Yeah, that definition is wrong, as evidenced by the confusion in this comment thread. I can't find a dictionary definition that matches what Wikipedia says. Eve

Yeah, that definition is wrong, as evidenced by the confusion in this comment thread. I can't find a dictionary definition that matches what Wikipedia says. Every dictionary I checked [1] [2] [3] [4] specifies that telemarketing is marketing via the phone. Telemarketing is telephone marketing. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing [2] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/telemarketing https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/telemark... [3] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/telemarketing https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/telemarketing [4] https://www.wordnik.com/words/telemarketing https://www.wordnik.com/words/telemarketing