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Recent Examples of telemarketing from the Web
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The companies marketed to borrowers through websites or telemarketing calls.
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And proponents argue that straight-to-voice-mail messages don't come with the same frustrating dinnertime disruptions that many associate with telemarketing calls.
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But Number Two was retailing, hit by telemarketing and online sales.
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First Known Use of telemarketing
1980
TELEMARKETING Defined for English Language Learners
telemarketing
playDefinition of telemarketing for English Language Learners
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: the activity or job of selling goods or services by calling people on the telephone
TELEMARKETING Defined for Kids
telemarketing
playDefinition of telemarketing for Students
: the act of selling goods or services by telephone
Learn More about telemarketing
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about telemarketing
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