People hate voicemail. Leaving messages, receiving them… With so many other ways to communicate, most of which don’t require you to actually use your voice, voicemail has become anxiety-producing. It’s even worse when you’re talking about a marketing or sales voicemail, too. The recipient usually thinks, “You’re just trying to get money out of me,” and they often hang up before listening to the entire message.
Fortunately, this is a skill that can be learned and perfected. In this article, we'll discuss why sales voicemails are important, eight tactics you can use to craft better messages, and three simple voicemail scripts worth stealing. Let's get started!

Maybe you had one too many glasses of whiskey, and really needed to let your ex know you’re doing great Luckily, she doesn’t pick up, but you feel the need to leave her a 10-minute voicemail. Nice work.
Does leaving a voicemail message create performance anxiety for you? If it does, you probably are a millennial. There's good news and bad news about this. The good news is that you are early in your career, with lots of opportunities to make a positive difference in your world.