telemarkets

Sells by phone

Telemarkets is the verb form of telemarket—to sell goods or services by calling potential customers on the telephone.

The practice involves working through lists of numbers, pitching products, and trying to close sales: She telemarkets insurance policies from a call center.

The term often carries negative associations with unwanted interruptions and aggressive sales tactics.

operations

outbound

Headed away from origin

  • headsetWearable audio device
  • CRMCustomer interaction tracking system
  • scriptsWritten texts for performances

leads · lists · databases · metrics · quotas · shifts · supervisors · cubicles · queues · callbacks

tactics

persistence

Continuing despite difficulty

pressure · manipulation · persuasion · follow-up · closing · gatekeepers · decision-makers · qualifying · referrals · callbacks

consumer

interruption

Break in continuity

hang-up · screening · caller-ID · block · unwanted · intrusive · robocalls · scams · fraud · elderly

sales

pitches

Throws or proposals

offers · pushes · scripts · dials · prospects · closes · upsells · cross-sells · converts · persuades

Opposites
sales channel/method

telemarketscanvasses

Seeks votes or opinions

retails · peddles · hawks

Phrases
Family

telemarketing, telemarketer, telemarketers, telemarket, telemarketed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G