what does HN think are the better alternatives to cold contact?
businesses obviously keep doing unsolicited telemarketing calls because it works to some extent
what does HN think are the better alternatives to cold contact?
businesses obviously keep doing unsolicited telemarketing calls because it works to some extent
Build a product worth purchasing.
Does there have to be a alternative? Companies preying on the elderly and uninformed is not something we necessarily need as a society. (99% of my telemarketing calls are scams where they pretend to represent my current power company to get me to sign a contract with a different company).
Wasting the telemarketers' time
selling fentanyl works pretty well too from a business perspective
There does not need to be an alternative. It just needs to stop.
Most unsolicited telemarketing is inefficient--and that means a high cost of making the sale, which means whatever they are offering is either too expensive, too low quality, or an outright scam.