DialAmerica is a telemarketing company. It originated with the establishment of the first-ever

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by the Life Circulation Company in 1957. In 1963, the company developed a sales campaign to support local sports teams and not-for-profit organizations.

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spun off and sold their telephone subscription unit to Life Circulation Co. in 1976, forming DialAmerica Marketing. Time Inc. had developed a model of magazine sales using the

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. Since 1976, the company has expanded with services extending to areas including banking ( GE Capital Bank,

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, Fifth Third Bank, etc.) and internet services (including

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and

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). DialAmerica also extends services for over 300 magazine publications, calling on behalf of large publishers like

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for magazines including '' Reader's Digest'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Legal activity

In 2004, DialAmerica filed papers with the Federal Communications Commission seeking a national exemption from do-not-call lists.

References

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External links

Official website
Telemarketing Business services companies established in 1957 Companies based in Bergen County, New Jersey Mahwah, New Jersey