There are people--more than you think--who cave under such tactics.
The salespeople I *like* are the ones who are knowledgeable about what they sell, can answer factual questions about the product, and can tell me things like, "Okay, if I spend another $50 to get the next model up, what additional features does that get me?" I can describe how I want to use $PRODUCT and they can figure out what they have that might meet my needs. *Those* are the kind of salespeople I will recommend to others.
Telemarketing--which is what you experienced--is about the lowest form of salesmanship there is. Yet enough people buy things from telemarketers that the telemarketers persist at it. (Just like spammers. :-/ )
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Date: 2010-02-21 08:24 am (UTC)The salespeople I *like* are the ones who are knowledgeable about what they sell, can answer factual questions about the product, and can tell me things like, "Okay, if I spend another $50 to get the next model up, what additional features does that get me?" I can describe how I want to use $PRODUCT and they can figure out what they have that might meet my needs. *Those* are the kind of salespeople I will recommend to others.
Telemarketing--which is what you experienced--is about the lowest form of salesmanship there is. Yet enough people buy things from telemarketers that the telemarketers persist at it. (Just like spammers. :-/ )