Art of persuasion

[alicebear87]

Hi all!

I work trying to generate leads for a company which sets up debt managment plans - it is actually quite helpful to a lot of people but does anyone have any tips on hpw I can get more people to open on the phone and talk about their debts?

Thanks

[CheekyChops]

I bet you work for one of the Debt Management companies that charge a fee...

Anybody with any sense will use one of the charities that will do exactly what you do for FREE.

So no, I'm not going to give you tips on how to take money from people who can ill afford it. DMP's do help a lot of people but why should they pay you a percentage when that money can go towards reducing their debt?

[BRAVO1]

Cheekychops - Yes you are right, but remember a lot of companies do charge a fee, this is what is called business...I bet when you opened your bank account nobody mentioned the charges that you could incur ?.

Punters will and can vote on their feet, after all why pay for something that you can get for free...

Cold calling is regulated - I hope you work from lead's gained by legal methods.

Anyone wishing to stop cold calls can contact the Telephone Preference Service or TPS on-line.

[alicebear87]

Cheeckychops your making a bit of an assumption which I find quite judgmental. We don't take any money from customers from what we do, and we only call people who are actually having financial difficulty. However it is a very sensitive issue and lots of people bury their heads in the sand and refuse to think about it. That is what I was asking about.

[Gok Wan]

Sorry, I can't answer your actual question but am intrigued to know how you are aware that they are already in financial difficulty?

[alicebear87]

Oh we get it about people who have applied for consolidation loans and been rejected (obviosly only the people who don't tick the box saying they don't mind being contacted by third parties)