NONE: RE: ONLINE-ADS>> A Rant About Online Sales Reps
RE: ONLINE-ADS>> A Rant About Online Sales Reps
Marlena Schwarz (Marlena.Schwarz_at_ny.ddbn.com)
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:18:09 -0500 (CDT)
OK, I didn't want to, but I'm jumping in on this anyway:
JIM M. WROTE:
>Dislike? Unsolicited sales calls. Can't stand 'em. It's
>gonna take a long time for me to get back to you if you call
>me cold. I know, I know: this isn't fair and how else am I
>supposed to know about what's new, what you have to offer,
>etc., etc., ad infinitum, unless you call me cold? Sorry...
THEN GREG WROTE:
>You can't understand what you have no knowledge of! This
>isn't Radio or TV where the traditional "Media Queen"
>attitude prevails. It along with every other rule on media
>we have had drilled into our being has left the
>building...for good.
Media Queen attitude? Excuse me, but what the
heck are you talking about?
THEN GREG WROTE:
>Why would I send you the Media Kit that I know costs $50 for my boss to
>produce if you aren't even going to take the time to return a call. Life
>is speedy, but if you wanna stay on the cutting edge, take or return the
>call.
So put the dang media kit online. I'm with Jim M. on this
one. Taking unsoliticed phone calls takes waaay to much
time out of the day. Call for permission to email me the
info instead of giving me a long-winded pitch. I get a
billion phone calls every day and I don't have time to talk
to every sales rep in the world. Also, please don't ask to
come in for a visit until you have given me the opportunity
to evaluate your offering. I would never get any work done
if I met with each and every rep!
I realize that there is bad behavior among agency people and
sales reps alike, but I think we *all* need to find ways to
work more effectively together.
Marlena Schwarz
DDB Needham
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