Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Aug 06 2003
Free Market Research
Although millions of Americans have signed up for the new Do Not Call list, some telemarketing agencies are unhappy. It seems to me that this sort of registry could provide free research for the telemarketers, because it weeds out the people who absolutely do not want to do any business of this sort over the phone. I never buy anything this way, and everyone who has told me they've registered with the service has also told me they absolutely do not do business with telemarketers, ever. Period. So the telemarketing agencies are really not losing any customers this way. The government is doing their marketing research for them, so that now callers can concentrate on the other people who don't mind getting their cold calls. Doesn't everybody win? Where's all that positive thinking that's usually the backbone of any sales force?
posted at: 12:54 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Although millions of Americans have signed up for the new Do Not Call list, some telemarketing agencies are unhappy. It seems to me that this sort of registry could provide free research for the telemarketers, because it weeds out the people who absolutely do not want to do any business of this sort over the phone. I never buy anything this way, and everyone who has told me they've registered with the service has also told me they absolutely do not do business with telemarketers, ever. Period. So the telemarketing agencies are really not losing any customers this way. The government is doing their marketing research for them, so that now callers can concentrate on the other people who don't mind getting their cold calls. Doesn't everybody win? Where's all that positive thinking that's usually the backbone of any sales force?
posted at: 12:54 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Thirty Five Years Later
After all this time, Nelson Markham is getting back his lost dog tags from Vietnam, thanks to Bob McMahon of Hancock, New Hampshire.
posted at: 10:45 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
After all this time, Nelson Markham is getting back his lost dog tags from Vietnam, thanks to Bob McMahon of Hancock, New Hampshire.
posted at: 10:45 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
