Most schedulers and editors started
> out as shoppers and have access to companies.
> Heck! Many schedulers and editors are still
> shoppers. But that doesn't mean they act as a spy
> for the MSC they schedule/edit for though.
>
> If anyone is interested, they can always use a
> fake ID to sign up if their intention isn't good.
> There are so many ways around finding out who
> shops who if a company owner wants to know. I know
> of a scheduling company owner who's done just that
> along with other things. If people want to know,
> they'll find out so ICAs don't really prevent the
> competition from finding out.
>
> That being said, I haven't seen Applebee's in my
> area ever. I don't know if they're shopped in WNY
> as I was signed up with over 200 companies and
> never saw a listing. Perhaps they're with someone
> that I'm not active with any longer by now? That's
> okay because getting a manager's name can be a
> PITA, especially since I really need glasses. LOL
I am almost positive that the MS companies watch the scheduling of competitive companies to realign schedules to NOT coordinate. For example, if I find a nicely bonused shop in a rural town 100 miles from here, there are other bonused shops with a competitor company, but the dates are off just enough that I can not coordinate the shops from both companies into one route. It happens to me all the time.