Comments on: Intrusive Marketing Tactics – A major rant!!!

By: Blaise

Blaise — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:38:23 +0000

This particular thread practically made me feel insignificant, for what you have guys said that telemarketers are jologs and stupid people. I myself is a telemarketer but I don’t deem myself to be possessing those distasteful adjectives which you have mentioned above..

But I do understand where you’re coming from, you are very private people that are being harassed and pestered by these “sales” people with their products that otherwise, you really have no interest on. But I do believe that there are salespeople out there (like me ;) ) who strives to give their best in their jobs, that they don’t see their job only as a source of income, and couldn’t wait till the next pay day sort of thing, that if they really have other choices they wouldn’t be doing what they’re doing..

I love my job, there are times that things don’t go well, it all happens to the best of us, but at the end of the day, I look at it not by how many sales call I’ve made but how I’ve dealt with people..

And by the way, I don’t bother getting the personal info of the people I need to make my sales pitch with.. I speak with their secretaries or assistants, kahit na mahirap kausap, kung bastos kausap, I’m not pushing for it, why would I serve someone who is bastos in the first place? If they give me their personal contacts, I rarely contact them in those either, I usually still speak with their secretaries unless totally urgent..

By: lucas

lucas — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:24:30 +0000

Just an additional info. I have 2 friends from the U.S. who tried to jointly buy a condo from Serendra while visiting the Phils.. I think Serendra is a joint effort between Ayala Land and Community Innovations. There had been problems with their applications and Serendra salesperson took their time to respond to their problems. Needless to say the time period allowed in their contract for them to finish the application and Serendra would not refund their reservation fee.
I heard from former condo salepeople who are buddies of mine that their main source of income if they could not make the sale is the reservation fee they got. You’ll be fighting tooth and nails to get those back even if it is Serendra’s fault. There should be similar complaints from other Serendra or Ayala Land clients for sure.
So everybody beware !!!

By: selina

selina — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:08:20 +0000

sadly, i don’t think there are ways to be protected from intrusions such as these. especially if there’s a record of you floating around out there with very specific contact details. these things can be easily bought, especially in a country like this.

that’s why i’m wary about giving out information to individuals who man credit card booths in malls, hand out real-estate related flyers, accost you while you’re shopping. you know the types. i make sure it stops there. to have them call my home and disturb me is the final straw, and i’d have to say i’d definitely be within my rights to lose my temper if they get too persistent or obtrusive. and these telemarketers fail to see that their efforts actually annoy people to the point they would never want to have anything to do with those individuals, the services or products they offer, or the company they represent.

best way i’ve found to counter what they do? i just tell them i’m not interested and hang up. if they call again, i disconnect the phone. anyone else whom you want to reach you will find another way to get in touch, such as your mobile. these telemarketers will not ever resort to such means, because it will be more expensive for them.

By: Kevin N

Kevin N — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 07:28:36 +0000

Marketman,

After dealing with e-mail spam other unsolicited messages at work, tele-marketing spam comes in. Sheesh!

Do we have a local Do-Not-Call list agency or whatever foundation here in Manila? (or in this lifetime?) :P

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:29:44 +0000

Pay your credit card bill in full and you get calls offering you ANOTHER credit card because you are “SPECIAL” and “PRIVILEGED” as Citibank and Standard Chartered put it. Miss paying it on the due date and you get a call from Citi Loans offering you UNSOLICITED financial assistance. The funny thing is I’m not even a Citibank credit card holder. Question now is, did I unknowingly slip into the rabbit hole? Is Big Brother watching?

Telemarketers are like the customary horrible mugs you get as Christmas presents. They don’t make the world a better
place.