theskyhunter Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 just got an email from SP. I hate the sound of this news. I do alright with them. but heres part of the message I got from em. "our new home is MARU/VCR&C. it is with some sadness that we announce our departure from our parent company Vision Critical as 4-1-2016." they go on to say that that will still have a strong partnership with Vision Critical and all that. they say things will be better actually. mmmm.....well see about that, right? we all know how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jberri12 Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I got the same email. Doing a little research, it looks like MARU/VCR&C was spun-off from Vision Critical. MARU/VCR&C was the marketing and data analysis portion of Vision Critical, which now only is a software platform for market research after the spin-off. Will be interesting to see if anything changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janlou Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I just did a survey from them today and it looked the same as always - so maybe there won't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footfree Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Nothing is ever in our favor especially if they say it's for the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksedwar Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I got that last night and my head almost spun around. It might not be bad though. Instead of being bought they are moving away from Vision Critical and going on their own. Isn't Angus Reid the Canadian panel of Springboard America? I thought they did the same thing not long ago so maybe someone from Canada can fill us in on how it's going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footfree Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 If you scroll down under this heading you can read what they said about them.Looks like the same set up we use here in the States.Greeneyedevils isn't to happy with them and the length of payout. Worst Survey Site Angus Reid Forum for redemptionStarted by greeneyeddevils, Mar 31 2016 12:41 PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgro Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 I don't see any difference with Springboard. Many of these companies merge for more money and support so I wouldn't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskyhunter Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 so no problems , yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgro Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Took one of their surveys today without problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 I don't see any difference with Springboard. Many of these companies merge for more money and support so I wouldn't worry. Sb uk was 'sold' to Maximiles/Bilendi and several people lost money... got some points instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgro Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Sb uk was 'sold' to Maximiles/Bilendi and several people lost money... got some points instead Didn't know Springboard wasn't just American. Sorry to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Didn't know Springboard wasn't just American. Sorry to hear that. Thanks. Yes Vision Critical sold sb-uk to Bilendi. When I said got some points I actually meant ..members had , I was a lucky one, had redeemed just before and had a few points left, and was already a Maximiles member. I learned that when c-s changes from 'good' to bad (or very bad), or when the site 'becomes' silent, fb page is not updated etc , something bad is going on. They were still sending out surveys up to the last day before the email with the 'message we have been bought'. The same I noticed with Effective Opinions, (or even with Ilovecashback), but it's always a guess. Some members put on a fb page to work out what to do/contact vision critical but... in vain, offered support, my signature and ideas on where to complain. It is always so bad when these companies close down without paying. Points somewhere else are anyway better than nothing. Some people had £30 or more when for cashing needed £25. I always say 'redeem', never leave more than the necessary in ones account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgro Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Thanks. Yes Vision Critical sold sb-uk to Bilendi. When I said got some points I actually meant ..members had , I was a lucky one, had redeemed just before and had a few points left, and was already a Maximiles member. I learned that when c-s changes from 'good' to bad (or very bad), or when the site 'becomes' silent, fb page is not updated etc , something bad is going on. They were still sending out surveys up to the last day before the email with the 'message we have been bought'. The same I noticed with Effective Opinions, (or even with Ilovecashback), but it's always a guess. Some members put on a fb page to work out what to do/contact vision critical but... in vain, offered support, my signature and ideas on where to complain. It is always so bad when these companies close down without paying. Points somewhere else are anyway better than nothing. Some people had £30 or more when for cashing needed £25. I always say 'redeem', never leave more than the necessary in ones account. I have a habit of leaving money in the account before redeeming. You're making me think that maybe I should stop doing that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lev Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I have a habit of leaving money in the account before redeeming. You're making me think that maybe I should stop doing that. I would say Yes, think if it is necessary or if you can just cash/redeem it. Of course, I also wait somethimes eg. £5 paypal or £10 Amazon... if I want amazon Tickbox is another who left everybody with points with nothing (even if I saw their minipoll delivered still by other companies!). I ditched them much earlier fortunately. They had prizes, I don't like aiming for big items for many points, you never know. These companies will never reduce the number of points needed for redemption, if nothing else, they will increase them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgro Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I would say Yes, think if it is necessary or if you can just cash/redeem it. Of course, I also wait somethimes eg. £5 paypal or £10 Amazon... if I want amazon Tickbox is another who left everybody with points with nothing (even if I saw their minipoll delivered still by other companies!). I ditched them much earlier fortunately. They had prizes, I don't like aiming for big items for many points, you never know. These companies will never reduce the number of points needed for redemption, if nothing else, they will increase them. No, I have never seen a company reduce the amount you need to redeem. Tickbox I've never heard of. Seems there are many I don't know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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