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Cold calling me is a guaranteed way to prevent yourself from ever getting my business, and I know I'm not alone in that. My subconscious automatically tags com

by 908087 9y ago

Cold calling me is a guaranteed way to prevent yourself from ever getting my business, and I know I'm not alone in that. My subconscious automatically tags companies that cold call as scams.

52-6F-62 9y ago
I have to say I fall into this bucket. Most of the cold calls I get are, in fact, scams— so to save myself agony and time-out-of-life, that's the category it goes into for me. -- Two shorts: Number one: I regularly get rotating numbers calling from scam credit collection agencies (second-tier, purchased bad loans allegedly). I regularly now get called for somebody who isn't me, and they're always threatening. Though my favourite was receiving a threatening call once about 'urgent business matters' that pertained to me owing a significant amount of money in outstanding debt to the company I currently work for, and hold accounts with. Ridiculous. That's the camp cold calls fall under for me. Number two, and so much more infuriating: a major telecom company held a sales campaign in the lobby of my apartment building. For a week! Every day when I arrived home I would be confronted by two or three sales people to try and convince me to change internet providers. And god they were persistent. Even worse, two of the four elevators were down so most of the people in the building were sitting ducks who couldn't very well escape. Couldn't even deal with the doorman to pick up a package without one sidling up to try and sell to me while I was in a conversation. Just thinking about it grinds me. If I need something, I will look to buy it. If I recognize inefficiency in my day or workflow or whatever—I will pursue a solution. If I am unhappy with how much I'm paying for internet or some other service, I will try to find something better. What I don't want is to be confronted and put on the spot when I'm not actively seeking to do business.

by 908087 9y ago

Cold calling me is a guaranteed way to prevent yourself from ever getting my business, and I know I'm not alone in that. My subconscious automatically tags companies that cold call as scams.

52-6F-62 9y ago

I have to say I fall into this bucket. Most of the cold calls I get are, in fact, scams— so to save myself agony and time-out-of-life, that's the category it goes into for me. -- Two shorts: Number one: I regularly get rotating numbers calling from scam credit collection agencies (second-tier, purchased bad loans allegedly). I regularly now get called for somebody who isn't me, and they're always threatening. Though my favourite was receiving a threatening call once about 'urgent business matters' that pertained to me owing a significant amount of money in outstanding debt to the company I currently work for, and hold accounts with. Ridiculous. That's the camp cold calls fall under for me. Number two, and so much more infuriating: a major telecom company held a sales campaign in the lobby of my apartment building. For a week! Every day when I arrived home I would be confronted by two or three sales people to try and convince me to change internet providers. And god they were persistent. Even worse, two of the four elevators were down so most of the people in the building were sitting ducks who couldn't very well escape. Couldn't even deal with the doorman to pick up a package without one sidling up to try and sell to me while I was in a conversation. Just thinking about it grinds me. If I need something, I will look to buy it. If I recognize inefficiency in my day or workflow or whatever—I will pursue a solution. If I am unhappy with how much I'm paying for internet or some other service, I will try to find something better. What I don't want is to be confronted and put on the spot when I'm not actively seeking to do business.