3 ms·
If your call starts: "Hello Mr Smith and how are you today?" or "...just a quick call" or "...just a courtesy call" You are annoying people and should stop do
by dazc 12y ago
If your call starts:
"Hello Mr Smith and how are you today?"
or
"...just a quick call"
or
"...just a courtesy call"
You are annoying people and should stop doing it.
- AndrewKemendo 12y agoWhat if it starts with something like?: "Hi I am the founder of a company in your area which has a service that I think might fit your needs..." or "I sent you an email recently and wanted to see if you had a chance to look at it..." (assuming you sent them an email) I feel like there is a way to cold call effectively by picking groups of people who you think would be more receptive and then approaching them as yourself. Aside from that I can't tell you how many first customers I have heard say something like: "they just kept bugging us, so eventually I just had to listen to what they had to say...and we loved it!" Even if that is 1/50 it's still a huge win.
- dazc 12y agoWell avoiding the opening lines that nearly all cold callers seem to use is going to be a plus. You might still annoy people but you may also get further through your pitch before the phone is slammed down at the other end.