| Feds shut down telemarketer in fraud investigation
LARGO, Fla.— A telemarketing firm accused of using murky promises of discounts and free vacations to trick thousands of consumers across the nation out of millions of dollars was temporarily shut down Wednesday, federal officials said. The Federal Trade Commission took action against Strategia Marketing Inc., also known as Suntasia Marketing, following a federal judge's temporary civil injunction. The judge also froze the assets of the company and its executives and allowed federal regulators to inspect and copy the company's business records. According to federal civil court records, more than 5,000 people complained to authorities that the telemarketing firm, operating under at least 15 business names, used deceptive and confusing sales tactics to get consumers to reveal their bank account information.
NZBCSD Report On Climate Change
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD) is a coalition of leading New Zealand companies united by a shared commitment to environmental, social and economic development. Formed in May 1999, the NZBCSD is a partner organisation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The WBCSD is a coalition of 150 international companies with members drawn from more than 30 countries and 20 major industrial sectors. We also benefit from the WBCSD’s global network of 30 national and regional business councils and partner organisations, involving some 1,000 business leaders globally. .
HumWare Media Corp Launches Major Sales and Marketing Plan For Boondoggle Sports Network
GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HumWare Media Corporation (Other OTC:HMWM.PK - News) announced today that the Company has launched a new ambitious sales and marketing program for the Boondoggle Sports Network (BSN). The expansion of the BSN's overall marketing program will include a major direct mail and follow-up telephone campaign. In addition, HumWare intends to set-up a program to specifically target the hospitality market. .
No-call list has little chance in do-call world
The breathless news is upon us: Canada is one turn of a hamster-wheel closer to a national telemarketing no-call list. Designed to protect telephone owners from unwanted sales tele-pitches ("B.C. sinkholes available now!"), the no-call list was first announced in 2004. Its implementation, in the good old Canadian way, has moved at something less than the speed of an iPhone transmission. .
Age no bar: Where meritocracy can thrive
Deepa Krishnan, a woman in her mid-20s, has grown from being an officer to a senior manager in just 5 years. Today she heads a team of about 150 people. Padmanabha Rao, all of 26 years, leads four processes and manages a team of over 220. In addition to being the head of a programme, he is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt in corporate efficiency and part of the Black Belt certification projects, aspiring to be a vice-president in the next few years. Deepa and Padmanabha are among the lakhs of youngsters in the BPO sector who manage integral operations for their global clients. They take decisions that have a direct impact on their clients' business and provide inputs that add value to their clients' end customers. The BPO sector offers challenges like these - exposure to a global business environment and taking on large mandates at the very beginning of one's career.
Iowa takes check scam fight to D.C.
Telemarketing fraud against elderly Iowans has become increasingly difficult to prosecute because those running the scams are often located overseas, a key official with the state attorney general's office told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday.
More than 30 states have joined Iowa in a fight against ongoing fraud that often incorporates mail with high-pressured phone calls. Media reports over the issue snared the attention of the Senate panel, the attorney general's office said.
Iowa is a hot spot for such crime, in part because a large share of the population is elderly and because an Iowa address lends an air of legitimacy, authorities say.
"People who send checks are typically older and demonstrate a willingness to send money to strangers in a distant place.
ROCKETinfo Partners With Tactical TeleSolutions to Launch Nationwide Telemarketing Campaign
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ROCKETinfo, Inc. (OTC BB:RKTI.OB - News) has retained the services of Tactical TeleSolutions (TTS) to launch a nationwide sales program to promote its unique professional-grade news and information search and delivery solutions. ROCKETinfo delivers filtered, timely and relevant information to any customer's web site that can be leveraged for business intelligence or industry positioning purposes. .
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