Jul 8, 2011
This is Crossfire Newspaper Group (http://www.crossfirenewspapergroup.com) and they offer outbound telemarketing services for newspapers trying to increase their circulation.
This is from their website:
"Crossfire Newspaper Group are the developers of the most widely used Patent Pending Software in the circulation industry (CMAS software). *Our Patent Pending Software manages your entire market for you.
Telemarketing is still the most effective form of marketing to increase circulation, but with the restrictions of the Federal & State Do Not Call Lists, it simply is not possible to completely penetrate your market with telemarketing alone. We telemarket every consumer legally possible in your entire market and then contact the remainder of your market with other innovative newspaper marketing strategies."
I called back the above number and got some bored college age kid who figured out from my calling number what city I was in, and asked me if I wanted a discount subscription to the local newspaper in my city.
I told the kid that my phone was actually a work cel phone for my company, and could he please put me on the Do Not Call list. He said "Oh, sure! Sorry about that. I'll get that on the Do Not Call list right away."
Now to see if he follows through... :P