Being “rewarded” with a basic salary for telemarketing!Posted by Maxine on February 1, 2012
I’ve seen this phrase used quite a bit recently on forums and discussion groups and it always makes me smile. Usually it is written by business owners who do not want to commit to a basic salary without being sure that their employee is going to earn the salary. Quite often the salary they are [...]
Another Cold Caller “Defeated”Posted by Maxine on January 30, 2012
I thought I would share the inspiration with you for this blog post from UK Business Forums. http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=239799 You will need a large cuppa to read through the entire thread so I will sum it up for you and give you my thoughts on it … * There are always “rants” to these kinds of [...]
Consultative TelemarketingPosted by Maxine on January 22, 2012
Taking the consultative approach to telemarketing and telesales can seem like you are going all round the houses but in actual fact it can be a great way to ask the right questions, listen, understand needs, all with the aim of meeting those needs in a way that is perceived as better or different than [...]
Twitter better than email and phone for responses!Posted by Maxine on September 12, 2011
I had an interesting discussion last week with someone who was asking me why they got a quicker response from me if they tweeted me rather than email or phone me. I figured I am not the only person in the world who reads text messages whilst they are on the phone or in meetings [...]
My friend the Whiteboard!Posted by Maxine on August 31, 2011
I am a big fan of my whiteboard. I use it as a live sales and telemarketing board. In a collections environment I always used it to display performance to target and it’s a habit that has stayed with me for telemarketing and sales performance too. Some people may think it is a bit old [...]
What’s an internet troll?Posted by Maxine on June 10, 2011
I was asked this question this week and it occurs to me that not everyone will have had an experience of an internet troll just yet. So in anticipation of your first encounter, here is a bit of an explanation and a couple of tips. What is an internet troll? An internet troll is someone [...]
Where to advertise your Telemarketing OpportunitiesPosted by Maxine on March 23, 2011
Someone just visited my blog using the term “where to advertise telemarketing opportunities” so I thought it would be useful as a telemarketing company in the UK to respond to this search. At Maxxy we tend to respond to * Linkedin discussions, forum discussions, twitter, other social media. * Freeindex There are some pay-per-lead sites [...]
Maxxy Offers Assistance via Business Link East Supplier Brokerage NetworkPosted by Maxine on March 22, 2011
If you are recently starting out in business or are about to set up your new business then you may be interested to hear that Maxxy is accepted as a supplier for the Business Link East Supplier Brokerage Network. This scheme has been running for quite a long time but was recently under threat of [...]
Maxxy Video Journey with Powerpoint and imoviePosted by Maxine on March 20, 2011
I just HAD to write a little article about my recent journey into imovie and Garageband all with the helping hand of some lovely youtubers kind enough to do tutorials for all my little questions. I don’t mind admitting that I learned how to do some bits and pieces from an 11 yr old in America [...]
Top Tips for Not Wasting Money As A Start UpPosted by Maxine on March 18, 2011
I read this article today and was inspired to think about what tips I would give others for not wasting money as a start up. The article I read is here: Ten Ways to Waste Money On A Start Up If you were to write your Top Ten list for ways to NOT Waste Money [...]
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