Salespeople Have Ruined Picking Up The Phone

IPVM

Cold calling has gotten so bad that it's fundamentally changed how people use (or in this case, do not use) the phone. Take a look at this recent polling:

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**********, ** *** ******** ******** **** do ********* ****** ******* ***** *****, the ***** ******** ** ***** ****** are ** ***** (** ******* *** responses). *** ********* ** **** *********** are ******* *** ********* ** ********* to **** **** **** ***** **** may *** **** ** ***** ******** or **** **** **** **** ** this ** ******* ***** *********** **** calling ****.

*******, **** ** * **** ******* of *** *******. ******* ** *** phone ** * **** ***** ********* as ** ********** ************* *** **** calling (*** ** *** ******* ****** bros) *** **** ****** *** **** reluctant ** **** ** *** ***** unless **** ******* **** *** *** caller **.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

* ***** **'* **** **** ***** the ***** ****-***** * *** **** makes ** **** ***** # * don't ********* ** *********, ****** **** the **** *********** ****** **.

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

***% ****.

********** *********** *** ***** *% ** any ***** * ****.

*** ***** **% ** ****** *** about ***** ******** **** ** ******* warranty ** ***** ** ******.

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Lynn Harold

In reply to Undisclosed #2

*** ******** ***** ******* *** ** as **** ** ** *** '**** out' ** *********** (**'* * ****). They **** **** ** ***** * renewal *** **** *-* ***** ***, or **** *** ************'* ******** ** about ** ******. ** *** ** these ***** **** *** *******, * tell **** * **** **** * 2005 ****** - **** ******* **** up ** **.

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John Honovich

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

IPVM

**'* *** ***** ****** ****** **** the ***** ***** **** **** **** this?

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Michael Miller

** ****** **** *********** **'* *** robocalls, *** **** ********* *****, *** need ******* ***** **** **** **.

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Eric Gutierrez

In reply to Michael Miller

"**** ******* ** ** **** ******* an **** ********........"

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Adam Messina

Qumulex

** * ***********, * **** ** answer *** ***** *** *** ******* John *********. **** * **** **** uncomfortable ** **** *** "**** ** personal", ****** ******* *****. * *** a *** ***** **, ****** ** was "******** *** ** ******* ****" which * ****** *** *** "** both ******, * ******." **'* ***** and *******-***, *** * ** *** like **.

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John Honovich

IPVM

In reply to Adam Messina

"*** ****, * *** *** **** to {****** ****} **** ******, ** {insert ****** ****}! **** ***** ** take ** *** *** **** {****** pitch}"

*********, **** ********* ********** *****, **** abysmal ** ******** **** *******.

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Adam Messina

In reply to John Honovich

Qumulex

** **** **** ******* ** ** being ******** ** *** *** *** BDRs *** *****. * **** **** my ***** ** **** ***** *** it ** *** ***, ** * respect *** ******, *** * *****'* adopted **** "***" ********.

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Brian Karas

Pelican Zero

In reply to Adam Messina

**** * **** **** ************* ** this *** "**** ** ********", ****** selling *****.

******, *** *** ** ***** ****** not ******* **** **** *** *** the **** ******** *** ********* ** immediately ***** *** ** ******?

* ******* ** ******** ******** *** I ** ***** ** *** ****** a ****** ***.

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Mark Jones

*** **, **'* ****** ******* ******** Supplemental ********. * ** *** **.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

* **** ** **** ** ******* numbers ******* * ** **** *******. Some ** *** ********* **** ***** security ** ** *********** *** * don't **** *********'* ***** ******, ********* even ****** *'** **** *********** **** for *****.

***, ***, **** **** *** ** into ***** ***** **** ***** ******. Just *** ***** ***, **** *** began *** **** ** ****** ** I'd **** ***** ** *** ******* (I ****'*) *** **** ***** * brief ******* ** ******* ******* ***** scheduling * **** **** **** *** engineers. ****'* * ******* * *** interested **, *** ********* ** ******* needed, *** **** ** * *** need **, * ***** ** ***** research ****** ****** ******* ** ***** people.

**'* **** ** ***** **** *'* getting **** ** ***** ***** ***. I'm ** ******** ***, *** *'* not **** ***** **** *** ***** data. *'* *** ** ********, ********, or *******. **** ** ** ******** online *** ******* ** *********** (******, Stack ********). ** **** ******* **** contact **** ** ***** *******?

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John Honovich

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3

IPVM

*'* *** ** ********, ********, ** Twitter. **** ** ** ******** ****** are ******* ** *********** (******, ***** Exchange). ** **** ******* **** ******* info ** ***** *******?

***, *** *******, **** (****?) ***** magazines ** ****. * ** **** other ***** *** ***** **** ********** for **** *** ***** ** ** well.

** ** ***.

***, **** ******** ******** **** ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

*** *** *** ******* *** **** bombarded ** ********* *****: *** ***** a ***** ****** *** * ***** that *** ***'* **** **. ***** time ******** ***** ** *** ** opinion, * ******* *** **** * don't **** ** **** *****, *** the ****** ******** *** ** **** what ** ** *** ***** **. Meanwhile, ********* ************* ** ** ***** have ** **** * **** **** (yet).

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Brian Karas

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3

Pelican Zero

* ***** **** ** ** (***) phone ******, **** ***** ***** ** Florida *** * *****. ** ***** great ******* * **** **** *** 603 **** **** **** **** ** from * ****** *** ** ** address **** ** ****.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

*** ********* ** **** *********** *** waiting *** ********* ** ********* ** call **** **** ***** **** *** not **** ** ***** ********

****'* *** * ****** ***** ****** phone ****, ****'* *** ****. *****, 4 *** ** * ***** ***** from ******* ******* *** ****** ** time... *** ***** *** ***** ****** good ****!

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

**** ***** *** ****** ***** *** ruined ******* ** *** *****.

***** *** ****** ** ** ******, it ***** **** * ******* ********** raised ** ******* *** ******* ******** is ********** ****** ** ***** ***********--***** has ******** ***** ******* ** ******* themselves ** ********* ************** ***** ***** discussions *** ***** (********** *****).

**** **** **** ***** ***** ******* they "****" ** *** **** **** they *** ***** **** * **** or ***** ** ***** ****** ************.

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John Honovich

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

IPVM

* ***'* **** *** **** ** is ************ ****** ** *****, **** for **, **** ******** ** ** years ***, ***** **** **** ***** are *** ******. ****** ************ ******** or?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

********** ****. * ******* ******* *********** instead ** ******* ****, *** ** getting **** **** ******** *********.

* ***** **** *******.

*** **** **** ** ****** ******.

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Undisclosed End User #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

**********/****** ****, *** **** ****** * personally ****** **** ***** ********* ** that * ** **** ** **** it ** * **** *** **-**** details **** **** **** ****** *** conversation, ********* ********* ** ** **** a ***** ****.

* **** ** ** ** *** research *** ******** *** ******** * need, *** *******, *** *********** *** tools, * **** ******** ********** *** issues ****** **** *****. ** * see ****** ** ****** *** ****** threads ********* ****** **** * ******* that *** *** *******, * **** either ** ****** *** *******, ** am ** ***** ***** ** **** I ** ** ***.

*** **** **** * ***** **** takes ** ***** ****, ********** **** a ***** *****, *** * ** still **** ** **** *****, *** cold ***** *** ********* **** ****** made ** **** ** ********* ******* callers.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1