Can you tell me how to locate Independent Sales Organizations /
Telemarketing companies that will market my services to webmasters.  I
have a unique web based service that is targeted to webmasters who
actively spend money advertising online and I would like to outsource
the marketing of the sales of these services.

Hello fast2net,

Thank you for your question.

I searched [independent telemarketing company OR companies] and found
the following information for you:

BuyerZone.com
http://www.buyerzone.com/marketing/telemarketing/qz_questions_65.jhtml?_requestid=11944

Get FREE Telemarketing Quotes from Multiple Vendors
 
 
- Describe your needs & compare rates and services
- Save Time & Money. No Costs - No Obligations.

Here you will find a form you can submit to receive quotes from
multiple companies to fill your need.

Custom Telemarketing Services, Inc. (CTS)
http://www.telemarketing.com/

"Since 1987, Custom Telemarketing Services has been focused on
outbound telemarketing projects, primarily for small companies. All
are business-to-business, with the only residential programs being
customer or patient satisfaction surveys.

Most projects are sales lead generation, set appointments, market
research, surveys, driving eyeballs to your web site, trial
subscriptions, database or mailing list purge, business development,
point-of-sale product promotion, seminar and conference invitations,
etc. Many programs are one-time tasks, or seasonal efforts that come
back periodically. Basically, we help you get and keep customers..."

Telemarketing Consultant.com
http://www.telemarketingconsultant.com/

"Telemarketing Consultant dot com is a telemarketing services company
specializing in telemarketing lead services and telemarketing sales.


Offering a one stop shop for any telemarketing service or direct
marketing need. Our consultants have helped hundreds of businesses in
need of inbound telemarketing and outbound telemarketing.


Our telemarketing services include telemarketing sales, telemarketing
research, telemarketing lead generation, seminar registration and
more!


With over 20 years of telemarketing services and telemarketing
consulting experience our experts offer you the newest telemarketing
technologies combined with old fashioned service..."

They also offer a link to receive quotations.
http://www.telemarketingconsultant.com/CSMailto/forms/lead.htm


Unicall
http://www.unicallinc.com/

"Telemarketing and teleservices are Unicall International's specialty.
We have been a leading telemarketing company and telemarketing
consultant for more than three years. Our telemarketing expertise
ranges from inbound telemarketing and outbound telemarketing, to
telemarketing leads and telemarketing lists.

We have a full service inbound call center and outbound call center
for our inbound telemarketing and outbound telemarketing, so you're
sure to get the reliable and dedicated support one should expect from
a professional telemarketing company..."

Telemarketing Quote.com
http://telemarketingquote.com/html/google/index_google.html

Free Competitive Price Quotes
From Multiple Call Centers

Request quotes and qualify vendors within this network. Get up to 4
bids.

SAVE TIME and MONEY - Click on the desired service below.

Get Outbound Quotes 
 
Generate Leads, Set Appointments, Make Announcements, Conduct Surveys,
more...

Get Inbound Quotes 

 Order Taking, Lead Capture, Customer Service, Tech Support, more... 

"What you should know before requesting quotes from this network

This is a free referral service.

Your contact information will only be released to 4 qualified vendors.

All 50 + vendors within this network have been in business for two or
more years. The majority of vendors have been in business for more
than 15 years.

Most outbound calling campaigns require a starting budget between
$2,500 to $7,500. There are a few exceptions starting at $1,500. A
deposit of 50% to 100% of the starting budget is usually required by a
vendor before beginning work on a project."

DM Plaza 
http://www.dmplaza.com/Marketing/telemkt.html

Offers a list of telemarketing resources with links at their page

Tele-Plaza
http://www.teleplaza.com/

Offer many links to locate outbound telemarketing companies at this
link:

http://www.teleplaza.com/Telemarketing/Outbound/outbound.html

Some companies listed and linked here include:

Americall - Providing call center services for 65 years. Our specially
trained customer service representatives-acting as an extension of
your business, expertly receive and respond to all your cutomers'
inquiries about order, shipping, billing, product information, seminar
registration and more. 24/7
http://www.americall.com/


Talk2Rep Customer Interaction Management is the outsource solution for
businesses seeking high quality representation for every customer
touch point. From Outbound Telesales and Inbound Customer Care, to
E-commerce applications such as live web chat and email
management-Talk2Rep links sophisticated contact center technology and
live representatives to your business ensuring your customers have a
positive experience every time. Talk2Rep's US call center operations
based in Florida, Virtual agent pool, and international operations in
Asia, provides clients superior options for campaign management. Our
significant experience across diverse vertical markets leverages
Talk2Rep as a world class outsource business partner. Contact us today
at 866-856-2Rep.
http://www.talk2rep.com/

eti Sales Support - Highly reliable specialist outbound telemarketing
resource for companies seeking outstanding performance and results.
All the outbound operations and facilities you need. Customized
solutions to resolve special problems. Securely supported by eti’s
comprehensive, trouble free, i*collaborator CRM/PRM technology.
Short/long-term projects managed by highly qualified, experienced
Business Developers. eti has whatever it takes to fulfill your
projects and enhance your sales plans. Get started now - call Sheldon
Sachs, VP Business Development, 914.747.3030 X 3450.
http://www.etisales.com/

There are many more listed at Tele-Plaza.

I further searched [telemarketing company OR companies +directory] and
found the following directories to provide you with even more choices:


Google's Web Directory for Telemarketing:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Marketing_and_Advertising/Telemarketing/

Here you will find dozens of brief descriptions and links to
telemarketing companies.

Business.com
http://www.business.com/directory/advertising_and_marketing/direct_marketing/telemarketing/

Another directory of dozens of companies with descriptions and links.


As you can see, there are numerous companies dedicated to servicing
your telemarketing needs. I trust my research will help you locate
just the right telemarketing solution for you. If a link above should
fail to work or my research require further explanation, please do
post a Request for Clarification.

Best of luck marketing your service.

Regards,

-=clouseau=-

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Request for Answer Clarification by fast2net-ga on 30 Dec 2002 13:35 PST

I didn't ask for a list of telemarketing companies.  I wanted
ISO/Telemarketing companies that market to webmasters.  You didn't
address the ISO question at all (note the subject "Looking for ISO to
market web based services")  and provided no information on companies
that market to webmasters.  Most on your list, at first glance, appear
to be B2C not B2B telemarketers. Can you be more specific with regards
to the market I am trying to reach.

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Clarification of Answer by clouseau-ga on 30 Dec 2002 13:44 PST

Hello again fast2net,

Thank you for requesting clarification of my research.

My apologies for misinterpreting your question. My interpretaion was
that you were seeking independent companies that perform telemarketing
services on a small to medium scale that could be directed to target a
market you define. Many of the companies I discovered appear to do
just that and do indeed handle B2B.

Obviously, I am misunderstanding your request. If you will tell me
more about your use of the term ISO and I will will further research
your question. If I fail to find an acceptible answer for you, I will
ask that the Google Answer Editors pull my answer and open the
question to our team of researchers without charge to you.

I'll await your reply.

-=clouseau=-

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Request for Answer Clarification by fast2net-ga on 30 Dec 2002 13:59 PST

An ISO ("Independent Sales Organization") is a group of sales people
that specialize in selling products/services of third parties.  Most
specialize in selling to a particular market and therefore have a base
of "warm leads" that they can offer your product or service to.  This
is what I am looking for.

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Clarification of Answer by clouseau-ga on 30 Dec 2002 14:26 PST

Hello again,

Thanks for your reply.

I have continued to research your question and Independent Sales
Agents. Having been one myself and answered previous questions about
them in various industries, I can say with some confidence that most
of these organizations deal in face to face sales and generally in
assigned teritories. They will carry non-competing product lines from
various vendors and manufacturers and target a specific area of brick
and mortar businesses. Their value to their manufacturuers is their
proximity to their customers and their personal relationships that
have developed over time. They rarely sell services.

I also feel confident that there are a number of service based
business on my original list that actually do perform the service you
desire. I would appreciate if you would take a little more time with
my list and particularly noting those that are shown as outbound and
deal B2B. Perhaps you could call or email one or two to inquire
specifically of their services and to feel assured they can reach the
market you desire and telemarket your product.

If you find I am not accurate in this assessment, I would be happy to
further research upon your next clarification and can always have my
answer removed and the question reopened within the next 30 days
should you feel I am way off base.

Do let me know what you find.

Regards,

-=clouseau=-

Not really an answer, but rather search results, which may have the
answer somewhere within them if I looked long enough... but I paid for
an answer not for directions on how to find an answer.  Someone who
doesn't know what an ISO is should not be considered qualifed enought
to answer this question.

As someone who has spent the better part of 10 years in inside
sales/telesales, I would like to add a bit here.  The information
provided by clouseau is where I would recommend you start.  I run/ran
a company very similar to telemarketingquote.com, which due to
conflict of interest, I won't post here.  In order to do what you
want, you are going to need several things: a company that will do the
dials, a list of people for them to call and a script for them to work
off of.  The vast majority of the teleservices companies out there
will get a list of prospects for them to call on your campaign,
obviously for a fee.  Telemarketingquote.com and teleplaza (and my
company) are great resources to find telemarketing companies that
specialize in almost every type of outbound calling campaign you can
imagine.  In what you are describing, you are looking for a company to
provide outbound telesales for an internet based product.  Using
Telemarketingquote.com, you describe your project and they send out an
email to their teleservic members company stating the details of your
project.  If those companies do not feel qualified, they won't bid on
the project.  Those that do, will.  I do not know of any teleservice
organizations that specialize in strictly selling to webmasters as
that is a very finite group.  There are companies that specialize in
selling, prospecting and lead generation for high tech/internet sales
and the best option you have to find those is using the resources
provided by Clouseau.  Bear in mind, by having a company do the
selling for you, you will be paying more as opposed to simply having
them do lead generation and you, or your staff, doing the actual
selling and closing of the deals.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

-THV