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The Difficulties of Telemarketing: Is it Still a Viable Strategy Today or Just an Annoyance?

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by: Ivan Cavric Telemarketing, the practice of using the telephone to sell products and services, has been a staple of sales and marketing strategies for decades. Despite its long history, telemarketing has faced numerous challenges in recent years, and many businesses are questioning its effectiveness as a sales and marketing tool. In this article, we’ll explore the difficulties of telemarketing and whether it is still a viable strategy today or just an annoyance. One of the biggest challenges of telemarketing is the rise of the “Do Not Call” list. In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created the National Do Not Call Registry, which allows consumers to opt out of receiving telemarketing calls. As a result, telemarketers are restricted in the number of people they can call and must respect the wishes of those who have placed their numbers on the list. This has made it more difficult for telemarketers to reach potential customers and has limited the pool of people ...

Are You A Time User Or A Time Waster?

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By:  Ivan Cavric If you are like me, you’ve often wished there were forty eight hours in a day instead of just twenty four. There never seems to be enough time to get everything done that you want. Since we just have about sixteen hours a day not counting sleep time, it’s important how we use the time we have.  On the average, people waste about two hours a day. This is mainly from poor planning. If a person is unorganized, they waste time trying to find things, they miss appointments, they only do one thing at a time when they could be doing two. Good time management is a major building block to success. Oftentimes, it’s not how much time we spend working but how efficiently we do the work. The key to successful time management is careful planning and setting priorities.  Plan your day, your week, and your month in advance. Know when things need to be done. A great way to “buy time” is to multi-task. Do more than one thing at a time. There are many things that do not req...