Rob & Barry: How to Sell to Us

Our rant back in May, describing our frustration with what has become a daily deluge of phone calls from salespeople, caused some consternation among readers of the AB Newswire.

Our rant back in May, describing our frustration with what has become a daily deluge of phone calls from salespeople, caused some consternation among readers of the AB Newswire. Some of the responses to our blog item - which, we admit, didn't articulate clearly enough that the biggest problem we have is not with representatives of the fitness industry, but with other service providers asking us to place ads in their coupon books, hire them to process our credit card transactions, buy their electricity and propane, use their janitorial services, lease their equipment - centered on the question, "So, what's a poor salesperson to do?" If we won't take their calls, won't meet with them and might not respond to an e-mail, how in the world can they do their jobs?

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