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6 hrs ago | JD Supra

FTC Proposes Banning Telemarketer Use of Remotely Created Checks,...

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its telemarketing sales rule that would prohibit sellers and telemarketers from accepting or requesting remotely created checks or payment orders, cash-to-cash money transfers, and cash reload mechanisms as payment in inbound and outbound telemarketing transactions.

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16 hrs ago | Lincolnshire Review

Local businesswoman helps adults with autism find job fulfillment

Two years ago, Kathy McRae felt the need to salvage some good from her son's death of a drug overdose, but she'd long felt helpless on that battlefront.

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Related Topix: Health, Autism

19 hrs ago | Daily Kos

Duane Who?

Duane Sand is a conservative retired Navy officer who raised over a million dollars to run for the North Dakota Republican Party's Senate nomination.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Rick Berg, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, US Senate, Herman Cain, Blog News, Game Show, Entertainment, Television

23 hrs ago | Monster.com

Account Supervisor Job

Job Title: Account Supervisor Job ID: 17961 Location: West Chicago, IL, US Full/Part Time: Regular/Temporary: Regular Line of Business: Epsilon About the Opportunity Applicant will work directly with Sales Execs, Creative Team and other Account Supervisors and occasionally the Client, in executing limited time frame direct mail sales events for ... (more)

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Related Topix: West Chicago, IL, Direct Mail, Social Software, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office

Thu May 23, 2013

DigiDay

Behind Twitter's Savvy Embrace of TV

Internet companies for the past decade plus have looked at TV with a mix of envy and disdain.

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Related Topix: Nielsen, Science / Technology, Internet, Direct Mail

Econsultancy

Australian consumers ignore targeted marketing

A new government report has found that 1 in 2 consumers received an uninvited telemarketing call in the past six months, and a further 9 in 10 consumers said these telemarketing calls were a problem.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Marketing, Social Media Marketing

Federal Trade Commission

FTC Returns More than $700,000 to Victims of Operation that Allegedly Sold Bogus Health Insurance

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 412 refund checks totaling more than $700,000 to consumers who were victimized by a telemarketing operation that allegedly tricked them into buying bogus health insurance.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Nashville, TN, Marketing

Plymouth Evening Herald

Plymouth Herald commented Why some callers may be out in cold

Citizens Advice and Trading Standards are warning people to be on the lookout for scams and how to report them.

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Related Topix: Marketing

Security Systems News

Varied strategies can all lead to sales success

What's the best way to be successful selling home security? Well, according to top dealers for Guardian Protection Services, a variety of strategies can work, if you do them right.

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Related Topix: Sales, Marketing, Canton, OH

AdExchanger.com

How To Transcend 'Above-The-Line' And 'Below-The-Line' Thinking

"Data Driven Thinking" is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media.

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Related Topix: Driven, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Cold War, Direct Mail, Marketing

Wed May 22, 2013

JK on the run

Truecaller API lets third parties tap into database of 600M phone numbers

The reverse-lookup service is now available to developers who can find a use for it, although users should rest assured that telemarketing operations won't gain access to this treasure trove of numbers.

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JD Supra

Client Alert: FCC Tcpa Declaratory Ruling

A recent FCC ruling has significant implications for any company using third-party telemarketers.

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Target Marketing Magazine

12 Social Media Questions for a Real Direct Marketer

Social media raise a lot of questions for direct marketers, not the least of which is, "Is it really direct marketing?" Well, has some answers for you.

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Related Topix: Direct Mail, Marketing

Federal Trade Commission

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposal to Ban Payment Methods Favored...

In an ongoing effort to protect consumers from deceptive telemarketing, the Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment on proposed amendments to strengthen the Telemarketing Sales Rule's protections against bogus charges and services.

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WSOCTV

9 Investigates: Hunreds of complaints about alarm system telemarketing calls

Conrad Tidswell told Eyewitness News he hesitated to answer his phone for some time.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, North Carolina

Tue May 21, 2013

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Domestic fight cited in fatal Harrison Co. shooting

We've seen the damage from Oklahoma, hundreds of homes leveled. You have also seen those that survived a direct hit did so in a storm shelter.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Weather

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Teen who smirked gets maximum sentence in slaying

We've seen the damage from Oklahoma, hundreds of homes leveled. You have also seen those that survived a direct hit did so in a storm shelter.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Violent Crime, Weather

ConsumerAffairs.Com

Feds propose ban on payment methods used in telemarketing scams

A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs.

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Cleveland.com

FTC wants to bar telemarketers from taking Green Dot MoneyPaks, MoneyGrams

The Federal Trade Commission today proposed barring telemarketers from accepting some of their favorite payment methods -- wired funds, remotely created checks and cash reload systems like Green Dot MoneyPaks.

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Roll Call

RNC Raises $7.2 Million, DNC $6.3 Million

The Republican National Committee raised more than the Democratic National Committee, spent less than the DNC, has more cash on hand than the DNC, and has no debts compared to $20.6 million the DNC owes.

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Related Topix: American Pacific, Chemicals

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