telemarketing
telemarketing — noun
1. The business activity of calling people on the telephone in order to try to sell
The business activity of calling people on the telephone in order to try to sell them products or services.
Mei-Lin found a job in telemarketing, calling customers to offer them new phone plans.
telemarketing + as a job type
The electronics store hired extra telemarketing staff before the holiday season.
modifier use: telemarketing staff
Many people dislike telemarketing calls because they interrupt dinner or family time.
Elena tried telemarketing for a summer job, but she found the work very tiring.
A new law limits the hours when telemarketing companies can contact customers.
- telesales
more or less interchangeable with telemarketing; slightly more common in British business English and focused on selling rather than broader marketing
- cold calling
refers specifically to calling people who have not shown prior interest; a subset of telemarketing
- phone sales
more informal; describes the same activity outside industry jargon
文法句型
telemarketing + noun (telemarketing call / telemarketing company)
work in / do telemarketing
用法筆記
This is an uncountable noun — it has no plural form. It often appears as a modifier before another noun (telemarketing company, telemarketing call). You work in telemarketing or do telemarketing, not 'a telemarketing'.