You Won’t Believe This “Tired” Sales Voicemail Message

Call Recordings

I thought I had heard it all. Until this sales voice message was sent in by a reader. They actually received this call at their offices. I guess the rep was a bit tired of leaving messages. Wow. Have a listen…  LISTEN TO SALES VOICE MESSAGE What are your...

What Do You Think About This Voice Message?

Call Recordings, Humor and Silly Stuff, Voice Mail

Reality is usually better than anything I could make up. Here is a voice message received by one of my readers. (I bleeped out the sales rep’s phone number). Perhaps this guy was tired, maybe having a bad day, and hopefully he doesn’t leave this type of...

New Recording of a Dumb Cold Call

Call Recordings

I just posted a new Dumb Call Recording…a "cold" call I actually received from someone selling training. She obviously didn’t know who I was or what we do. Listen in here.

Art Makes a Phone Call Back to 1983–To Himself

Call Recordings, Humor and Silly Stuff, Random Rants

Last week I presented the keynote address at Inside Sales Boston-2010, an event put on by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals. The topic was "People 1.0" and essentially focused on how sales is still a PEOPLE business, and we should use...

Scammer Voice Mail, Part 2–They’re Using the Same Script

Call Recordings

A few weeks ago I shared a voice mail sent in by a fellow reader. It wasn’t bad, other than being a flat out lie, and probably a scam. Here’s another one, pretty much identical, from a female caller this time. And again, the person who received it had...

Voice Mail Message from a Scum Scam Artist

Call Recordings, Voice Mail

As if using the phone in sales and prospecting wasn’t challenging enough on its own, we also have to deal with working in an environment where there are scumbag scam artists duping unsuspecting targets. The legitimate office supply dealers and document imaging...