Recent content by Paul Brooke

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    Call centres

    It is possibly a mixture of both. In the case of PPI for example Claim Management companies will normally have their own telemarketing dept generating leads for themselves. Some companies will outsource the lead generation side of things and then either pay per lead or on a pay per hour basis
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    Statins

    Nope. No side affects at all from taking them. I am type 2 diabetic and it is controlled by diet. I haven't changed a lot apart from substituting Sweetex for sugar in my tea, miss out on the odd biscuits I may have had and try to have my food grilled instead of fried, oven chips etc. No great...
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    Statins

    Getting it down from 6.8 to 5.1 is a good start. However 5.1 is still high. Your doctor will be looking to get it down to at least 4.0 or even under ideally I was diagnosed as diabetic at the age of 52 and I have been taking one day before bed every day. If the doc has prescribed them then take...
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    Hello

    Welcome Kathrina
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    The rise of the log burner

    All the rage??...who told you that?
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    phone sale conversion rate

    As far as I am aware you are trying to sell e-cigs and fluids to these shopkeepers. If I am correct then I would expect you to be on a hiding to nothing by selling on the phone... or any other way really. There are so many places that you can get these online that I can't see why anyone would...
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    Not a great experience with Telesales

    I am not arguing the point that they are far and few between. All I said was that there are so many that promise the earth, take money upfront and then deliver bo diddly The whole point of me looking for good telemarketing people is exactly for the reason you stated. I want people that can walk...
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    Not a great experience with Telesales

    I do have competent salespeople. But they are out surveying properties and talking to the customer as to the best solution for their home to enable them to invest and save money. What I was referring to are telesales people that can generate interest. The sale is not obviously done on the...
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    Not a great experience with Telesales

    Done to death? Solar PV maybe... but it is still being bought and installed. And as regards for the other....When was the last time somebody called you offering thermodynamic systems? or infra red water generators?... don't talk silly bud.. these are new technologies and have not scratched the...
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    Not a great experience with Telesales

    We supply and install energy saving products such as Solar PV, Solar Thermodynamics for hot water, PV Power Diverters to immersion heaters, Far infrared radiators and Infrared water generators/ boilers. All sold to the domestic and commercial markets. but we concentrate more on homeowners. All...
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    Not a great experience with Telesales

    If I only had a £1 for every telesales person that says getting leads for me would be no problem I would be able to retire I am sure. The amount of time and money I have wasted on trying to find someone that can actually deliver what they say is quite frightening when I think about it. I have...
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    Could omeone post something interesting for a change?

    every little helps ;)
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    The best invention of 2014

    Nothing. But from what I heard this is not compulsory but an opt in. Maybe I heard wrong
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    The best invention of 2014

    I guess if you are the passenger then you wouldn't activate it
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    infrared radiant heating

    Depends on the size of the room you are wishing to heat. They are comparable in size to radiators I would guess. I only saw one sample. I do like the mirror one for the bathroom though. No misting up, no mould growth. I am sure they will be the future due to the benefits they have... but I won't...