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Selling a tangible product over the phone

by fairfieldmetals
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Over 20 years ago I used to sell inexpensive products over the phone ($50 or less). My question is with the advent of the internet and websites can a person still sell an inexpensive product over the phone with a ONE CALL CLOSE and if so how?
#phone #product #selling #tangible
  • Profile picture of the author myron92
    are you looking to get leads from the internet to then close on the phone?
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    • Profile picture of the author fairfieldmetals
      No. Straight cold calls from a list, phone book, etc. Also years ago I used a phone dialer that delivered a pre-recorded message and it worked. Are they still effective?
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  • Profile picture of the author myron92
    sorry I have never used this method before so I am not sure how effective it could be
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      If there was one person who I believe that could answer your question it would be fellow member Claude Whitacre.

      Direct Selling is his calling and he knows the stuff inside and out

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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        No. Straight cold calls from a list, phone book, etc. Also years ago I used a phone dialer that delivered a pre-recorded message and it worked. Are they still effective?
        You have no country listed nor do you say where your target market was located.

        The problem you have in the US is the do-not-call list. Most people I know are on that list and calling them as you described can lead to expensive penalties as they violate the law.
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        • Profile picture of the author fairfieldmetals
          I'm in the U.S. and I know there are many residential phones on the Do Not Call list but what about businesses? What do you think is the best way
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie123
    I imagine it could still work. The problem is the decrease of lan lines and the advent of cell phones. You definitely do not want to cold call someone on their cell in hopes of getting a sale. With that said, there probably are still enough lan lines to make it plausible, for now. My two cents!
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