One last telemarketing thread

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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There has been much discusssion about telemarketing on the SDMB’s lately. So I have to ask. Have you, or anyone you know, purchased something from a telemarketer? No one I know has said “Yes” to a telemarketer; which would lead me to believe the return/success rate must be something like 0.0001% That’s a pretty low return on your investment if you are the company doing the telemarketing. Wouldn’t your advertising dollar be better spent in a less intrusive, more “socially welcome” manner?

Drollman–over 200 posts with a spelling mistake.

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It works for newspapers. I’ve seen and worked with data that shows that if newspapers call and ask you to subscribe about every 90 days, subscription rates are higher. I’m not sure if people sign up or it puts an idea in their head and sign up later.

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Nope, never.

I’m usually to angry with them for intruding on my free time and dragging me away from “Golden Girls” to listen to them (especially when that sexy mama Bea Aurthur is on the screen. RraWWWWWr!).