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Telemarketing is wrong. You are working to destroy the value of one of the most marvelous accomplishments of the human race.
by voidmain 8y ago
Telemarketing is wrong. You are working to destroy the value of one of the most marvelous accomplishments of the human race.
- lainga 8y agoLooked good enough for the people running this site (this is YC W17).
- _verandaguy 8y agoTelemarketing isn't inherently wrong, IMO, even though it's often poorly-executed and painfully annoying. In some cases, it's a better way of doing client outreach than email.
- mulmen 8y agoI'll give you the benefit of the doubt but I can't think of a scenario where a cold call is preferable to an email, or no contact at all. Can you give an example?
- _verandaguy 8y agoI can't, but that's largely because of what I attribute cold calls to: long wait times, poor connection quality, and a person on the other end who really doesn't know what they're doing or talking about; that's why I brought up poor execution. If I left a service because of reason X and got a cold call a reasonable amount of time later where the caller could explain why they did X and that Y replaces X, and could clearly and concisely address my concerns, then I'd be much less averse to the idea of cold calls.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoWhen was the last time you were glad to receive a cold call?
- voidmain 8y agoI'm not saying there is no imaginable ethical sales activity that involves a telephone in some way. But despite do not call lists etc, I can no longer answer my cell phone when I don't recognize the number, because of all the unwanted commercial calls, scams, surveys, etc. Many are falsifying their caller ID data because they know that everyone would block them if they could. This product really really looks like it will be used to make that situation worse. "90% MORE LIKELY TO CONVERT A LEAD if you reach out minimum six times". Blech. Somewhere, people are failing to communicate about something important because these people are pissing in the well.
- pavel_lishin 8y ago> * "90% MORE LIKELY TO CONVERT A LEAD if you reach out minimum six times". Blech.* Wow, I can't believe that's actually on there.
- aantix 8y agoWhy? I’ve heard for email, it’s eight.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoBecause it's a scummy fucking thing to come out and say - "we'll call people half a dozen times until they cave and buy whatever garbage you're offloading."
- paulie_a 8y agoYes it is inherently wrong, you are wasting my time every single attempt.