How’s that again?

This morning I got a voice mail message from a number that I didn’t recognize. When I accessed the message, it only said “press 1 to continue in English, press 2 to continue in Spanish.” Mind you, I still don’t know who it is or why I need to do this, so I figured no harm going on so I press “1.” Then it said “press 1 to continue in English, press 2 to continue in Spanish.” I pressed “1” again. Once more, it said “press 1 to continue in English, press 2 to continue in Spanish.” I hung up – forgetting it was a message. I still don’t know who it is.

Then I googled the number and the whole page is full of nothing but complaints from people getting a call from this number without knowing who it is and not able to reach them. FYI the number is 813-830-7822.

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8 comments • Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer • July 22 2008 09:40AM

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Isn't that funny?  I'm sure it costs a lot of money for this company to advertise in this way, and nobody can get in touch with them?  That's pretty funny (strange funny).  :)

Posted by Debi Ernst GRI, e-PRO, Broker/Sales Associate (St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors) almost 4 years ago

Debi,

This might be funny but very annoying. It's like these stupid spam emails we keep getting and we wonder why people waste their time doing them. :)

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) almost 4 years ago

Steve,

 

You should have pressed 2. LOL

Posted by Jim Fischetti (The Fischetti Group/Keller Williams) almost 4 years ago

Steve...

I have no idea what that's all about, unless they are trying to determine how many people speak Spanish in an area.

Posted by Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate almost 4 years ago

Jim,

Now, there's an idea. Talk about out-of-the box. I wonder what would have happened differently. I'm not up to finding out - you try if you like. :)

Steve

 

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) almost 4 years ago

Richard,

That's a perfectly plausible idea. I'm not sure why they need to do that type of a binary survey - if that's what it was. :)

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) almost 4 years ago

Steve

I can received calls that mirror the call you sited on your blog. Not only they are inconvenient but they are annoying. I have my cell phone on the do not call list.

Good luck and success

Lou Ludwig

Posted by Lou Ludwig CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC, e-PRO, (Ludwig & Associates) almost 4 years ago

Lou,

This is very clever of them. Maybe no one would have been there had I answered or maybe I would have heard the same message. Since you can't prove who it was that called, I guess they're outside the radar of  the do not call list.

Steve

Posted by Steve Hoffacker - Sales Trainer/Coach, Sales Books Author, Photographer (Hoffacker Associates LLC) almost 4 years ago

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