Is telemarketing dying?

Throw a diamond in front of a bunch of madmen and see how they fight each other to get a hold of it. Its only a stone but its value makes them go insane.

Cherryl,

Legitimate residential telemarketing may be in deep trouble, but telemarketing as a technique is not dying.  Con artists, fringe charity for profit operations, politicians, and others, use telemarketing methodologies.  Many of these operations are extremely profitable, and strictly speaking, they are using the Internet as well.  The fake auto warranty scam was pure telemarketing, and they raked in $48 million, of which they had to pay out $3 million in fines. So, they were stupid, and technology had passed them by, how exactly?  <https://800notes.com/news/fake-car-warranty-telemarketer-must-pay-3m>

As for your other "theories", I will not bother to waste time on paranoid, unfounded, and wholly implausible gibberish.  I suggest you save it for Art Bell, where such disordered cogitation seems to be celebrated... at least by those who engage in it.

It is with profound respect that I say this: 800notes gives real answers. No bafflegab. Thanks.

Telemarketing may not be dying, but life is definitely getting tougher for them. Years ago they used to have actual people making phone calls. Then they switched to automated dialing with someone standing by to pick up when the call was answered. Now they use automated dialing in which the *recipient* has to press a digit to get connected to person. Each step indicates another tightening of the squeeze they're feeling from innovations in hardware and software, as well as information shared on sites like 800notes.

The first calls I got were from Florida. Telemarketers(frauds) trying to sell magazines. From there it went to donation scam for cancer, and from there all sorts of pests started calling. Putting the number in the DNC list led to tons of calls.It was a dumb move. If I were to get rid of my telephone, those calling me would get frustrated and try their best to find my new phone number. I am going to get rid of my phone and turn Amish.

More technology would lead to more headaches :-)

Here's something funny (in both senses of the word) I've noticed: Even the outright scam calls ("Card Services" and such), though they're willing to break all kinds of other laws/regulations, seem to honor the time restrictions for legitimate telemarketers. I've never had calls early in the morning or late at night. Perhaps it's just the subset of scammers who have my number, but I find it interesting that *any* of them would pay attention to one regulation while openly flouting so many others.

telemarketing is like a chameleon relying on ever-changing technology allowing it to adapt, I'd imagine its cheaper then ever cost wise to run in a legit or ill-legit campaign, until new government or telco regulations come in to play, it will be around a long time...

It wont die if the calls are coming from overseas (ie. India), cloning U.S. numbers. Big corporations will outsource their marketing call centers.

I just can't see it happening.

} never had calls early in the morning or late at night

You're right, and it's a behavior I hadn't thought of. It does make sense to follow one obvious rule when you consider that part of the schtick of fraudulent sales callers is to act as though they have a perfect right to call in the first place. We've seen that attitude on a mass scale from the cruise/travel sellers and security system dealers hiding behind flimsy fake surveys. Others pushing credit reprice and mortgage refi try to imply that government is involved or that "Rachel" is somehow empowered to "review your accounts" or that someone in the house once filled in a properly vague and unspecified form inviting such calls.

It would be a waste of deceptive effort to then set the autodialer to run past oh-dark-thirty and hope you don't notice the intrusion. Many debt collectors follow a wavy parallel of breaking the FDCPA nine different ways yet showing deathly fear of violating its privacy mandate. Wouldn't want to illegally threaten and annoy the wrong person, I guess.

The more you create righteous indignation in your mark, the lower your chances of success.  You can steal from people, just don't wake them up to do it ;^)

Is telemarketing dying? Hmmmmm. Well, I know this for sure, when I want for something, I don't need anybody or anything callin' me about it. I'll make the effort to get it myself. When these humanoids call, and I make the incorrect decision and answer, half the time these entities are too trifling to respond. Like most, I want nothing from these [removed:lang]. I figure if someone calls, give me something I can use. Like half a million (US Dollars) government grant with NO strings attached! I don't want no fake [removed:lang] cruise, no fake vacations and the like. Gimme what I want! Whoever entertained the idea that telemarketing was dying must've had their home phone cut off, lost their cell phone or something! No! Telemarketing is alive and well! One of these days, I'll figure a way to take care of this dilemma and share it with y'all.

Hang in there and be good.

IMHO it's just a matter of time until "telemarketing" as we know it will go away.  It stands to reason that eventually every man, woman and child in the USA will become hip.  Maybe they have to get scammed first, but eventually, even the slowest of us will learn that ANY unsolicited commercial call should be ignored.

These scammers know that Americans, from our earliest childhood, have been taught to be polite and respectful when someone comes to our door or calls us on the phone.  Unfortunately, these crooks, politicians, and other scum, understand this trait and try to capitalize on it.  These days, if I accidentally answer one of these calls, I don't give them the time of day.  Depending on my mood, my response ranges from the abrupt to the profane.

There was a time when we assumed the best intentions from strangers.  I'm sad to say that I now assume the worst.

Brilliant!  We live in an increasingly cynical world.  Too bad,  but we must adapt to survive.

Only way it will die if people stop responding to the telemarketing.  Those who respond has never been to 800 notes, nor are they capable of questioning those who have frivolous claims and show them in the most obtrusive way, such as through your telephone.