AnswerNet is a Member of These Fine Industry Associations

We gain knowledge and contacts that help us develop and refine our services to benefit you. In turn, other organizations gain from our experience and expertise.

Here are a few of the esteemed associations that we belong to and are active in:

Contact Center/Telemessaging

	American Teleservices Association The ATA represents contact centers, trainers, consultants, and equipment suppliers that initiate, facilitate, and generate telephone, Internet, and email sales, service, and support. The ATA presents the industry's views on legislation affecting it to Congress, state legislatures and the media.
	Association Of TeleServices International ATSI is the principal national trade association that represents the telemessaging industry (live telephone answering, voice mail and teleservices). ATSI's main goal is to protect the marketplace for the industry by promoting high standards of ethics and service among its members.
	Atlantic States Telephone Answering ASTAA is an association of telemessaging service providers from Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,New Jersey, Pennsylvania,Virginia and West Virginia. ASTAA's main goal is to promote the welfare of the telephone answering service in the mid-Atlantic region.
	Professional Inbound Network PIN is a non-profit organization that provides memberships to all e-commerce contact centers, specifically to those specializing in inbound order taking.
	Canadian Call Management Association Cam-X provides educational, training and networking opportunities for Canadian call center managers. It promotes ethical standards and industry professionalism.

	Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing CTAM specializes in further developing consumer market excellence in cable television, new media and telecommunications services. Members are provided with numerous resources to use to help improve their companies.
	Direct Marketing Association The Direct Marketing Association is the leading global trade association of business and nonprofit organizations using and supporting direct marketing tools and techniques. DMA advocates industry standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the entire direct marketing process. Founded in 1917, DMA today has more than 4,800 corporate, affiliate, and chapter members from the US and 46 other nations, including 55 companies listed on the Fortune 100.
	National Mail Order Association NMOA provides business networking resources for small to midsize companies involved in direct marketing.

	Cadcom Equipment Owners The CEO is a volunteer-based organization made up of telemessaging firms and contact centers which use telemessaging equipment produced by Cadcom Telesystems.
	National Amtelco Equipment Owners The NAEO provides resources and networking opportunities for members who use Amtelco's contact center/telemessaging switching and scripting technology.
	StarTel National Users Group SNUG provides the opportunity for StarTel's telemessaging industry customers to network with each other in order to learn more about what is working for similar companies in the business.
	Tascom Users Group TUG provides a forum for telecommunications personnel who own Tascom equipment to exchange business-related incidents and thoughts on how to improve their standards of business.