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PC World June 2004 Anne B. McDonald	Three Minutes: Will We Get a Do-Not-Spam List? Interview with FTC Commissioner Orson Swindle chats about the Do-Not-Call list and the proposed Do-Not-Spam list.
AFP eWire February 23, 2004	Do-Not-Call List Wins in Court A major challenge to the legality of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) National Do-Not-Call Registry was rejected by a federal court last week, leaving the list in place and operational.
CRM January 16, 2015 Frank Paterno	With Sales 2.0, Cold Calling Warms Up Know your prospect before you pick up the phone.
Registered Rep. April 28, 2005 John Churchill	NASD Sends Older Reps Back to the Classroom All registered reps are required to complete the regulatory sections of the NASD's continuing education curriculum. According to the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education, there are currently 109,000 exempted reps that will now have to take the test.
AskMen.com July 30, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Stop Telemarketers From Calling If you've had enough of receiving calls from telemarketers at the most inopportune moments, then do something about it. There are actions you can take.
CIO June 1, 2004 Alice Dragoon	How the FTC Rescued the Dinner Hour Despite tight deadlines and a court ruling that temporarily shut it down, the Do Not Call Registry turned out to be one of the most successful IT projects in the history of government.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Will Leitch	For Advisors, 2003 Was a Better Year The fortunes of advisors took a turn for the better in 2003, according to the annual report from the Securities Industry Association.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Silence the Sales Pitches There's no blanket "Do Not Disturb" sign that will thwart every marketer. But with a little legwork you can hit the kill switch on the majority of pre-screened credit card sales pitches. Here's how.
InternetNews March 18, 2010	FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media FTC officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working They also remain coy about action they will take following Wednesday's third and final privacy workshop.
CFO November 1, 2003 Esther Shein	Do Not Call Waiting Is "do not call" good news for the U.S. Postal Service?
The Motley Fool October 5, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Why Some Solicitors Still Call Still getting harassed by telemarketers? Are you sure you didn't actually give them permission to call? You might want to check with your boss.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Savita Iyer	Building Collaboration Reps of Securities America are thrilled with the company's new knowledge-sharing and peer support program, which makes use of the Internet so that reps can share their brain power with each other to enhance the business performance of their practices.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Is the Whole Foods-Wild Oats Merger Done For? The FTC recently announced its opposition to Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats. What does it mean to investors?
InternetNews June 15, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Do-Not-Spam List Great For Spammers After a six-month study, the FTC updates Congress on the National Do Not E-Mail registry. Hint: It's not a good thing.
Registered Rep. April 28, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Wachovia's Banking Unit Has New Deal for Reps Wachovia Securities, which offers reps several different affiliation levels, has predictably come up with a recruiting deal that has several different plans reps can choose from. This particular deal is only for those reps applying to work in the bank branches.
CRM March 3, 2003 David Myron	Market Watch: Contact Center Update If your organization is pestering consumers with unwanted sales or telemarketing calls, be prepared to receive some harassing calls in turn from Uncle Sam if Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Timothy Muris gets his way.
InternetNews January 29, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Proposes Adult Spam Labels A subject-line requirement for sexually explicit e-mail is the first of several FTC mandates under new Can Spam Act.
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Marianne Czernin	Compliance Tips Registered reps have lots of eyes watching them. Supervisors, compliance personnel, sales directors, and operations all scrutinize reps' activities. But these aren't the only people interested in reps' movements.
AFP eWire June 21, 2004	New Canadian Telemarketing Rules Will Impact Charities The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued new regulations that impose additional requirements and disclosures for charities engaged in telemarketing, as well as for those for-profit organizations working on behalf of a charity.
Health February 2008	The Workout: Part 2 For weeks four through six, do this ramped-up, 25-minute version of the workout.
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 Katherine Burger	Telephone Tag Considering how long it takes to accomplish much of anything in Congress, it was impressive how quickly our elected officials reacted last month to the legal back-and-forth regarding the national Do Not Call Registry.
InternetNews May 10, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Ding Data 'Dumpster' The FTC chairman cites a case in the agency's ongoing campaign against lax security security practices.
InternetNews March 4, 2009 Alex Goldman	FTC Warns of Stimulus Scams Online Fraudsters take to the Web, enticing victims with a share of the U.S.'s massive stimulus package.
InternetNews December 23, 2003 Pamela Parker	Do-Not-Spam Proves Popular Concept The majority of Americans would sign up for a do-not-spam list were the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch one, a new study has found.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Rich Smith	No, Seriously: Do Not Call! The FCC fines two telecoms to get its message across.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005	Backpage: Feet-on-the-Street Interview A new survey asked pharmaceutical reps how their job has been changing. One bit of good news: A few reps think it's easier to get past the receptionist's desk.
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Andy Effron	Practice Tips Finding time to recruit reps and grow your practice can be challenging. But if you're willing to supervise, perform audits and have a Series 24, you can potentially act as an Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction and collect overrides from reps.
Job Journal February 19, 2006 Rich Heintz	Sales or Service? A close look reveals the differences between "telemarketers" and "customer service representatives." Here are a few questions you may want to consider while pondering your job choice.
InternetNews February 21, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Tags Site Again for Deceptive Ads Consumerinfo.com pays $300,000 to settle charges for deceptive advertising practices. This follows a $950,000 fine a year ago.
InternetNews September 9, 2010	Obama Calls for Expanded R&D Tax Credit Tech companies could benefit from a permanent credit for research, insiders say.
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 David J. Drucker	Fee-Based Confusion Cambridge, Commonwealth and Securities America aren't your father's broker-dealers. Although they count reps of all compensation stripes within their ranks, they're clearly leading the new generation to a more professional business model.
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Registered Rep. July 24, 2006 John Churchill	Despite Increased Competition, Rep Comp Stays Strong The brokerage industry is an increasingly difficult job market to break into, and an even harder one to stay around in. But for those who succeed, it continues to provide a pretty nice living, according to the SIA's 2005 Production and Earnings Survey.
InternetNews October 5, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC Targets Spyware Operation Lawsuit claims Odysseus Marketing includes secret spyware and adware with its P2P downloads.
InternetNews April 6, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	New Bill Looks to Clamp Down on Mobile Spam Legislation seeks to curtail unsolicited text messages by broadening scope of CAN-SPAM Act and Do-Not-Call registry.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	FTC Mulls Browser-Based Block for Online Ads Modeled after the "Do Not Call" registry that keeps telemarketers from pestering consumers at all hours of the day and night, the FTC is looking for an online equivalent to protect Internet users' privacy and sanity.
InternetNews March 11, 2005 Michael Singer	VoIP to Fuel Plague of 'Dialing for Dollars' Overseas telemarketers are quickly learning that they can use IP voice calls to "dial for dollars," getting around both traditional long-distance cost constraints and U.S. Do-Not-Call regulations to flood Internet traffic with phone calls that would make even the most egregious spammer blush.
Entrepreneur January 2006 Kimberly L. McCall	Surface Tension Give sales reps a break before their stress bubbles over. Here are tips from an expert to ensure your reps don't get frazzled.
InternetNews May 3, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Sues Sites Selling Phone Records Five Internet sites selling confidential phone records became the target of Federal Trade Commission lawsuits Wednesday.
InternetNews February 1, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	FTC: Identity Theft, Fraud on the Rise A new report by the FTC finds increases in fraud and identity theft. E-mail and the Web were fraud tools of choice on the Internet.
CRM February 2, 2004 David Myron	FCC Hits Hard With DNC Fine The fine show the FCC's commitment to helping disgruntled consumers.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007	The Road to Independence For some wirehouse reps, the business risk of facing a market downturn without the safety net of a big Wall Street firm is too great. That's why the first thing you need, indie reps say, is commitment.
InternetNews August 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Site Settles Deceptive Credit Report Claims FTC imposes a $950,000 fine and requires consumer restitution from Consumerinfo.com, which misled consumers with promises of a free credit report.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Matt Barthel	Insurance and the Generation Gap Reps historically have been reluctant to sell life insurance because of the steep learning curve associated with the products, and there is evidence that many still are hesitant to put forth the effort necessary to grasp the products' nuances.
InternetNews June 17, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Twilight for the Phishermen The FTC puts two Internet scamsters out of business.
Entrepreneur March 2004 Kimberly L. McCall	Trump Card Could adopting a straight-commission system be a good bet for your business?
InternetNews December 2, 2005 Roy Mark	DSW Decides FTC Security Shoe Fits The other shoe fell today for DSW, the national footwear discounter that admitted in March that hackers accessed more than three months' worth of customer data.
InternetNews May 24, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC Targets Zombie Spammers The Federal Trade Commission launched a new anti-spam campaign today targeting hijacked, or zombie, computers.