Just for Fun (but with a serious point) - Sales Appointments

[Scunner]

I have a couple of "prospects" who I really need to get in front of. Up here I find it much easier than my London & South East days to see people, but one or two are so far impossible. You call, you get their voicemail - and they never call back. You email, they totally ignore you  

There's a lot of people on CBF with great sales experience - so please help me out here! What can you do to get an appointment when they totally ignore you again and again?

Genuine and/or amusing suggestions welcome!

[Highlander]

Warning them that your colleague Gordon is in their area and is going to call in   

Or alternatively, Steph is in their area and.................................

[Jacqui Harvey]

I think the only thing you can do is try a cold call.  If they don't answer your messages, there is nothing else left do to.  I was a Sales Rep before I was an Antiques Dealer, company car etc.,  so I have some experience in getting to see people.

[Scunner]

Yeah I agree Jacqui - although our company works on rule 1: No cold calling (which I totally disagree with).

[Menthol]

You send them a really amusing email that will make them laugh and instantly warm to you so that they can't wait to meet you. You, of all people will not find this difficult.

Conducting business doesn't always have to be stuffy.


(This once worked for me, by the way. However, the 'amusing' bit was a complete accident and everything to do with not having spellcheck switched on my email .....)

[KKOB]

Forget 'em. They obviously don't want to see or speak to you.

[WordBird]

Look at your contacts on LinkedIn and see who you're connected to who's connected to someone who's connected to them. (Rinse & repeat - Six Degrees of Separation theory.)
Then you can request an introduction that passes through the chain; I've done this before and it worked.
 

[scorcher]

Get yourself a tin of that soup that your namesakes make and wrap your message around it requesting a meet face to face - spoons provided ! Message in a bottle scenario - got to raise a smile....  

[KKOB]

Get yourself a tin of that soup that your namesakes make and wrap your message around it requesting a meet face to face - spoons provided ! Message in a bottle scenario - got to raise a smile....   

What ? Throw it through their window ?  

[Jacqui Harvey]

Once in, I always found a smart suit with a short skirt and high heel shoes worked for me...   Feel free to use my selling tip.