I did a lot of research before I interviewed and found that it is not a 'scam' per-se. Strictly, Inc. is a legitimate company that has real clients (the Braves is their major client) and gives distributors (aka employees) opportunities to move up the corporate ladder so that they can either run their own office or move on to a job outside their company with experience in sales and management. You WILL NOT get a job in marketing without getting your feet wet in sales. I went on the second interview, knowing what it was. The money is 100% commission: 'you eat what you kill' is what my trainer told me. FanTASTIC! You can make $600+ a week! EASY! If you just have the motivation and the comfortable shoes to do it. It's a lot better than waiting tables, I figured, you get to meet a TON of people and you can really have fun! IF you're a people person. Otherwise, you'll be miserable. Your 'coworkers' (you're an independent contractor) are a ton of fun, always up for friendly competition, and willing to help every step of the way. They're super friendly, but don't expect them to really give a crap about you. It's a selfish business. If it's not making YOU money, who cares about the details? So I took the job and had a ton of fun and it was a great challenge.
YES you ARE soliciting
YES you will be escorted out of buildings/parking lots/ etc.
YES people WILL surprise you (many doors with 'no soliciting' signs were the most enthusiastic about our product once you got through the 'guard dog').
YES you'll get to learn how to get a sale without being the sleezy 'used car salesman'.
It was a FANTASTIC learning experience. If you can get over being a business to business sales person (which only lasts a few weeks, you determine how fast YOU move up), you're good to go. Most of the people employed that I talked to is that once you get that cash in your pocket, those endorphines from making people happy you gave them a great product at such a deal, you get over the whole 'I'm a solicitor' stigma.