Stop Harassing People

 I hate it when people do you wrong and assume that acknowledging it would make it look better.

"Hey, Akshaya, I know you asked to be taken off the list..." but still, I'm going to call you at the wrong hours and probe you to give me your money. 

"Hey Akshaya, I know you didn't sign up for this" yet I'm going to make you buy this stuff.

"Hey Akshaya, looks like you blocked my other number" so I'm gonna use all the numbers I have, and pester you until you give in.

"Hey, Akshaya, I know I shouldn't be sending this to your official email" but, I'm going to send it anyway because who cares, screw you!

I get this day in and day out. Insurance calls, credit cards, loans, wedding organizers, donations, etc, etc.

Though I understand where all this coming from as a salesperson, I'm always a buyer too, and so are you all.

Would you appreciate it if a salesperson does this to you? Have some empathy?

There's a very thin line between "pursuing and pestering" and an even thinner line between "pestering and harassing" 

Stop crossing the line. 

If someone wants you to take them off the list, please remove them from your list. 

Now sales folks want to be proactive. I get it. 

Keep a close eye on the prospect who shooed you away. Follow them on professional/social handles. Look for a trigger that would make sense for them to agree to take a call with you and go to them with a data-backed pitch.

You'll then be appreciated for it.

But what's happening instead is you say "I'm new and I didn't know you wanted yourself off the list" that just annoys your buyers and makes them lose respect for you and your organization.