June Reader Poll Results
The latest reader poll has just come to an end and with some interesting results. I asked my readers the question:
Should PR companies approach bloggers differently to journalists?
And the answer, most definitely yes.
73% of voters agreed that bloggers need to be treated differently. Of the remaining, 18% didn’t know and 9% were happy with traditional methods.
For me this is fairly conclusive: bloggers want to be treated differently, something both PR agents and others who want to influence bloggers should bear in mind.
Ok so for this next month I’m asking:
Which of the following direct sales tactics are most effective:
Telesales
Email shots
Direct mail
Face to face
Please answer in the poll on the right hand sidebar now.
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Tag:Reader Polls
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
With the right person, face-to-face is by far the best method. Time to vote in the poll!
Cheers.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Telesales all the way, Direct mail straight in the bin, emails straight to spam. Face to face only after the tele sales guy booked the appointment so that you can sit face to face and blow a solid deal booked by the tele sale guy. I started in tele sales booking appointments for mortgae brokers.
June 25th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Yes, they should approach them differently. Vote people!
June 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I am definitely going to vote for Face to Face I think its the best amongst the other three in many ways.OK I am voting now!
June 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I don’t talk to telesales people or machine, but I like emails and junk mail, I always read everything. Also, about the personal interaction, I like the face to face situation, if the sales person knows his or her job.
June 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
defintely face to face is the most effective… people are afraid to say ‘no’ to people they are actually talking to. i know thats the case with me.. thats why i always try to avoid people i know that get paid on commission.
-Rich
June 26th, 2008 at 3:37 am
I do agree with your poll results.
I guess, face to face is still more effective because you will have a direct contact with your customers.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Yes I think this is going to be very interesting.
As I consider that Direct mail-we are not sure about this.
Telesales - little bit
Facetoface - chance for 75%
E-mail shots - 10% would be a great thing..
Start polling…
June 26th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Wow, a nice survey with digestive conclusion. I am looking forward to read such fruitful post from you.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Face-to-face. I immediately delete junk email without even reading it any more. I’m off to vote now!
June 27th, 2008 at 7:31 am
I think Face-to-face will work more than any other like direct mail, E-mail or Telesales…
Surely my vote will be for Facetoface….
Thanks for this survey
June 28th, 2008 at 4:27 am
My vote will be for E-mail, Why I think e-mail is the best thing is that we can do business apart from our country.
Facetoface will not be a good idea to meet people who are some miles away from us.
Keep voting….
June 28th, 2008 at 9:58 am
I think e-mailing will make more advantages. Because people who are some miles away from us , we can not go there and sell things facetoface,
So what I feel is that E-mails will let us to get more people connected…
June 28th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Face to face only, other I’m not sure whether somebody will pay attention to it.
June 29th, 2008 at 12:15 am
The conversion rate of face to face is by far the highest, but the ability to get face to face has always been the problem.
This is why it makes sense to have a well balanced marketing approach, using multiple approaches.
June 29th, 2008 at 4:26 am
Yeah i have to go with the rest of the people bloggers should be treated differently
July 1st, 2008 at 11:40 am
My opinion is also to treat the bloggers differently than other peoples.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I agree…bloggers are high sot after!
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 am
Treating all the people can’t be the same if anyone even try to do.
July 6th, 2008 at 12:36 am
I also prefer face to face.
More direct is richer in form.
Regards,
David
home based travel agent
self-help
July 8th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Ya me too I started in tele sales booking appointments for mortgae brokers.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Face to Face is the best, most direct and most expensive method and why it is not possible unless you have a huge salesforce with large capital. It is getting rarer and rarer to see people face to face and suggest it will only become less frequent.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i would say either direct mail or email since they require the least amount of direct labor. Those methods will oviously have the lowest conversion rate but will be the cheapest way to reach the most people.
-Rachel
July 18th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Face to face is really an idea, which will be a revolution for the future.
July 22nd, 2008 at 5:50 am
I think e-mail is the best thing is that we can do business apart from our country.
Facetoface will not be a good idea to meet people who are some miles away from us.