Quick Thoughts & Asides

Okay, here’s a question for you. Let’s assume you cold call. And that you leave a voice mail message for a prospect who is unavailable. What are the elements of a voice mail message that gets a call back? What should be included? What should be left out? Share your thoughts!

SMSOfficer lets you send text messages from within Outlook 2007. I added it to our to-do list.

Ever dropped your Blackberry or other device in the toilet? Believe it or not, it happens a lot. Before shelling out a couple of hundred bucks for a new phone, try leaving it turned off overnight in a bowl of uncooked rice.

Coat pocket. Pants pocket. Cabinet drawer or car. Places I put my phone and forget that I did. Where’sMyCellPhone.com lets you call your phone - and it keeps ringing until you found it!

Salesdog publishes a new survey today, focused on the job satisfaction of salespeople. It would have been interesting to correlate the answers with the answer to “did you make plan each of the last 3 years”.

We’ve mentioned Jott before. We talk about your Blackberry frequently. How about marrying the two? Jott has done that for a few Blackberry models. Reply to emails by voice — no more thumbtyping while you drive. Check it out.

Snoring. Background noise. Placing your line on hold (and playing the music for everyone). Side conversations you think others can’t hear. This is bad conference call etiquette. Show respect for the call host and mute yourself. It’s *6 on most systems, people, *6. A few more ideas here…

After our post about keeping your mind focused by keeping your desktop clean, how about doing the same with your desk? Take a look at this keyboard-storage-thingamajig. Via gizmodo.

In posts here and elsewhere you’ve found references to LinkedIn. You should know by now what it is, but do you use it, really? If not, here are 100+ “smart” ways to start.

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