A Very Odd Way of Getting Your Sales Voicemails Returned!

Voicemail is one of, if not the worst aspect of a sales career. Many people are busy or ignore their calls. As a result, you get to leave them a message! And what do they do with that message? Usually, they'll delete it. Often, without even listening.

Very few people return voicemails, usually because they go through so many calls like yours. Eventually, they'll just tune out and delete your message and soon as they even begin to suspect that it's a sales pitch.

I recently heard about a very unorthodox way of getting voicemails returned and I have to say that I would never have even contemplated doing this. It goes against the very fabric of what I have been taught over the course of my sales career: hang up in the middle of the message.

That's right. Just hang up. Think about that for a second. Seems like a scummy move, right? After all, it is certainly rude to just hang up the phone in the middle of a call. So why should you hang up in the middle of a message?

It piques their curiosity. Imagine getting a message saying "Hey, this is Rob. I have a great idea for-". And the phone goes dead. What was this guy trying to say? Even if it's not pressing, it will certainly interest you at least a tiny bit. 

Will the person call back? Maybe, maybe not. If not, try calling them again and telling them you tried to contact them recently and that what you mentioned is not going to be relevant much longer.

After I tried to do some "hang-up" voicemails, I got an extra sale per week, on average. Now, that may not sound like much, but it is quite impressive in my industry if you sell that much.

Go ahead; try it. Just hang up in the middle of your message! Worst case scenario is that you lose out on that one particular prospect. That doesn't mean it has to hurt your bottom line. Experiment a little!

So has anyone has increased their sales by hanging up when leaving voicemails? Have you attempted this? Please comment below!