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. Time Inc.

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

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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 Condé Nast for magazines including '' Reader's Digest'', '' People'' and '' Us Weekly''.

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