How many millions of Americans have signed up for the National Do Not Call Registry?

Enough to eliminate thousands of thousands of hours of unwanted intrusions on our collective consciousness. I added my number, and the volume of telemarketing calls has dropped way off. The registry has been a small victory for me over the people who don’t value or respect my time. On a national scale it’s been an enormous victory.

Every once in a while though a call slips through. When they do, I get the urge to blog about it. I get a call, hang up, and I hear my housemate’s phone ring a second later. He and I are both on the registry. I wonder how many millions of others are receiving these calls.

Do some marketers just not know that the registry exists? Do they not understand the intent of the registry?

Following minutes of exhaustive online research, Plan Resonate’s investigative team has uncovered the secret agenda of the National Do Not Call Registry:

Do not call.

This special message goes out to Bob Wilson of the San Joaquin Valley, and the whole telemarketing team behind today’s Northern California Mission India campaign. Bob works closely with “fellow Californian Dan Meek”, and he is the area director for 10 western states, where he oversees donor contact work.

Bob, stop calling me. You’ve called me twice today, and you called my housemate’s line twice. Please stop. Dan, please help Bob figure out a better way to build the donor database. Thank you both for your kind consideration.

Yes I understand that certain organizations are exempt from the registry’s regulatory thrust. I don’t care. You can interpret the intent of the registry as well as anyone else. It’s not a secret anymore. People who signed up for the registry did so because they DO NOT want to receive telemarketing phone calls at home. Don’t call them. Find a better way to spread your ideas.[tags]Bob Wilson, Dan Meek, San Joaquin Valley, Do Not Call Registry[/tags]