telemarketing

noun

tele·mar·ket·ing | \ ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ

Definition of telemarketing

: the marketing of goods or services by telephone

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Patrick worked as a painters’ helper and in telemarketing and then someone suggested he do something to give back. — Karina Bland, azcentral, "Cardboard signs tell the stories of people who needed help and got it," 28 June 2019 The con artists use door-to-door visits, telemarketing calls, Facebook ads, Craigslist and some even set up booths at public events to push supposedly free DNA testing kits. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Door-to-door thieves are using DNA tests to scam you," 15 Aug. 2019 The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to authorize phone carriers to automatically recognize and block robocalls, a move that could spare Americans from billions of unwanted telemarketing and scam calls each year. — Caroline Engelmeyer, latimes.com, "FCC gives telephone companies more authority to block robocalls," 6 June 2019 The three also agreed to cease selling debt relief, credit repair and financial products and services, as well as telemarketing. — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, "PNC Bank aided $85 million fraud scheme, suit says," 6 June 2019 Since 2015, the Federal Communications Commission has ordered violators of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a law governing telemarketing and robodialing, to pay $208.4 million. — Sarah Krouse, WSJ, "The FCC Has Fined Robocallers $208 Million. It’s Collected $6,790.," 28 Mar. 2019 This catapults him up the ladder of telemarketing success, to the upper echelon of telemarketers, who sell weapons of mass destruction and slave labor via cold calling. — Jonah Weiner, New York Times, "How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood," 22 May 2018 The predictable result is that robocalls and telemarketing calls have exploded during the shutdown, and there’s no one really trying to stop them. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "There's Nothing Stopping Robocalls During the Government Shutdown," 17 Jan. 2019 Google has said that the technology won’t be used for telemarketing. — Kevin Roose, New York Times, "Kevin’s Week in Tech: Are Google’s A.I.-Powered Phone Calls Cool, Creepy, or Both?," 11 May 2018

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