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Is Outbound Telesales Making a Comeback?

Robert Davis

The big surge in telemarketing operations happened in the early 1980s to mid-1990s when the industry grew from employing a half-million agents to 4.5 both in-house and outsourced, rose from fewer than 80,000 to 565,000. Let’s face it; the outbound agent will encounter many more “no’s” than “yes’s.” Completion rates.

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Is outbound telesales making a comeback?

Robert C. Davis and Associates

The big surge in telemarketing operations happened in the early 1980s to mid-1990s when the industry grew from employing a half-million agents to 4.5 both in-house and outsourced, rose from fewer than 80,000 to 565,000. Let’s face it; the outbound agent will encounter many more “no’s” than “yes’s.” Completion rates.