Cold calling is a scourge for many people. Fortunately, there is a very simple way to stop being solicited.
Who has never been affected by telephone canvassing? More and more French people complain every day of being victims of these incessant calls. Call centers are now numerous and their employees have only one mission: to contact as many people as possible and get them to sign contracts or commitments. They even have pre-written scenarios to be able to call you, call you back and convince you to subscribe to their offers.
Fortunately, there are solutions. Several tools and online services have recently emerged to prevent official companies from contacting you, there are also lists of numbers that should be avoided at all costs if they try to reach you. Similarly, you have certainly read a lot of advice on what to say to a canvasser when you have made the mistake of answering one of these calls. But do you know what you should definitely not say?
If you really want to get rid of pushy or even disrespectful advisors, there are indeed answers and even words to avoid. First of all, it is absolutely necessary to prescribe any form of curiosity towards what the advisor will propose to you. Do not ask any questions because the latter could allow your interlocutor to unfold his text further and not leave you alone. You must also ban the word “yes” in your answers since the advisor could think that you are potentially interested in his offers.
Many people are also very vehement towards advisors who practice telephone canvassing. Keep in mind that these are employees and that they would also like to do something other than contact you by phone to offer you insurance or solar panels. So try to be polite with them.
You might also be tempted to hang up right away when you hear the advisor’s voice, but be aware that this will only delay the problem since the advisor will try to reach you again shortly.
The best way to get rid of them once and for all is to refuse the advisor’s offers outright. Simply answer “no” or “I’m not interested” to each of their requests. Better yet, you can sometimes answer that you already have the offer proposed. This way, the advisor will quickly realize that they can’t get anything from you and stop bothering you. They may even eventually categorize you as a useless contact to call back.