telemarketing
Sign in to saveAlso known as inside sales, telesales
thumb|Telemarketing Telemarketing (sometimes known as inside sales, or telesales in the UK and Ireland) is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits prospective customers to buy products, subscriptions or services, either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call. Telemarketing can also include recorded sales pitches programmed to be played over the phone via automatic dialing.
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Categories
- Subcategories
- Service Styles
- Procedure
- Negative perceptions and criticism
- Robotic telemarketing and ringless voicemail
- Regulations
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- England/UK
- Restrictions
- Finland
- France
- History
- Telephonists
- Women in telemarketing
- Technology
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Telemarketing Telemarketing (sometimes known as inside sales, or telesales in the UK and Ireland) is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits prospective customers to buy products, subscriptions or services, either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call. Telemarketing can also include recorded sales pitches programmed to be played over the phone via automatic dialing.
Telemarketing refers to the practice of contacting, qualifying, and soliciting prospective customers through telecommunications technologies, including telephone, fax, and internet communications. It does not encompass direct mail marketing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “telemarketing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.