PUSH Agency

I still have yet to receive payment for a job I worked promoting perfume nearly 5 months ago. Working in the perfume section actually caused me to have a severe migraine to the point where I was swallowing my puke yet I continued to put on a happy face and strive to be positive and greet/​inform customers about the particular perfume I was promoting because times are tough and I really «needed the money». Well I guess I’ve learned my lesson, this is by no means a company to work for if you in fact need money. From my personal experience they will completely forget about sending you your check until you become «pushy» with them about it.(hence the name pushmodels). They now inform me that my check should arrive by the end of next week. What I would like to know is why I could not be informed about it being sent out at this time 4 months ago?! I don’t know if accounting is to blame or what as I can never get a hold of them but I would advise everyone to beware. Being paid in a timely fashion is not something to expect and get ready to be pushy for what you should have earned.

Horrible agency — Do NOT work for them! Promo models deserve to get paid well for the hard work but Push is stealing money!
It took them over 3 months to send me a check and it is not even complete. They change hours after they book you, they change rates to see who will accept the cheaper rate.
I also recently found out if promo model gets paid from Push $ 20/​h, it means they charge a client around $ 45-​$ 55/​h to hire a model. So they take 50−60% … We need to stop them.

This company is extremely unprofessional. I was hired for a fragrance launch at a department store. I was told that there would be a display table already set up for me and I just needed to show up and ask for the fragrance or store manager. I went through thorough training for the job and ended up spending several hours of my time preparing. When I arrived, neither the fragrance manager or store manager were aware of the promotion. The store manager assisted me by calling around to various managers who may have been informed of the promo. Meanwhile, I was texting and calling the person that booked me from PUSH to see how she wanted me to proceed, but she was not responding. Since I could not do the promotion with no display and no product to sample (the managers would not give me the product without collateral), I got the numbers for both the store manager and sales manager in order to connect them to PUSH models to reschedule when everyone was on the same page. I finally received a text back from the PUSH representative saying «It’s fine. Just work the next event.» The next day I get another text asking how many bottles of the fragrance I sold. I told her I had left because I was told to just work the next event. She said I misunderstood and that I was supposed to work the event even though the manager wasn’t aware of it. (Which couldn’t have been done because there was no display table, and no products to sample). I understand that these things happen, but how they handled it afterwards is where I have a problem. Despite this being 100% PUSH models’ fault for not informing the store of the promotion and not being available to take my phone calls or respond to my texts in a timely fashion; their representative still gave me a 1 star rating on what should have been my first PUSH event, preventing me from getting more work in the future. There are far better promotional modeling agencies out there (some of for which I am one of the top sales models), and I suggest that anyone looking to get into promo work avoids PUSH and goes for one of those.

I signed up back in August and applied to 5+ day jobs per month, that I knew worked with my schedule.
Never got picked for any jobs, but then would get last minute emails how workers are needed for events that I applied to and was not chosen for.
Not to mention that from the time they send you an email, expect you to reply, and then wait to see if you are chosen is not realistic.
No matter how you go (train or car), the travel time is easily one hour in NYC. So how do you wait to see if you are chosen when you need to be on your way, to ensure your on time?
I contacted the company and asked how to get a better chance of being chosen. The response was nice, but stated to have professional photos done & that they have over 60,000 people in the database who have profiles to apply to jobs.
I don’t like wasting my time. Thanks, but no thanks.

I’ve been working the Ariana Grande Perfume promotion for over 2 months now and have not seen one pay check. I was told a date early on that the checks would be sent out on, it has now been a month past that date and they keep telling me that they sent them to the post office and to wait a few more days… its been a month. come on. Once I get my payment I will never work for them again.

I’ve done about a dozen promotions for Push over the last year and they’ve always been great. I get notified about jobs I apply for, I get paid on time. It’s really very simple and they’ve always been very nice!

I hired Push one winter ago (yeah, I’ve been meaning to write this review for a long time!) — it was really pushing the limits of my budget, but I knew it could be really effective for in-​person promotions and social media… if done well.
I hired two male models to do some street promotions in NYC on a Saturday afternoon… one of them showed up. The other one, who had the other half of the promotional materials, did not show up. I was not made aware of this until I called male model #1…shouldn’t the agency follow through on the events and models that they book to ensure they show up? That’s what I thought.
So. I call male model #2, who went on to tell me about how he was locked out, and then he didn’t have hot water in his apartment, and then there was a fight with his girlfriend, yada yada… so I ask if he’s going to show up — «yeah, I’m going to try.» So he gives me a general time that he’ll get there… only, male model #1 lets me know that no, he’s still not there. I only had these guys for four hours, and it was definitely a two-​person job. Male model #2 shows up after hour 3 of 4.
I owned a service-​based company for five years — I made it my business to ensure that if I told a customer that a service provider was going to show up, that service provider showed up. If s/​he didn’t, I immediately found a replacement. Not only that, but I certainly wouldn’t expect a customer to coordinate directly with the service providers to figure out when they would show up — that’s just not good customer service.
I’m still not sure what I paid the agency for — it was about $ 1,000 blown for one male model who couldn’t do much of anything without a partner. A huge piece of this promotion was getting real time pictures for social media — but instead of that, a handful of days later I was emailed four grainy pictures.
They also had a ton of promotional materials left, as well as a shirt for each of them to wear, and there were a ridiculous amount of issues getting these items shipped back to me… the agency got very defensive when I insisted that I didn’t get some items back, but it was my word, eyeballs and counting ability against the models’, so in the end I walked away with a small discount and a bad taste in my mouth.

I don’t know why anyone would want to work for this terrible company. I had SO many problems with them after being told all the horror stories from Facebook groups I didn’t listen. I didn’t get paid the right amount, they came up with a million excuses, check took forever, the girl Alexis was extremely rude, all very hard to deal with. Overall not a good company to work for. There are better companies like Attack who know how to do their job in a kind manner. Not a fan of this company at all :-/

Never got paid for a wellcheck flushot event I worked at in Dublin, Ohio like 3 years ago!!! I called numerous times and they gave me the run around. They owe me around $ 400! I cant believe they are still in business there were hundreds of girls and nurses that didn’t get paid!

Love this company. Love the people. Big Fan of PUSH!

Fantastic Company to work for! PUSH has AMAZING Events & they really do keep the best interest of the Model in mind. For future models that would like to work with PUSH, I encourage you to really take the time to read over the contract, FAQ’s and policies before taking on jobs. That way you’ll know what to expect!

Worked for PUSH for almost two years now. The company has grown so much from when I started! Absolutely love my job and the industry. PUSH is organized and the absolute best when it comes to event staffing.

Just started working at PUSH last year and already feel like I’m part of a family! This year PUSH is ascending to a whole new level with their staff, their office space, their clients list, and their brand ambassador practices. Senior management is extremely invested in every aspect of the company and has a personal hand in selecting the quality of their employees and models. Model pay is on par with industry standards as far as timeliness and PUSH is one of the few event staffing companies that offers both superior looking models as well as articulately spoken and trained brand ambassadors for all types of events and of every diversity, age, and orientation.

I have worked at PUSH for over a year and work directly with our nationwide clients across the US and Canada at our Corporate Office.
PUSH is dedicated to their clients and staff and are constantly coming up with new ideas and policies to improve client satisfaction and to create a trustworthy and reliable relationship.

I don’t know about any business calling itself «push-​marketing»,
but that style of marketing is abhorrent to me.
Those are the videos that:
— endlessly blabber,
— don’t allow user-​control of the video,
— no access to a script to read,
— want people to buy what often ends up taking their money and them getting little or nothing for it.
These marketing tactics are a terrible atrocity in advertising.
If someone «push-​markets» you, run, don’t walk, the other way!
It’s likely a scam to take not only your money, but your time and energy too.

I worked a high end event for PUSH three months ago. I have yet to receive my payment. I have contacted the accounting department twice and they continue to tell me that the client has not paid for the event-​it would be another 15 days wait. I am still waiting.
PUSH does offer a lot of nice events but I would definitely NOT count on an immediate payment OR even to receive it within the allotted time they promise of 30 – 45 days. It becomes such a hassle to chase down your own compensation. I mean at the end of the day, they did not have to chase me down to work so why can’t payment be equally treated that way.
STAY AWAY.

I have been in the industry for 10 years and I’ve worked for so many companies that I’ve lost count. Push is amongst the best of the best. Front the top to the base of the company they are down to earth and hard working. I will work for them every chance I get and I recommend everyone else to do that as well.

I have worked for PUSH Models many times. All promotional agencies take awhile to pay (sometimes 4 weeks) so anyone who works promotions should know this. They have great events, especially in the LA/​Las Vegas area. They are legitimate and fun to work with. I have just executed E3 again for the second year in a row for them. I will continue to work with them frequently.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about PUSH.

Ive worked for many promo companies and this is BY FAR the worst company I have ever worked for. NOTICE THAT THE GOOD REVIEWS ARE COMING FROM THE PATHETIC MALES (AND THEIR FRIENDS) IN THE COMPANY
They treat their girls like cattle, from the initial hiring process to the actual work.
They take MORE than 60 days to pay you for work done, usually takes about 3 months!
They have too many girls working so they dont care about your
concerns/​comments/​issues.
Management is extremely rude an unaccomodating, including Jonathan, Patrick, Donicia, Dustin, etc.
They take a 60−75% pay cut for themselves, (higher than any other promo company), meaning if the person hiring them wants to pay you 1000 per job, you will only see 400 of it AT THE VERY MOST.
Best advice is to try to contact the companies (ex Mount Gay Rum, Seagrams, etc) themselves and send them your promo resume, they will pay you the same rate they are paying these rip-​off companies.
Good luck girls

Here is an update to the current hiring policy of Push Models:
Per Jonathan of Push Models: «the following have been the steps we have taken to prevent future issues…»
1. We have already changed the description of the first part of the night from «GNO Orientation» to «GNO Audition» so that there is no misunderstanding that the event is nothing short of a social meet and greet type of setup.
2. We have added another line on the GNO handout (Most Important Things to Remember) with a direct number and email Señor Booking manager.
3. In the presentation we will further clarify just how important it is to monitor the amount of drinks consumed by our guests and that excessive drinking is not allowed.
4. In the past our VIP section was roped off to insure that no one other then models, applicants, management and clients are able to get in the area to network and socialize. We will now be requesting that the venue management brings back the ropes and security to insure that no one other our party will be allowed into our area.
I hope that this review helps many young ladies out there feel comfortable knowing that they can now look for legitimate work via Push Models, just note that the «GNO Orientation» invitation does not mean you are hired, it is a meet and greet. Whatever the hostess say’s you «DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE» to get a job with their agency.
UPDATE: Unilocalpers unite! we will make a difference in the lives of many… now onto Push Models LLC. I was recently contacted by Joshua from Push Models LLC and it turns out they really want to clear the air of the recent mishaps. they have changed their hiring practices, they got rid of the mean girl Kelsey, are on top of keeping others from using their name for pushing parties such as the one i attended. i asked for a letter on their Letterhead that i may post here outlining the changes they will make to create a better atmosphere for women and prevent anyone from feeling the way i felt that day. we will have lunch and discuss alternative hiring practices that will enable them to keep this from happening again. i will also attend several of their events (in disguise=wig of course!) to make sure they stick to their word before i add another star. stay tuned… update to come shortly.