Appointment or Drive by?
Posted on Wed, Jun 15th, 2011 by Lost in the bedroom I call my office
Filed Under: motivation

Here I go again.  It's 9:30am and I need to get my butt out of the house!  Only one problem!  I haven't called anyone to make the appointments that I promised myself I would for today.  At this point I have two choices.  1. Get in my car and do "drop in" sales calls.  2. Sit here and agonize over why I didn't make the appointments. 

Which is the better choice?  Usually by 11am I will have decided to choose option 1. Then do it all over again the next day, and the next day, and the next day...... This brings me to my question.  What's wrong with doing the "drop in"?  These aren't cold calls, they are existing client relationships.  If I called to make an appointment they would probably wonder what was wrong.  Right?  Does this make sense or am I justifying my lack of ability to plan better?

What do you think?  Where do you stand on the issue?  Do you have any tips or advise that you can share with me?

Signed,

Lost in the bedroom I call my office


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DB Rep says:
I agree 100%. It is 10:47am and my ass is still locked on the couch, er, office chair... I say setup appointments for new potential clients, or clients that have dropped off in performance to discuss why. Shows you are serious about their business. Drive by muggings are fun though!
Posted on: Thu, Mar 26th, 2009 10:49am
Bob Hall says:
That is a good question. The same thing happens to me all the time. I don't really know what the best answer is. I can't wait to see what other have to say.
Posted on: Thu, Mar 26th, 2009 9:59am

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