Telemarketing News
- infoGROUP Appoints a New Chief Information Officer Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 9:36AM OMAHA, Neb.----infoGROUP , the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases, sales leads, direct marketing, email marketing, market research and global information solutions, has named Thomas J.
- Aspect Rated Most Trusted Workforce Optimization Technology Provider Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 7:43AMChelmsford, Mass. - 4 December 2008 - The PerformanceEdge Group, a dedicated organization within Aspect comprised of contact center performance optimization professionals, today announced that Aspect had the largest number of respondents vote it number one among global vendors who they most trust to deliver a complete workforce optimization solution.
- Acorn Announces Extension of Share Repurchase Program Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 6:00AM Acorn International, Inc. , a leading integrated multi- platform marketing company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling consumer products and services, today announced that its board of directors , has approved the extension, until May 31, 2009, of its share repurchase program previously authorized in December 2007.
- Mayo Clinic Targeted by Telemarketing Scam Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 4:21AMROCHESTER, MN--M ayo C linic workers are apparently the targets of a new telemarketing scam. and T . The callers are asking for them to provide authorization to change their phone accounts.
- Foiling scammers - hanging up works every time Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 11:04AMThe phone lines are heating up with calls from scammers. In the Parkland, however, they hang up frustrated.
- Helen A. Blake, 88, Watertown Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 9:27AMHelen A. Blake, 88, of 308 Butterfield Ave., died November 27, at her home after a brief illness, while under the care of her family and Hospice of Jefferson County. She was born May 22, 1920, in Watertown, the daughter of Timothy I. and Luella Seery Newtown. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1938 and the [...]
- Ways to opt out on phone books Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:18AMDear EarthTalk: I came home today to yet another set of phone books at my front door. I feel they are a great waste of paper, especially in this electronic age. How can I stop getting these books? Better yet: How can we get the phone companies to stop making them?
- Australia pays tribute to Danish architect Jørn Utzon Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 5:46AMdragonfly. telemarketing executive - travel show. £20000 - £22000 per annum + Bonus. morgan hunt. accountant with ifrs experience are desperately ne….
- More than talk needed to address the problem Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:00AMHIGH school was Korean Washington’s playground. Washington would pick and choose which classes he’d attend. He’d visit other classes. Or just wander the halls. He even got in trouble for gambling.Suspensions didn’t improve his behavior. So he just left. Even his mother told him he should just drop out if he was just going to make trouble. One semester into his junior year, Washington walked out ...
- Tragic year for family Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 10:24PMIt was 5:30 a.m. on Black Friday 2007, and Vance Hinkle was a man on a mission.
- Wausau Goodwill sees more shoppers in tough economy Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 4:39AMWESTON -- The Goodwill Industries retail store has seen more new customers this season, likely because of the struggling economy, store manager Tom Baldischwiler said.
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- Direct Marketing Assn. spent $375K lobbying in 3Q Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 1:02PMThe Direct Marketing Association Inc., a global lobbying vehicle for marketers from more than 3,600 companies, spent $375,000 lobbying in the third quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.
- Police, insurance bureau warn of phone scam Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:01AMYork Region
- Ifbyphone Leads in Compliance with FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:00AM CHICAGO----Ifbyphone announced today that it has begun to deploy enhanced tools to make compliance with the new Federal Trade Commission Telemarketing Sales Rule even easier.
- Lenox Group Inc. to Reorganize Under Chapter 11, Has Commitment for Debtor-in-Possession Financing Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:20PM EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.----LENOX GROUP INC. , a leading tabletop, giftware and collectibles company , announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Southern District of New York .
- Scammed! False cry for help costs Talent woman thousands of dollars Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 4:07AMWhen Bobbie Jean Laird, of Talent, heard what sounded like the voice of her 45-year-old nephew, Jesse, on the phone asking for help, she wanted to do what she could.
- First world war: For the Fallen, a poem by Laurence Binyon Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 1:50AMLaurence Binyon: "With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea."
- Judge Dismisses Suit Over 100 Unwanted Cell Phone Calls Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 9:03PMA man whose cell phone number was previously linked to a fax machine used by an arbitration firm cannot sue the firm under a federal telemarketing statute, a New York judge has ruled. The man had billed Island Arbitration & Mediation for "costs incurred" for the calls, which he claimed totaled more than 100 since June. The judge ruled that the fax attempts constituted calls under the Telephone ...
- Yolo County warns of auto-warranty scam Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5:50PMYolo County officials are alerting consumers to be wary of phone solicitation scams in connection to extended auto warranties
- Whois Masking Considered Harmful Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:44PMWhenever you register a domain name, your contact details are published in a publicly visible database called "Whois", where your contact details are instantly harvested by spambots and marketers who proceed to email and postal mail you marketing offers, deceptive "domain slamming" attempts, ads for dubious products, and perhaps even telemarketing calls.
- Foreign secretary David Miliband plans visit to Syria Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:55PM Britain is helping to ease Syria back into international respectability with a visit by the foreign secretary, David Miliband, next week that is designed in part to encourage the new US administration-in-waiting to follow suit. Miliband is to travel to Damascus as part of a Middle East tour at a time when western diplomatic efforts are focused on how to revive the faltering regional peace ...
- k1062 BC-KS-TillerPAC-Ethics 11-19 0201 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:35PMEds: APNewsNow. Will be led. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission levies a $2,500 fine against a political action committee tied to Wichita abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.
- Tiller PAC fined $2,500 by Kansas Ethics Commission Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:34PMTOPEKA | The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission has levied a $2,500 fine against a political action committee tied to Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.
- Ethics panel fines Kansas pro-choice PAC Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 3:25PMThe state ethics commission today ordered a large pro-choice political action committee in Kansas to pay a $2,500 fine for failing to properly report the occupation of dozens of donors.
- IT Business Top Stories Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 2:45PMMaria Shriver and Michael Zimbalist take the stage at Adobe Max 2008 to relate how digital technologies can transform tasks such as newspaper reading and "interactive education."
- Alzheimers looking for some friendly people (Thursday, November 20, 2008) Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:09AMThe Alzheimers Society of Manitoba is currently on the look-out for some help. January is ‘Alzheimers Awareness Month’ and the Brandon branch is doing it’s part to look for door-to-door canvassers to
- Help sought for 889 laid-off BPO workers Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:55AMMANILA, Philippines—A moderate workers group called on the Department of Labor and Employment on Wednesday to attend to the nearly 900 workers laid off recently when a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, Advanced Contact Solutions Inc. (ACS), lost a major US-based client that filed for bankruptcy.
- BYU Athletics implements advertising by phone Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:48AMNow, BYU Athletic Marketing has put into place its own automatic telemarketing technique, calling all-sport pass holders to inform them of upcoming special events.
- New Medicare Advantage Marketing Rules Help People Make Informed Choices, Allsup Says Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:37AM BELLEVILLE, Ill.----Medicare beneficiaries trying to sort through their healthcare options for 2009 should welcome new rules designed to protect them against overly aggressive marketing tactics by some insurance companies and their agents, according to Allsup, a leading provider of Social Security disability, financial and healthcare-related services to people with disabilities.
- Two brothers get prison term in 2007 slaying Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:24AMTwo brothers accused of taking part in the killing of a 19-year-old man in Las Vegas were each sentenced to five to 20 years in prison Monday.
- 7 telemarketing companies settle with state Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:10AMAttorney General Wayne Stenehjem says seven companies have settled with the state for making prerecorded telemarketing calls.
- Contact Center Compliance Launches new Canadian Do Not Call list Compliance Solution Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:15AM On September 20, 2008, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched the Canadian National Do Not Call List (DNCL)," commented Mike Kovatch, CEO of Contact Center Compliance. "Contact Center Compliance is ready with a new compliance solution that quickly and easily allows telemarketers to obey the new Do Not Call rules when making calls to Canadian consumers," ...
- Expert: Identity theft increases during holidays Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 10:01PMIdentity theft happens year round but thieves strike more frequently during the holidays because of increased shopping activity, according to identity theft expert Zachary Friesen.
- 7 Telemarketing Companies Settle With State Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:38PMAttorney General Wayne Stenehjem says seven companies have settled with the state for making prerecorded telemarketing calls.
- Pirates take over oil tanker with British crew on board Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 7:34AMPirates have taken control of a large Saudi -owned oil tanker in the Arabian sea with British crew on board, according to the US navy. There are 25 crew on board, including those from Britain, Croatia, the Philippines, Poland and Saudi Arabia.
- Iowa suit aims to clamp down on deceptive charity marketing practices Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:39AMAn Arizona fundraising company used ex-felons to solicit donations on behalf of Iowa narcotics officers and families of missing children, then misled donors to believe the money would go to the organizations, a lawsuit filed Friday by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office shows.
- Firefighters angling for huge pay raise Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:41AMThe union representing Cornwall firefighters wants its members to be paid the same as city police officers - a move which would require an immediate [...]
- Firefighter toll is on the rise Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:48AM A sharp rise in firefighter deaths is being blamed on poor training and the absence of correct safety guidance. Since 2003, at least 22 firefighters have died on duty, significantly more than in the previous five years, according to the Fire Brigades Union. Eight firefighters died on duty in 2007 alone, the worst year since 1985. Between February 1996 and October 2002, there were no ...
- Concern growing over extended auto warranties Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:41AMThe notice reads: Your factory vehicle warranty has expired, or is about to expire based on your current kilometers. Please call us immediately with your kilometres and VIN number to take advantage of this limited time offer.
- Cordia Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2008 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:51AMCordia Corporation (OTCBB: CORG), a prepaid and postpaid global communications service provider of traditional CLEC and Voice over Internet Protocol ("VOIP") technologies, announced the results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
- Clearswift to cut sales staff Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:30AMClearswift has confirmed it is making cut-backs to its internal UK sales team as it bids to hone its channel focus and tightens its corporate belt.
- Clearswift to cut sales staff Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 7:09AM Doug Woodburn, CRN , Friday 14 November 2008 at 12:51:00 Content security vendor confirms it is in consultation with 18 UK staff as it downsizes internal sales team Clearswift has confirmed it is making cut-backs to its internal UK sales team as it bids to hone its channel focus and tightens its corporate belt....
- Telemarketing Employees Robbed Of Their Paychecks Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 10:58AMSAN ANTONIO -- Three men armed with shotguns and knives robbed more than 20 employees of a telemarketing business of their paychecks, purses and wallets Saturday.
- NV Ultra Lounge sold, new owners plan to expand Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 10:23AMNORMAL — NV Ultra Lounge, 107 E. Beaufort St., is being sold but its new owners only plan additions to the business, not subtractions.
- US presidential election 2008 - recent history Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 2:41PMUS presidential election 2008 - previous results
- Expect smears to spatter more with 7 days left Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 10:01PMWith seven days until election day, this is a terrible week to be an undecided voter. The rumor-and-smear mill is in overdrive, and credible, substantive information about the presidential candidates is as rare as a quiet moment on "Hardball." The happiest...
- Walz, Kline outspend opponents in home stretch Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 8:17AMWASHINGTON -- Rep. Tim Walz, a Democrat from Mankato, outspent Republican challenger Brian Davis by a better than 3-1 ratio in the first two weeks of October, acco
- Asset Managers World Wide Just Posted on Emailinvestorlists.com Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 2:01AM Asset Managers World Wide just posted on Emailinvestorlists.com
- Accredited Investor Email, Telemarketing, and Direct Mail Records Available by State on Accreditedinvestorlists.com Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 2:01AM Accredited Investor Email, Telemarketing, and Direct Mail Records Available by State on Accreditedinvestorlists.com
