telemarketing
Unsolicited sales calls
Telemarketing is selling goods or services by telephone.
The practice typically involves unsolicited calls to potential customers, often from call centers working through lists of numbers.
We get telemarketing calls during dinner every night.
The related noun telemarketer refers to the person making such calls.
Automated mass phone solicitations
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- unwantedNot wished for
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
interruption · dinnertime · hang up · call blocking · junk calls · pesky · bothersome · incessant
Telephone support facility
- outbound callsCalls you initiate
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- surveySystematic data collection
- political campaignEffort to win election
membership drive · awareness campaign · service updates · customer feedback · client engagement · public relations · nonprofit
Unsolicited sales contact
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- lead generationAcquiring potential customer contacts
- pitchFrequency of sound
- scriptWritten words for performance
conversion · closing · upselling · cross-selling · quota · revenue · funnel · CRM
Frequency of sound
- scriptWritten words for performance
- influencePower to affect others
- convinceCause to believe
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
objection handling · rebuttal · compelling · assertive · enticement · credibility · trust building · rapport
Elevations in position
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- targetingSelecting as objective
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
branding · direct response · infomercials · offers · product launch · brand awareness · response rate
robocalls
Automated mass phone solicitations
intrusive · interruption · dinnertime · hang up · call blocking · junk calls · pesky · bothersome · incessant · ringing
call center
Telephone support facility
- outbound callsCalls you initiate
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- surveySystematic data collection
political campaign · membership drive · awareness campaign · service updates · customer feedback · client engagement · public relations · nonprofit
cold calling
Unsolicited sales contact
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- lead generationAcquiring potential customer contacts
- pitchFrequency of sound
script · conversion · closing · upselling · cross-selling · quota · revenue · funnel · CRM · B2B
pitch
Frequency of sound
rhetoric · objection handling · rebuttal · compelling · assertive · enticement · credibility · trust building · rapport · engagement
promotions
Elevations in position
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- targetingSelecting as objective
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
audience · branding · direct response · infomercials · offers · product launch · brand awareness · response rate
- unwanted callsrobocalls, nuisance calls, scam calls, junk calls, cold calls
- servicescleaning services, streaming, delivery services, salon, bellhop
- marketingadvertising, ad campaign, advertisements, ads, brand strategy
- tele- wordstelephone, television, TV, telegram, telegraph
- consumer hassleshidden fees, long lines, out of stock, late delivery, overcharging
- phone callsphone number, robocall, cell number, cold call, mobile number
- telemarketing scamFraudulent phone sales scheme
- telemarketing fraudTelephone-based consumer deception
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