By Art Sobczak on Nov 21, 2008 in Voice Mail | 1 Comment
I have to chuckle every time I hear a voice mail or home answering machine greeting that says, “I’m unable to come to the phone right now…”, or “I can’t answer the phone right now.” Well duh, no kidding?
Reminds me of the TV commercial with the poor little old lady sprawled out on the floor, [...]
By Art Sobczak on Oct 9, 2008 in Voice Mail | 1 Comment
I’m not a big believer in getting too cute with your voice mail greetings, or giving an entire sales presentation. No one has time for that and it annoys callers. However, you do have a captive audience and an opportunity to make an impression. Here’s an excerpt from a brief article written by Brian [...]
By Art Sobczak on Sep 10, 2008 in Voice Mail | 4 Comments
One of the top challenges for most salespeople, if not THE biggest pain, is getting to decision makers, and more specifically, dealing with voice mail.
There are all kinds of systems, processes, techniques and tips on how to most effectively manage voice mail. Certainly you can find lots of them in the archives of my [...]
By Art Sobczak on Aug 15, 2008 in Humor and Silly Stuff, Prospecting, Voice Mail | 0 Comments
This has been floating around the Internet for awhile, and I actually heard it on a morning radio show. It is hilarious, and almost unbelieveable, but supposedly it’s legit.
This guy, Dimitri, runs a site for picking up women. Judging by the voice mails he left for someone he wanted to hook up with, I’m assuming he does [...]