So Called Marketing In Today's World.

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Myself want to go back to a time when the only type of direct marketing you had to deal with was the hapless door to door salesman. It was easy to get rid of the purveyors of windows, house wares and catalogues, "Not my house mate, sorry" and they would move on. Yes, the infringement on my time was an irritant, but it was only minor compared to the all out attack of marketing we suffer today.

Even the door to door brigade, have become so obstinate and persistent in their efforts to change your energy suppliers. Or to install bloody decking all over your garden that they are a major nuisance. Inspired by the aggressive cold callers they have become like bull terriers, when they have a bite they won't let go. It's not so much a problem for me, or I dare say for most of you. But the way these people harangue those less assertive than ourselves is truly shocking.

Every day people are coerced and even bullied into products and services that they do not want, and have no need of in their own homes. We can't pick up the phone, answer the bleeding door, read our mail, open our email in-boxes. Or read a texting message without being propositioned by some company or other. It's a real invasion of our privacy and liberty, yet it's seen as acceptable practise. These direct marketing firms operate in a moral and legal netherworld, unscrupulously hawking junk direct into our homes, cellular phones and computers. It's about time we stood up and drew a line between ourselves and the salesmen.Junk mail bypasses the system by being included in newspapers and magazines. And even the bloody postman is delivering junk with the normal mail nowadays.But most Jehovah's Witnesses callers can easily be deterred,from calling, with a blood donor sticker on the front door or window.