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aktive Telefonwerbung

English translation: unsolicited telemarketing calls

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German term or phrase:aktive Telefonwerbung
English translation:unsolicited telemarketing calls
Entered by: John Bowden

11:04 Nov 3, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / sales management
German term or phrase: aktive Telefonwerbung
This is from a textbook for Business Studies students - I thought of "cold calling", but isn't that usually an unannounced personal visit? How would we distinguish between unsolicited contact in person and by phone? "Unsolicited phone calls" sounds a bit like anonymous nuisance calls! Or would it be better to paraphrase, e.g. "it is illegal to make unsolicited calls for the purpose of advertising goods or services"?

TIA!

"Zu beachten ist jedoch, dass in Deutschland aufgrund der gegebenen Rechtslage – sowohl im privaten wie im geschäftlichen Bereich – die so genannte *aktive Telefonwerbung* unzulässig ist. Zulässig ist die telefonische Ansprache von Privatkunden nur auf ausdrückliche Anfrage von Kunden oder bei bereits bestehender Geschäftsverbindung.
John Bowden
Local time: 09:10
unsolicited telemarketing calls
Explanation:
A suggestion
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Ventnai
Spain
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
Thanks Ian - that sounds great!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7unsolicited telemarketing calls
Ventnai
3 +2proactive telemarketing
Craig Meulen


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
unsolicited telemarketing calls


Explanation:
A suggestion

Ventnai
Spain
Local time: 10:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Ian - that sounds great!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Craig Meulen: also without "calls"
11 mins
  -> You're right. Thanks
agree  Susan Zimmer
38 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Most definitely "unsolicited" (I hate it).
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Steffen Walter
3 hrs
  -> Danke
agree  Nicholas Krivenko: No doubt about that! I still remember the classroom discussion about this issue while studying for my MBA in marketing. A brilliant quick answer.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks very much
agree  Assem Mazloum:
5 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
14 hrs
  -> Thanks
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
proactive telemarketing


Explanation:
Another possibility, if you want to avoid "unsolicited".

Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ventnai: sounds professional
5 mins
agree  Assem Mazloum: also
5 hrs
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