Cold Calling -- ARRRRGGHH!

[MrBounce]

It depends entirely on the situation. I for one cannot stand any form of cold calling. However I am aware that is an essential part of business, especially one starting up. If you are offering an essential service you need to be able to demonstrate you are better than what they are already using. Most won't give you the time of day.

By the sound of it, your 9 appointments gained is well worth the cr4p you've had to take from the ones that were not interested. Still as you say, they don't have to be rude. However, you'd expect it to come with the territory...  

[R32UK]

Disagree dude, my industry, get the name, then go in.

Don't know what you do, but this is how it works for me and it does
Me well!

I know many people that work this way and are very successful because of it... it doesnt work in all fields though. The ones that I know are good at it and get paid accordingly as setbacks are part of the job.

Good luck with your cold calling but you really cannot moan when someone calls you up unexpectedly and starts talking to you about something you may or may not have interest in.

Trust me I know what its like... at the age of 16 i got a part time job selling windows (telesales)... I made a killing, but the knock backs killed me off pretty soon. Thats when I realised I enjoy selling... just doing it a different way. 

[The Mighty Elvi]

Forgive my ignorance Jord, but before I jump in, what business are you in / service trying to sell.


Jonathan.

[RandomJord]

P to the M'd

an great sig!

[The Mighty Elvi]

Good for you Jord. 

When you are starting out it is an excellent - and cheap - way to get business in.  And yes, I have done it.  From a youth selling double glazing over the phone, to knocking on doors in Scotland selling Aerial photographs of peoples houses.

As said.  If you're polite and non-hard sell. It's all WIN.

For every 100 people you might put out, there may be 20 people who you win as customers.


And that folks, is how you start a business.



Addendum: wine typo

 

[RandomJord]

Amen!

[Jay]

I don't like cold callers BUT I'm not rude to them unless they get pushy or rude. You do get some funny ones where they ask for someone that doesn't even work at the company and never has, we then play games with them passing the call around to each 'Paul' or 'John' (whatever name they asked to speak to) in the office until they catch on and hang up or we get bored 

[AudiA8Quattro]

I HATE cold callers.
Whether it is at home or work

THEY ARE A f**kING NUISANCE

Sorry Jord, you are probably very nice 

[Khare]

The one thing I hate about cold callers is the pushiness. I'm not too bothered if they call and they're polite and calm, but as soon as I've got a bloke insisting that I had an accident 3 years ago and I was entitled to £4000 compensation(Never been involved in an accident)....That's just over the top.

[Martz]

Done that job for years and I have a saying Jord, feck them in or feck them out. It's tough but rewarding, you just end end being bullet proof to the cr@p that gets back to you, thick skinned it works mate.

Did the big corporations quit when they heard no?  Don't listen to the negatives mate. Keep up the good work, and yes Foxtons is a pet hate of mine too, knocked on the Chiswick door many times and had many meetings.