"David Eduardo" wrote:


"Eric F. Richards" wrote in message
...
"David Eduardo" wrote:


Since nobody answered the modem, you were NOT contacted. Your phone line
was
attempted, and discarded when it did not have a human on the other end.


Actually I was contacted -- by mail. Got the dollar bill and
everything. But when I told them it wasn't my primary phone number
they lost interest.

Original contact is made by pone, not mail. So you are lying or changing the
order of things.

Well, you better tell Arbitron that it has an imposter, then.


They also sent the dollar bill and contact information to the water
system's billing address. The water association got a big laugh over
it.

Arbitron does not recruit by mail. Ever.

"BE PART OF THE RADIO RATINGS!

"Whether you listen a little, a lot, or not at all, you are important.
Yours is one of the few households in your area chosen to tell radio
stations what you listen to.

"It's easy and fun to take part in our radio survey. In just a few
days, an Arbitron reasearch assistant will call with more details.
Or, here is how to get started right away:

"o Call 1-800-638-7091 and ask to speak with an Arbitron research
assistant, or

"o Enroll on line at www.enroll.arbitronratings.com by using the
following serial number (ed: deleted)

"Thanks for your help,

"/s/ Steve Morris
"President, Arbitron Ratings

"PS: Please accept the small token of appreciation we have enclosed
with the letter."


....but clearly again you know better than this letter how they
recruit.

Jeez, your idiocy never ends, does it?



Don't tell me I wasn't contacted when I was. Once again it shows you
to be in a bubble of unreality.

I just checked with a person at Arbitron. The MRC approved methodology is
phone contact followed by mailing of a BOX with the diary in it along with
the incentive, phone confirmation of receipt, phone follow up after day 1,
phone follow up after weekend, phone follow-up on Thursday for completion
and mail-back.


--
Eric F. Richards,
"It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the purpose of a
business is to make money. But the real purpose of a business is to
create value. While it’s possible to make money in the short run
without creating much value, in the long run it’s unsustainable.
Even criminal organizations have to create value for someone."
- Steve Pavlina, April 10, 2006