Phone rings
Me - It's a great day, Danny Smith.
Caller - Danny, my name is Lauren. I'm a financial planner and Chris suggested I give you a call and set an appointment to come by and see you.
Me - Lauren, I'm backed up on some things for the next two weeks. Can you call me then and we'll set a time.
Lauren - thanks Danny, I'll do that.
Two weeks to the day later
Phone rings
Me - It's a great day, Danny Smith
Caller - Hi Danny, this is Lauren. I called two weeks ago to get an appointment and you suggested I call back today.
Me - Hi Lauren. I remember, when's a good time for you.
This is a normal routine I use. I am usually backed up a bit, but normally, the caller doesn't call back.
Lauren and I set an appointment, we met at my office, she was extremely personable, professional and knowledgeable. I told her I didn't have a need for her services at-that-time but we had a great conversation and I mentioned I might have a couple of people I'd introduce her to at a later date.
She thanked me for my time left me, gave me a few of her business cards and parted.....
Normally, I'd send an email 2 or 3 days later thanking her for coming by, but I didn't in this case.
Now, weeks later........nothing.
Nor did she reach out to me between calls mentioned about. Nor did she make a point of letting me see she looked at my profiles anywhere online.
Lauren wasted our time. She wasted the handshake.
Surely the calls, the effort.........I guess she was only interested in making a sale......right then.
Obviously a very short-term thinker and doer. Commission Breath at its worst!
Me - It's a great day, Danny Smith.
Caller - Danny, my name is Lauren. I'm a financial planner and Chris suggested I give you a call and set an appointment to come by and see you.
Me - Lauren, I'm backed up on some things for the next two weeks. Can you call me then and we'll set a time.
Lauren - thanks Danny, I'll do that.
Two weeks to the day later
Phone rings
Me - It's a great day, Danny Smith
Caller - Hi Danny, this is Lauren. I called two weeks ago to get an appointment and you suggested I call back today.
Me - Hi Lauren. I remember, when's a good time for you.
This is a normal routine I use. I am usually backed up a bit, but normally, the caller doesn't call back.
Lauren and I set an appointment, we met at my office, she was extremely personable, professional and knowledgeable. I told her I didn't have a need for her services at-that-time but we had a great conversation and I mentioned I might have a couple of people I'd introduce her to at a later date.
She thanked me for my time left me, gave me a few of her business cards and parted.....
Normally, I'd send an email 2 or 3 days later thanking her for coming by, but I didn't in this case.
Now, weeks later........nothing.
Nor did she reach out to me between calls mentioned about. Nor did she make a point of letting me see she looked at my profiles anywhere online.
Lauren wasted our time. She wasted the handshake.
Surely the calls, the effort.........I guess she was only interested in making a sale......right then.
Obviously a very short-term thinker and doer. Commission Breath at its worst!
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