Cold calling will never die! (as long as there are still landline subscribers.) You just have to go old school. Copper land line. Western Electric touch tone phone with the dial tone. And nowadays you gotta give good voicemail. Live ones. No more voicemail drops.
Lincoln just axed one of the bigger telesales agency’s
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Well, you keep dialing away then. As long as you've got a bunch of money for the fines and all you'll be just fine.
Do cold calls and working aged leads really get authorities' attention? I've had some killer weeks working 2+ year old leads. Worst objection I ever got on an aged lead was, "Where the hell have you been?" or "Yeah, I needed insurance two years ago, I got it, my health has really declined since then and so no thanks." On a cold call, which I've never really done, but I have gone to the wrong address once in a while, I've written some huge policies. Never gotten any kind of pushback more than "Doesn't live here anymore."
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Calling people on the do not call without express permission has been against the law for over 30 years. 1991 to be exact.
The call centers get around the law because the companies want them protected.
But many millions have been paid by sole proprietors and smaller IMO's for violating the TCPA.
Shit rolls downhill. You need to know where you are on that hill.
The call centers get around the law because the companies want them protected.
But many millions have been paid by sole proprietors and smaller IMO's for violating the TCPA.
Shit rolls downhill. You need to know where you are on that hill.
There are those out there that will turn you in or sue you in a heartbeat for cold calling them, especially being on the DNC. I have seen this and have had to deal with it. Not once have I ever heard of an agent getting dinged due to an aged lead. I'm not saying it hasn't happened, but I just have never heard of it happening.
So, I know for a fact that I wouldn't be cold calling after the 27th, but as for the aged lead thing...hmmm, that's one to ponder. Of course, all it would take is one time getting caught and you won't do it again! (unless you're just plain stupid).
Sounds like he was talking about running aged leads F2F, not on the phone. Said sometimes he went to the wrong house
There are no restrictions on running leads F2F, just on the phone.
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Yes but things changing the 27th with 1 to 1 consent . I assure you lawyers will be going wild shaking down agents in the us . It's easy money . Now you can door knock those old leads .
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Consent to call expires.
And it's incumbent on you to know. Not the upline. Not the lead vendor.
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Nothing will change for the call centers.
I'm sure I will get just as many calls per day after the 27th as I get now.
Just counted them. I've had 19 telemarketing calls so far today. It's 4:15 pm now.
First call was at 6:20 am.
They are not all "low cost final expenses" or Medicare calls.
Some are for warranties. Some for alarm systems. Some are for a car accident where I wasn't properly compensated.
But most are direct from "Medicare".
