Sales Call of the Day
A rare early-morning prize winner!
A rare early-morning prize winner!
I’m probably the only one who seems to have masses of people who want to buy my house, and I do get dozens of calls about it, even though my house is not for sale.
Business phone
It’s especially odd since I answer that phone with the name of my business.
My business does not allow me the luxury of not answering my phone, either.
But the callers are wound-up and ready-to-go and don’t listen to my “hello,” so I explain to them that they are calling a business, and sometimes they sheepishly come up with apologies and disconnect.
Today, I was trying to end one by saying “good luck buddy or man,” I accidentally said “good luck manny” and the caller took great umbrage. Wherever he was from, it must not a good thing to be called Manny.
Yesterday, I was told the caller rarely receives such little help from people they call.
A lame camouflage
Sometimes the callers ask for a different name from mine, I guess thinking a perceived mistake would shield them from “Do Not Call” problems. Other systems cause my phone to ring only for a split second before a sales message is left on my voice mail. “Sorry I missed you,” it starts out.
This type of stealth voice mail technology continues all day. It can actually clog my inbox from being used for my business. In fact, my outgoing message asks callers not to leave a message. But who listens to the “Hello…?”
The fact is, to be able to speak with a caller is sometimes enjoyable. It can be a lot of fun for me if I am not trying to do my job.
The bottom line is, that there are lots of ways salespeople try to stealth sell me- try to trick me or use new technology- to fool me into doing business with them. I always find that to be endearing and will do almost anything to work with those people.
Behind the curve
But the ones who are behind the “stealth curve” are the fun ones. They are, or at least can be the sales calls of the day.
In the end, if you want to do business with me, introduce yourself, and talk to me about it.
You will get nowhere with me using deception. I know everyone else is different, but as for me, that’s a deal-killer out of the gate.
For now, thank you for your time. (my profile — Twitter)
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