Last week, Jay – a subscriber in Florida - sent an email to me with an observation about the issue I wrote regarding Linda Hurt’s voice mail message (which I should have referred to as Linda’s voice mail greeting.)
Jay has given me permission to share his email and here it is:
“A long time ago one of the best sales managers I’ve ever had taught me a good lesson that sticks with...
You call a prospect and end up in voice mail. Should you leave a message or hang up? What do you think? This excellent guest post by Jill Konrath includes a must-see video that describes exactly – word for word – how to leave the right voice mail message and NOT sound like a self-serving sales person.
How Not to Blow It When Your Prospect Answers the Phone …
By Jill Konrath
“The use of...
Astonishing. The number of outbound calls that end up in voicemail. Last week, seven different telesales reps from seven different companies told me that more than 80 percent of their outgoing calls wind up in voicemail. 80 percent!
That means – with every call we make – we need to be prepared to leave a voice mail message. But – to get a return call, the first few seconds of the message must be...
Voicemail, voicemail. Is everyone in the world using an automated answering system instead of personally answering the telephone when it rings? Sometimes it seems that way. It is actually somewhat of a shock when a real person answers a call!
Marketing and selling by phone can be the most successful and cost-effective way to connect with customers. But ending up in voice mail is one roadblock that can discourage...