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    Donotcall.gov Redux

    By jim On 31 August 2003 · 5 Comments · In Marketing

    Since my original, little piece on donotcall.gov, quite a few people have written about opting out. You may send $20 and the form below to:

    Opt Out List
    c/o jimcarson.com
    4358 243rd Ave SE, Suite 500
    Issaquah, WA 98029

    For each member of your household, please include the following information:
     

    Full name

    Address

    Telephone number

    Age

    Height

    Weight

    Date of birth, place of birth

    Mother’s maiden name

    Email address

    Social security number


    Optional: (for demographic use)

    Marital status

    Sexual proclivity1

    Religious preference2

    Previous military experience

    Highest level of education attained

    Annual gross income 3

    Occupation

    Preferred Occupation4

    Hobbies

    Number of pets and/or children5

    Race

    Favorite food

    Least favorite food

    Eye color

    Hair color

    Interesting tattoos or piercings? 6

    Favorite color

    How many teeth do you have?

    Shoe size

    Belly button type7

    Square root of two


    (1) We are open-minded.
    (2) Whether or not you actually attend
    (3) Not the amount you actually report to the IRS
    (4) If income wasn’t a factor. Be creative.
    (5) Type? Breed? Age?
    (6) Please be very specific.
    (7) Innie or outie

    (This is obviously intended as a work of fiction.)
     

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    5 Responses to Donotcall.gov Redux

    1. carson says:
      24 September 2003 at 11:49

      Looks like the “Do Not Call” list is on hold for now… the Direct Marketing Association and several telemarketing concerns (U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services Inc., Global Contact Services Inc and InfoCision Management Corp.) successfully challenged the FTC’s enforcement.

      http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/ftc/donotcall92303ord.pdf

      Ironically, it’s not a huge loss, because the system was pretty rife with loopholes:

      Charities
      Polticial campaigns
      Telephone surveys — a loophole the size of (ahem) a cruise ship with vinyl siding.
      “Pre-existing business relationships” — A train full of credit card offers. (NB: I noticed I was receiving an awful lot of calls from Charles Schwab in the last three weeks.)

      I hope that the 50 million people who signed up for the list will generate some backlash.

      Reply
    2. carson says:
      25 September 2003 at 13:12

      The DMA’s CEO and president interviewed on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/25/cnna.wientzen/index.html

      And congressional response (so far):
      http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/25/congress.no.call/index.html

      Reply
    3. carson says:
      25 September 2003 at 21:56

      Yesterday, Judge West ruled against the DNC list on the grounds that the FTC needed a legislative mandate. Then the House and Senate gave the FTC that mandate today, only to have Judge Nottingham issue an opinion that the donotcall program discriminates against certain types of speech.

      And so it goes…

      Reply
    4. LIsa says:
      20 December 2004 at 7:13

      you goof!

      Why don’t YOU send ME $20 to fill out the form?

      Reply
    5. jim says:
      29 December 2004 at 8:29

      >Why don’t YOU send ME $20 to fill out the form?

      We have highly-trained, invasive marketing professionals attend to this information, and are unable to outsource at this time.

      Reply

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