[jotucker1983]

The disadvantage of the business owner saying to himself "Oh no...it's another one of those damn cash advance loan shark guys. This is the tenth call today! I'm putting him on ignore." Boom!

Archie if the merchant is going to say that to my voicemail, he's going to say that to my email, my letter in the mail, my live telephone call to him, my radio ad, my TV ad, my website ad, or to my face if I pop up at the location. You know why? Because he's not interested.

It's as if you are saying the voicemail is going to make you "lose the sale". If you lose the sale because you left a voicemail, you never had a "sale" to begin with.

And what would your message say anyway?

It would detail whatever pitch/message I'm trying to rely to said prospective client, which is the goal of any form of business marketing.

At least the next time you call, he may be curious enough to pick up and see what it's about.

We are calling retail locations and other very busy business outlets. As a result:

- Most prospects are "hit and miss"

- Most prospects aren't going to remember a "number off a caller ID"

- If you don't leave a message, you never called/you don't exist/your message never got through

Leaving a voicemail (multiple voicemails over time) and the prospect randomly calling you back when he has time, might be the only legitimate way to communicate with the guy.

Some guys you can't get a hold of through live calls, you might can only get a hold of him through leaving a voicemail, and/or shooting an email, and/or sending a letter in the mail, and/or popping up at the location.

As a result, a Rep should utilize all "reasonable/legal" forms of business marketing at their disposal, to communicate to their target market about the availability of their offerings.