Re: Taking care of telemarketer.

["ABLE_1" <able1no@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Personally I shoot every other [tm] that calls so the ratio has gotten a lot
better over the years.

This is a small question to all that have been slicing and dicing the
Telemarketers.

Just wondering, do any of you use Telemarketers for your business leads???

TIA





"mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Tell them you are glad they called because you can save them money on
> their
>> alarm services, ask the caller if they have an alarm system, if they
>> don't
>> ask if they want one, if they have one ask if they would like to save
> money
>> on the monitoring, prepare a script and read it back to them without
> letting
>> them get a word in edgeways, answer any question from them with a
>> question
>> of your own about an alarm system. If they ask you if you would like to
> save
>> money on whatever it is they are selling, ask them if they would like to
>> save money on their alarm service.
>>
>> Me, I don't say a word I just hang up
>
> That's the most efficient method. After you answer, there is a noticeable
> pause with a lot of them while the system hunts for the next free
> operator.
> If you can hang up before the Op is reached, you're number is dropped from
> the system. I noticed quite the reduction in calls doing this. I can't
> bring
> myself to hang up the business line though.
>
>>
>> Doug L
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>> "Matt Ion" <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > Those are both classics!
>> >
>> > I've heard some great ones... one I remember reading about was a
>> > telemarketer who was offering some whiz-bang investment opportunity.
> After
>> > the TM went on enthusiastically at some length about the quality of the
>> > investment and anticipated wonderful returns, the person he called
>> > asked
>> > if he'd be willing to stake his life on his claims.  The caller was
> unsure
>> > of what this meant.  The mark explained it to him: "Are you sure of
>> > this
>> > that you will kill yourself if it doesn't pan out? I want it in writing
>> > that you'll kill yourself if it's no good."
>> >
>> > That ended that call pretty quick...
>> >
>> > Allan Waghalter wrote:
>> >> That was great!
>> >>
>> >> My favorite is let the telemarketer talk for about a minute.  Then I
> take
>> >> a long breath, sigh into the phone and say in a low voice, "What are
> you
>> >> wearing?"  They usually hang up immediately.
>> >>
>> >> Once I had received a call from a telemarketer from California selling
>> >> office supplies.  I kept him on the phone about 15 minutes with BS
>> >> then
>> >> asked him why he had called.  He had almost forgotten.  He said he was
>> >> selling ball point pens.  I said, "Super, I think I need to reorder
> some
>> >> pens.  About 5 years ago, I ordered a whole case and I only have 2 or
>> >> 3
>> >> left"
>> >> He excitedly asked if it had been a case of 144 boxes.  I paused and
>> >> explained no, the box had 12 pens in it.  We did a good job of keeping
> up
>> >> with them.  He hung up too.
>> >>
>> >> When I have time, I always mess around with them.  Makes my day.
>> >> Allan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "A.J." <aj@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >>
>> >>>The phone rang as I was setting down to my anticipated evening meal,
> and
>> >>>as
>> >>>I answered it I was greeted with " is this William Wagenhoss" not
>> >>>sounding
>> >>>anything like my name, so I said who is calling?
>> >>>
>> >>>The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber band Powered Freezer
> company
>> >>>or something like that and then  I asked him if he knew William
>> >>>personally
>> >>>and why was he calling this number.   I then said off to the side,
> "get
>> >>>really good pictures of the body and all the blood" then turned back
>> >>>to
>> >>>the
>> >>>phone and advised the  caller that he had entered a murder scene and
> must
>> >>>stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would
> be
>> >>>receiving a summons to appear in the local courthouse to testify in
> this
>> >>>murder case.
>> >>>
>> >>>I then questioned the caller at great length as to his name, address,
>> >>>phone number at home, at work, who he worked for, how he knew the dead
>> >>>guy
>> >>>and could he prove where he had been about one hour before he made
>> >>>this
>> >>>call.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his answers were given
> in
>> >>>a
>> >>>shakey voice. I then told him we had located his position at his work
>> >>>place
>> >>>and the police were entering the building to take him into custody.
>> >>>At
>> >>>that
>> >>>point I heard the phone fall and the scurrying of his running away.
>> >>>
>> >>>My wife asked me as I returned to our table why I had tears streaming
>> >>>down
>> >>>my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>My meal was cold, but after what I had pulled, very enjoyable.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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