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The telemarketing industry is typically classified in 2 ways, in-bound calling and out-bound calling. In-bound calls can be any/all of the infomercials you see at night, catalogs, etc.
Outbound call centers are usually received in your homes for things like mortgage refinance calls, telecommunications products and services, CHARITIES, solicitation of votes during political campaigns, and non-profits like WETA, etc. You get the idea.
If someone tells me they never bought something from a telemarketer, it means they are ignorant about what kinds of products, services, and information happen over the telephone.
Telemarketing will not go away! There is way too much political clout and big business involved for it to disappear completely. It's the loopholes in the telemarketing laws recently passed that escape most people's attention. For example, non-profits are exempt from paying attention to the recent DoNOTCAll registry. Telecommunications companies and Financial Services companies are also exempt. Take another read of the news articles written in the last few months, and you may see the light.
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