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That's a high-pressure sales tactic, and the obvious answer to such a question is "Let me get back to you." If I am forced to schedule, I will schedule and then
by OutOfHere 2y ago
That's a high-pressure sales tactic, and the obvious answer to such a question is "Let me get back to you." If I am forced to schedule, I will schedule and then cancel.
- danielheath 2y agoI don’t do sales, but I use this all the time with friends - not to force a particular schedule, but to remove ambiguity about my availability. Folks are generally happy to suggest another time if they aren’t available. If I put “let’s catch up” out there with no information about when I am available, I’m giving the other person the mental labour of initiating the scheduling process.
- bee_rider 2y agoI often say something along the lines of “I suggest X day, but I picked it completely at random just to get the ball rolling, so feel free to overrule.” I do find that people tend to just sort of be overwhelmed by the options when scheduling stuff, so it is easier to just suggest something. But, I hope/think putting all my cards on the table and explicitly pointing out how arbitrary it is makes it seem less presumptuous.
- kianN 2y agoI think it’s less about putting pressure on a prospect as it is making the follow up meeting as easy as possible to schedule. To many people, me included, it does come off a bit abrasive, but it does reduce the number of decision to make into a yes or no.
- dec0dedab0de 2y agoi just say no thank you, then get impolite if they don’t drop it.