Conducting extra research on your prospects before you call them is always a good idea. This script from Mike Brooks is a great example of how you can use this additional information in your sales voicemails.
Whatever you do, don’t call and hang up without leaving a voicemail. The contact is never going to return a call from an unknown number and, the next time you call, they’ll be even less interested in what you have to say.
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Hi Han Solo, my name is Chewbacca. I am calling regarding the property you have for rent on Jones Street in Adelaide. My name again, it’s Chewbacca and my number is 8936563, that’s 8936563. Please call me back when you can. Thanks.
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Leave a specific request. What do you want your listener to do? Sure, you want them to call you back, but why? To answer a question? To set up an appointment? People will appreciate it if you give them specific actions for their call back. That way they’ll know they won’t be wasting a lot of time on the call back trying to figure out what you want.
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Follow that with an email that says the same thing, log the call / update your notes in your CRM and MOVE ON!
In the U.K. and most of Europe it is considered good manners to leave a slightly longer answering message as it gives the person time to adjust to the fact that they've been put through to an answering machine, compose a message in their head and then get ready to speak. It also leaves the caller with the impression of someone who is calm, composed, polite and not rushing around like a chicken without a head.
If you can't set up Visual Voicemail, contact your carrier to make sure that your plan supports the feature.
First, go to the "Phone" app on your iOS device and go to the Voicemail tab. Then, select the voicemail that you want to save and tap on the "Share" button."
4. By default, your voicemail will be setup with your carrier's generic greeting.
If you haven’t set your voicemail it could be the cause of “iPhone voicemail error try again later.” Please use the guide below to set it up. Turn off your WIFI. Press the phone icon. Press and hold number 1 on the keypad, and enter the password to access your voicemail. Setup your voicemail greetings and password. Restart your phone then use your voicemail.
Website: https://support.8x8.com/express/devices/voip-phones-headsets/8x8-express-how-to-create-or-change-outgoing-voicemail-message
If you find yourself wishing for your prospect not to pick up -- you might need to consider a new profession.
If you do this two or three times in a row, you further degrade your chances of ever connecting with this prospect. Since they've now seen your number come up multiple times without once receiving a voicemail, they're aware this call is definitely not one they need to take. You can bet the next time you call, they're not picking up.