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In response to a letter to the editor by professional actor Allen Marsh (pictured), Eric Olson, editor of the Springfield Business Journal took it upon himself to explore “Incredible Pizza Companies” recent photo shoot and it’s effort to pay the actors with coupons.

Did Incredible Pizza photo shoot backfire?

A Springfield entertainment company’s attempt to better market itself may be backfiring.

America’s Incredible Pizza Co. is seeking models to pose in marketing photos for the company “to depict business professionals hosting team building, business meeting and other corporate events at our locations,” according to its Craig’s List post where interested models can respond.

However, one Springfield actor is laughing off the company’s talent search.

Allen Marsh, a self-described professional actor living in Springfield, might have been interested in the work, but then he read this line:

“Compensation will be in the way of free buffet passes and game cards.”

Marsh sent me an e-mail to express his displeasure with the treatment of local talent.

“This exemplifies perfectly my exasperation with corporate Springfield’s clueless attitude toward talent,” writes Marsh, who has been in films “Ragman,” “Apollo” and “Nine Grounds,” according to The Internet Movie Database.

Check out the rest of the article here. For members of the media motion industry, consider joining the MFAS Google Groups list where Allen posted his original letter.