Although annoying to many, telemarketing does work. So companies are continually looking for ways to improve results--and vendors are continually working to help businesses make those improvements.

Call my house and you'll hear the three shrill tones of a disconnected number before I pick up. If you're a human calling, it's mildly annoying. If you happen to be a telemarketing firm reaching my ...

A telemarketing tool that penetrates home privacy defenses is upping the ante in a technology battle between sales callers and consumers seeking shelter from unsolicited calls. Castel Inc., a maker of ...

NEW YORK -- Call my house and you'll hear the three shrill tones of a disconnected number before I pick up. If you're a human calling, it's mildly annoying. If you happen to be a telemarketing firm ...

Telemarketers face a new obstacle in completing calls with the introduction this month of PrivateTime PT1000, a telephone with a built-in privacy device and answering machine designed to block ...

Nearly everyone hates telemarketers, those obnoxious companies that interrupt your dinner and family time with scripted, sometimes deceptive sales pitches. Government agencies are slowly moving ...