Telemarketers seem determined to want to talk to me this week. Maybe they're suffering from the market slowdown, or maybe they just want to slow me down. I've had NINE CALLS this week from ONE COMPANY alone.
Unfortunately my patience usually wears very thin, very fast with these folks. Hanging up on them doesn't seem to work, they just call back a few hours later. The conversation usually goes something like this:
Marketing Poo-Bah (MPB)- Mr. Benya, We have this great system where you pay us $400/mo and we will refer anyone who wants to know what their home is worth to you exclusively (big emphasis on the "exclusive" thing)! You work in La Plata (pronounced incorrectly, of course), correct?
Me- Actually, it's pronounced La Play-ta, how many leads are we talking about?
MPB- Well, it varies, but they will ALL go to you!
Me- Yes, I heard that, but how many leads would be average?
MPB- We won't know that until we start marketing in your area, so it would be difficult to say
Me- Do you guarantee that I will be getting more than 2 leads a week?
MPB- Not per-say, but you will be EXCLUSIVE to your area!
Me- But these aren't people looking to sell, they just want their homes value, which they could find for free on Zillow....
MPB- Oh, I think we both know that anyone looking for their home's value is considering selling.
Me- Well, thanks, but I think we'll have to pass.
MPB- You don't want to generate more business? What have you got to lose?
Me- Well, I've got $400 to lose, and I don't think it fits into our business plan...
MPB- This is a great opportunity!
Me- I agree, but not for me
MPB- PLEASE buy our service! I've got kids to feed here!
Me- I've got a call coming in, sorry, I've got to go...
MPB- How about I let you think about it, and give you a call back in an hour?
Me- No Thanks, I've really got to go now, Have a good day.
MPB- Well how about this, I will.. <CLICK>
Inevitably, it starts all over again later in the day. Apparently these bozos don't understand that I don't want or need their help. I'm refusing to pick up their calls at this point, although I'm debating feeding the phone to my German Shepard the next time they call.
I spend all day focusing on my clients, I don't like being distracted by telemarketers in California who think they know more about my local market than I do. Let's get real, you can't even pronounce my town's name correctly, how do you expect to know what my market is like?
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