we should all do these things!
good ideas, Im putting them on hold for now on!
I like that one
> >Andy Rooney's tips for telemarketers
> >
> >Three little words that work!
> >
> >(1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please...'
> >
> >Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off
> >(instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each
> >telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room
> >sales would grind to a halt.
> >
> >Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep'
> tone,
> >you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has
> >efficiently completed its task.
> >
> >These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.
> >
> >
> >
> >(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one
> >on the other end?
> >
> >This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls
> >and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
> >
> >This technique is used to determine the best time of day for
> >a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home.
> >
> >What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there,
> >is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7
> times,
> >as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the
> >call and it kicks your number out of their system.
> >
> >Since doing this, my phone calls have decreased dramatically.
> >
> >
> >
> >(3) Another Good Idea:
> >When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return
> >these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw
> >their own junk mail away.
> >
> >When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in ! the mail for everything
> >from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw
> >away the return envelope.
> >
> >Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?
> >It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage 'IF' and
> >when they receive them back.
> >
> >It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was
> >around 50 cents before! the last increase and it is according to
> >the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other
> >junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return
> >envelopes. One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
> >Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express.
> >Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything
> >else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
> >
> >If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name
> >isn't on anything you send them.
> >
> >You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to
> >just to keep them guessing!
> >
> >Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin
> >getting their own junk back in the mail.
> >
> >Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and
> >best of all they're paying for it...Twice!
> >
> >Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that
> >e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they
> >need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!
> >
> >If enough people follow these tips, it will work----
> >I have been doing this for years, and I get very little
> >junk mail anymore.
> >
> >
> >THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL
> >WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS.
I like that one
> >Andy Rooney's tips for telemarketers
> >
> >Three little words that work!
> >
> >(1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please...'
> >
> >Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off
> >(instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each
> >telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room
> >sales would grind to a halt.
> >
> >Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep'
> tone,
> >you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has
> >efficiently completed its task.
> >
> >These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.
> >
> >
> >
> >(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one
> >on the other end?
> >
> >This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls
> >and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
> >
> >This technique is used to determine the best time of day for
> >a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home.
> >
> >What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there,
> >is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7
> times,
> >as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the
> >call and it kicks your number out of their system.
> >
> >Since doing this, my phone calls have decreased dramatically.
> >
> >
> >
> >(3) Another Good Idea:
> >When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return
> >these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw
> >their own junk mail away.
> >
> >When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in ! the mail for everything
> >from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw
> >away the return envelope.
> >
> >Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?
> >It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage 'IF' and
> >when they receive them back.
> >
> >It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was
> >around 50 cents before! the last increase and it is according to
> >the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other
> >junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return
> >envelopes. One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
> >Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express.
> >Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything
> >else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
> >
> >If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name
> >isn't on anything you send them.
> >
> >You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to
> >just to keep them guessing!
> >
> >Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin
> >getting their own junk back in the mail.
> >
> >Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and
> >best of all they're paying for it...Twice!
> >
> >Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that
> >e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they
> >need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!
> >
> >If enough people follow these tips, it will work----
> >I have been doing this for years, and I get very little
> >junk mail anymore.
> >
> >
> >THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL
> >WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS.
