I'm pretty sure that's an accurate picture of the kind of sales operation that's required to make the magic work... The key difference, though, is that a stock

I'm pretty sure that's an accurate picture of the kind of sales operation that's required to make the magic work... The key difference, though, is that a stockbroker Boiler-Room is usually operating at (or around) a threshold of legality since making markets in stocks is a highly regulated industry (at the very least there's the threat of sanctions if a salesperson goes too far). OTOH, the Groupon sales team will have no such restrictions on how they sell the dream of increased customer awareness through the magic of the internet, and their vast mailing list.