Tell-your-market-er

safety

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-10-04 AT 11:38AM (CST)[/font][br][br]Ok James, what’s up? I just received a call from a telemarketer attempting to sell another subscription to the Forum and law letter. #-o It appears your mailing list or clearing house where you get these lists, or third party agency that sells the list does not know who is and is not a subscriber. (Sam can I say that) /:) I could have let this employee waste her time and listen to her entire sales pitch but I cut her off in mid pitch to inform her I was already a subscriber. I have saved ML Smith some funds by allowing this ee to concentrate her sales efforts on a non-subscriber, how about a discount on my next subscription? $$$ BTW I already have the shirt.

Don D

I'm still trying to figure out how one gets to be 'Vice President of Content'. That's what Brad Forrester is. I wonder if he got that training at the University of Phoenix. x:-)

ray a

And is that VP of CONtent or conTENT?

HRinNH

I vote the latter. He's gotta love his job to put up with us.

"Such is the fullness of my[his] heart's content." Who said that?

Don D

Beyowolf in 'The Bloodletting of Aragon'.

HRinNH

Shakespeare.

Don D

I totally made that up. Sounds like I was in the general ballpark.

System

We're sorry about that, Safety. Our customer service manager says our marketing lists recently had some merge/purge problems (insert joke here) but they should be fixed now. And the person who called you works for an outside company and isn't your regular customer service rep, so she didn't recognize your name.

Hopefully it won't happen again.

James Sokolowski
HRhero.com

Don D

So, you've taken the subscription moneys paid by us poor slobs and outsourced your marketing to India or somewhere, right? Or maybe Bristol, TN or some wasteland like North Alabama? The people in Brentwood, TN are getting more bizarre by the moment. V.P. of Content, indeed. x:-)

ritaanz

Telemarketing? ML Smith has stooped to another level. What next? A catalog featuring items for HR use? Ear plugs, bullet proof vests, hand cuffs, cattle prods, taser guns, shot glasses inscribed with HR, letter openers in the shape of knives. I could go on and on.

System

Thanks for the great ideas, ritaanz! x}>

Actually, we did telemarketing for a long time before we were approached by a firm in Wisconsin or Chicago or someplace like that. They can do it more cost-effectively, so we outsourced it to them a couple years ago.

James Sokolowski
HRhero.com

System

That's brilliant Rita. A new home party line.

Safety, I would never correct another's grammar without the invitation; but since you asked, it should be "Who is and who is not."

Greetings from Las Vegas!! Having a great time. Wish you were all here!! C. U. on Monday!

'Sam'

safety

Don't forget, we want a picture!