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*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Bullsh*t!!!
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Dial America Is A Joke
*UPDATE Employee: dial america a great opportunity for success
*Consumer Comment: Dial America
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Lets Keep it Real
*Consumer Comment: Computers - But not using them properly
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: job scam
*Consumer Suggestion: Dial America customer likes them
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: For a telemarketing company DialAmerica is OK
*UPDATE Employee: Get up dated Info ..We use computers, and strive to always be the better person
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I used to work for an outfit called "Dial America Marketing". They sell magazine subscriptions over the phone. I worked for this company out of Milford, Connecticut back in the 1970's.
Let me give you a little information about how these companies work. You get paid a commission every time you make a magazine subscription sale. How many times have you hung up on one of those aggreavating sales people that will not take "no" for an answer?
What it entails is that they go by the phone numbers, in order. Like my area code is 410. They start with something like 211-1111 in that area and they continue on to 211-1112. After they have completed every phone number possible, then they are given to different sales reps, with little notes on the card that say something to the effect of "Was not interested, but try again."
This is how you get so many of these calls, even of you have an unpublished number.
To the employees and potential employees of a company like this; please don't let your desire to make a sale get in the way of your ethics.
If that is what you like to do as a career, that is fine, but just think about the people that are not interested and make sure you make a note like maybe, "not possible."
I worked for them for 3 months and I think I cleared a paycheck of about $15 for 2 weeks worth of work. But then again, I have too honest of a personality to try to force someone in taking something they really don't want or can't afford just to make my purse or bank acccount a little fatter. Goldie Blankenship-JR Rip-Off Reporter
Let me give you a little information about how these companies work. You get paid a commission every time you make a magazine subscription sale. How many times have you hung up on one of those aggreavating sales people that will not take "no" for an answer?
What it entails is that they go by the phone numbers, in order. Like my area code is 410. They start with something like 211-1111 in that area and they continue on to 211-1112. After they have completed every phone number possible, then they are given to different sales reps, with little notes on the card that say something to the effect of "Was not interested, but try again."
This is how you get so many of these calls, even of you have an unpublished number.
To the employees and potential employees of a company like this; please don't let your desire to make a sale get in the way of your ethics.
If that is what you like to do as a career, that is fine, but just think about the people that are not interested and make sure you make a note like maybe, "not possible."
I worked for them for 3 months and I think I cleared a paycheck of about $15 for 2 weeks worth of work. But then again, I have too honest of a personality to try to force someone in taking something they really don't want or can't afford just to make my purse or bank acccount a little fatter. Goldie Blankenship-JR Rip-Off Reporter
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Bullsh*t!!!
AUTHOR: Sharon - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 13, 2013
They paid people on time alright, but you need to check to see if they paid you what you earned. I have seen many sales agents from the Rochester NY office complain that Dial America cheated them out of pay. Who the hell wants to go through that? I heard one agent, who kills in sales say "I'm tired of going through this sh*t almost every week. Give me what I earned!"
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What's this? #2 UPDATE EX-employee responds
Dial America Is A Joke
AUTHOR: Sharon - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 13, 2013
Dial America is for anyone who can't get a decent job doing nothing else. You won't make 15 dollars an hour today!! Your lucky if you can make 2.00 on each sale. In some cases, you're only making .89 a sale. Really??? Let's face it...what it was it no longer is! They hire people with nothing between their ears and if you fall into that category, you probably been a sales agent for two or more years not getting any more than what you already got. Such a high turnover rate and will fire you at the drop of hat if sales aren't up. I made sales, but it wasn't worth it. What the best sales agents make in one week, I make in two days. Team leaders are smokin' dope, as well as those they hire. Really? Professionalism is a lacking thing at this company. Dial America isn't for everybody. I made my way, but I thought myself better than this and jumped at an opportunity that was worth its weight in gold.
Dial America is ok for awhile (if you have to make ends meet), but not worth staying there.
Dial America is ok for awhile (if you have to make ends meet), but not worth staying there.
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What's this? #3 UPDATE Employee
dial america a great opportunity for success
AUTHOR: ryan - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, March 01, 2012
I'm currently employed at dial america in SanDiego. I do professional fundraising for MAAD and Special Olympics. I also activate credit cards and sell credit defense.
The numbers we have we actually get from various consumer companies. We will never sell personal information to anyone. In fact we are not even allowed to bring phones into the building so all information will stay confidential.
Their are a few reasons way only 12 1/2 percent of the proceeds goes to MAAD/SO. First off you do have to pay for the magazine subscription. Now the distributors do help with discounts on the magazines. This is one of the main ways we get people excited about the cause. Also some of the money goes to the company (its how we get payed). But despite what may seem like a small 12% we raised over 38 million dollars for MAAD.
As for if the company treats its employees well. Absolutely! I work the phones. The lowest and most popular position in the company. It works on a base vs. com pay system. My base rate is 8 dollars an hour but i normally end each week making about 14 an hour for that week. Also the only hire from within. So therre is tons of room for growth. Every manager their started on the phones like me. They also have tons of bonuses that are easy to acquire. Last but not least your guaranteed 30 hours a week of work at my branch.
So over all its one of the most caring companies that I have ever worked for and I suggest any one who loves talking to people or has a knack for sales. Thanks for your time
The numbers we have we actually get from various consumer companies. We will never sell personal information to anyone. In fact we are not even allowed to bring phones into the building so all information will stay confidential.
Their are a few reasons way only 12 1/2 percent of the proceeds goes to MAAD/SO. First off you do have to pay for the magazine subscription. Now the distributors do help with discounts on the magazines. This is one of the main ways we get people excited about the cause. Also some of the money goes to the company (its how we get payed). But despite what may seem like a small 12% we raised over 38 million dollars for MAAD.
As for if the company treats its employees well. Absolutely! I work the phones. The lowest and most popular position in the company. It works on a base vs. com pay system. My base rate is 8 dollars an hour but i normally end each week making about 14 an hour for that week. Also the only hire from within. So therre is tons of room for growth. Every manager their started on the phones like me. They also have tons of bonuses that are easy to acquire. Last but not least your guaranteed 30 hours a week of work at my branch.
So over all its one of the most caring companies that I have ever worked for and I suggest any one who loves talking to people or has a knack for sales. Thanks for your time
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What's this? #4 Consumer Comment
Dial America
AUTHOR: anonymous - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Dial America called to ask if I would like to order some magazines... blah, blah, blah. I waited for the person to finish reading the script and replied, "No thank you."
The telemarketer continued with the sales pitch and I waited until given an opportunity to answer. Again I said, "No thank you."
I was asked if I wanted to make a contribution to MADD. I said I couldn't at this time.
I was then told "Oh I see, you don't want to help others. That's nice." I am/was so offended that under NO conditions will I ever deal with this company again.
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What's this? #5 UPDATE EX-employee responds
Lets Keep it Real
AUTHOR: Realdeal - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Seriously? Keep it real.
Dialamerica didn't have computerized dialing in the 70's. I don't know what your story is, but if you have something critical to say, instead of making up complete lies, simply talk about your problem rather than making up things that are completely fabricated. I worked for this company when they first started implementing the computer system. It wasn't until the 90's. Also, for someone like yourself who worked for the company for 2 weeks (?), you seem to infer that you have a very polished understanding of how their dialing patterns work---not so much. My guess is if (as you stated) you only brought home $15 for 2 weeks work, that you worked about one day. You see, they paid a guaranteed salary to people even for training, and my recollection was that it was more than 74 cents/ per hour. Its laughable how sites like these bring out some wacky people with a hidden, goofball agenda. Furthermore, when someone says "no", unless the sales rep purposely leaves the lead in the system, the lead is resolved. They don't keep calling the person over and over again. Maybe you missed that fact in that one day you worked 30 years ago?
Bottom line is this company always paid people on time for what they did and is by far the most ethical teleservices company in business today. It was a great part-time job.
Dialamerica didn't have computerized dialing in the 70's. I don't know what your story is, but if you have something critical to say, instead of making up complete lies, simply talk about your problem rather than making up things that are completely fabricated. I worked for this company when they first started implementing the computer system. It wasn't until the 90's. Also, for someone like yourself who worked for the company for 2 weeks (?), you seem to infer that you have a very polished understanding of how their dialing patterns work---not so much. My guess is if (as you stated) you only brought home $15 for 2 weeks work, that you worked about one day. You see, they paid a guaranteed salary to people even for training, and my recollection was that it was more than 74 cents/ per hour. Its laughable how sites like these bring out some wacky people with a hidden, goofball agenda. Furthermore, when someone says "no", unless the sales rep purposely leaves the lead in the system, the lead is resolved. They don't keep calling the person over and over again. Maybe you missed that fact in that one day you worked 30 years ago?
Bottom line is this company always paid people on time for what they did and is by far the most ethical teleservices company in business today. It was a great part-time job.
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What's this? #6 Consumer Comment
Computers - But not using them properly
AUTHOR: James - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Dial America, contracted by Sirius Radio, continues to call me, 3 - 4 times a week and now 4 times in 3 days, in an attempt to have me re-subscribe to Sirius Radio. On my last call, I asked Dial America if they keep track of the person they have called and the answer was that they do not. Thus, it is easy to determine that Dial America does not do the one simple thing that they could with a computer - KEEP TRACK OF WHO THEY HAVE CALLED.
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What's this? #7 UPDATE EX-employee responds
job scam
AUTHOR: Tirekicker - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, March 06, 2008
I worked there for about 7 weeks.
At first I was told there were no quotas and only light pressure sales were wanted because we were calling existing customers. Also hints were made at making full time pay for a part time job.
After about 4 weeks when I was starting to do good the managers decided to switch to a new program that was cold calls and sales per hour driven.
All of a sudden it became high pressure sales with a quota of 1.2 sales an hour.
Since I'm a low pressure kind of guy I of course did not do good at that.
So after 3 more weeks I got called into the manager's office on a Thursday and was told to get 20 sales by Friday. Yeah right like that was even possible. So I left and of course they didn't have to say I was fired.
They do send a few peanuts, a "full 12 1/2%" to various charities. And we're supposed to think that is a HUGE FULL BIG AMOUNT OF 12 1/2 %!
Well the bottom line is that in my opinion DialAmerica is a scam for workers. First they lie to get you in the door and then they kick you out after their bait and switch scam. Watch out because that comes from the upper management not from the local managers who are just peons.
They rely on an endless stream of unemployed workers who are desperate for a job and only need two pieces of identification to get hired.
The more desperate you are the better because more people will feel sorry for you and maybe buy a magazine from your poor soul.
At first I was told there were no quotas and only light pressure sales were wanted because we were calling existing customers. Also hints were made at making full time pay for a part time job.
After about 4 weeks when I was starting to do good the managers decided to switch to a new program that was cold calls and sales per hour driven.
All of a sudden it became high pressure sales with a quota of 1.2 sales an hour.
Since I'm a low pressure kind of guy I of course did not do good at that.
So after 3 more weeks I got called into the manager's office on a Thursday and was told to get 20 sales by Friday. Yeah right like that was even possible. So I left and of course they didn't have to say I was fired.
They do send a few peanuts, a "full 12 1/2%" to various charities. And we're supposed to think that is a HUGE FULL BIG AMOUNT OF 12 1/2 %!
Well the bottom line is that in my opinion DialAmerica is a scam for workers. First they lie to get you in the door and then they kick you out after their bait and switch scam. Watch out because that comes from the upper management not from the local managers who are just peons.
They rely on an endless stream of unemployed workers who are desperate for a job and only need two pieces of identification to get hired.
The more desperate you are the better because more people will feel sorry for you and maybe buy a magazine from your poor soul.
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What's this? #8 Consumer Suggestion
Dial America customer likes them
AUTHOR: Tim - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, June 04, 2004
Dial America is the ONLY telemarketer I have ever done business with. First off, they work with charities (offering a percentage of the subscription to an approved list of charities, of which you choose one).
So before you say, "Yeah, right"... After my first subscription with Dial America and after selecting Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as the charity, I contacted MADD to find out about proceeds given to them from D.A. As it turned out, MADD has given D.A. *awards* for the revunue D.A. has generated for them.
After learning that, I've done business with them every time they call -- which is only about once a year.
So before you say, "Yeah, right"... After my first subscription with Dial America and after selecting Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as the charity, I contacted MADD to find out about proceeds given to them from D.A. As it turned out, MADD has given D.A. *awards* for the revunue D.A. has generated for them.
After learning that, I've done business with them every time they call -- which is only about once a year.
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What's this? #9 UPDATE EX-employee responds
For a telemarketing company DialAmerica is OK
AUTHOR: Michelina - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, May 24, 2003
I worked for DialAmerica a little over 2 years ago. They do not call random households to sell magazines. What they do is call lists of current subscribers and offer to RENEW their subscriptions, usually at the same rate as a renewal card in the magazine and sometimes better. Many people were glad for the call because it saved them the time to fill one out and send it in and they knew that their subscriptions wouldn't lapse. Another good thing about this company is that they never take credit card information over the telephone, customers received an invoice in about two weeks time that also includes a telephone number to call in case they had changed their mind.
I eventually quit because I found the work to be very monotonous but as far as a direct sales company goes they really seemed to be serious about staying within all of the laws and bounds of good business.
I eventually quit because I found the work to be very monotonous but as far as a direct sales company goes they really seemed to be serious about staying within all of the laws and bounds of good business.
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What's this? #10 UPDATE Employee
Get up dated Info ..We use computers, and strive to always be the better person
AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, April 27, 2003
You say that you worked for DialAmerica in 1970. That was so very long ago. I work for them now, and we don't even use cards. We use computers, and strive to always be the better person. If a customer says no, we might make a rebuttel, but if they say no again we say okay. We realize that not everyone can help all the time.
Next time you right a report on a company you might want to update yourself on the company before you sling accusations!
As for the money, I am also an honest person, and I made about $15 an hour while on the phones. Thats pretty good for any job these days!! In Fact I would go as far to say it is the best part time job i have ever had!
Next time you right a report on a company you might want to update yourself on the company before you sling accusations!
As for the money, I am also an honest person, and I made about $15 an hour while on the phones. Thats pretty good for any job these days!! In Fact I would go as far to say it is the best part time job i have ever had!
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