We recently did some research which has revealed that many businesses remain exposed to receiving unwanted telephone sales calls, even though they may believe they have acted to prevent them.



We analysed over 2 million businesses in one of our largest direct marketing databases to see which types of business were registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), the official scheme to prevent unwanted residential sales calls or its business counterpart, the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS).



The results show that out of nearly 100,000 registered limited companies, over 65,000 are registered with the TPS which only prevents them receiving residential sales calls, not business related calls.



This causes problems not only for companies who might not be protected from receiving cold calls, but also for responsbile telemarketing companies who think they have screened their data correctly against the CTPS.



To help you figure out exactly which register you should sign up to, we've put together a quick guide on our website at http://www.selectabase.co.uk/articles/How_to_Register_with_the_TPS.aspx
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