telemarketed
Sold by phone
Telemarketed is the past tense of telemarket, meaning to sell or promote goods and services by telephone.
The word usually describes unsolicited commercial calls: We telemarketed insurance policies to thousands of households.
Someone who does this work is a telemarketer, and the practice is telemarketing.
Unsolicited sales contact
- dialingEntering a phone number
- outboundHeaded away from origin
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
pitch · prospecting · canvassing · lead generation · database · targeting · qualification · contacting
Cause of aggravation
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
unwelcome · unsolicited · dinnertime · hang-up · blocked · spam · robocall · scam
Payment for services rendered
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- leadsGoes in front
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
- conversionAct of changing states
closing · upselling · cross-selling · pitch · proposition · funnel · pipeline · B2B
Organized effort toward goal
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- advertisementPaid promotional message
- infomercialExtended TV sales broadcast
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
branding · demographics · targeting · jingle · commercial · product launch · special offer · limited time
cold calling
Unsolicited sales contact
- dialingEntering a phone number
- outboundHeaded away from origin
- unsolicitedNot asked for
scripted · pitch · prospecting · canvassing · lead generation · database · targeting · qualification · contacting · outreach
nuisance
Cause of aggravation
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
harassment · unwelcome · unsolicited · dinnertime · hang-up · blocked · spam · robocall · scam · caller ID
commission
Payment for services rendered
conversion · closing · upselling · cross-selling · pitch · proposition · funnel · pipeline · B2B · B2C
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- advertisementPaid promotional message
- infomercialExtended TV sales broadcast
broadcast · branding · demographics · targeting · jingle · commercial · product launch · special offer · limited time · discount
- telemarketing scamFraudulent phone sales scheme
- telemarketing fraudTelephone-based consumer deception
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