I received this email today at work and I am amazed. To quote my coworker, “what an ass.”
To: Seamus Leahy
Good morning, Seamus:
We recently sent you some very important email information on (February 6th & April 3rd) with a couple of followup phone calls. We previously provided this informaiotn [sic] to [previous person with the name misspelled]. This could have proved to be very beneficial for your organization’s valuable website, and for some reason or other, you chose not to respond to these significant messages! Unfortunately, we consider that as a lack of professional courtesy, and of good communications skills on your part..
It’s probably not your fault - there are literally thousands of people, like you, in the business world today who don’t know how to communicate properly! You just happen to be one of them. That’s why we also created a popular 1/2 hour T.V. program, called “Communicating Today”, on Ch 10, Fairfax Cable, which is designed to help people, like yourself, to become better, more courteous communicators! We suggest that you watch this program, asap - because you could benefit from it! It “airs” on Sundays @ 3:30 pm, Fridays @ 6:30 am and Wednesdays @ 8:30 pm.
“Here’s to better, and more courteous communicating”!
Thanks, Seamus.
John Monsul
Account Executive
KMAnet
and
Producer/Host of
“Communicating Today”
Channel 10, Fairfax Cable
Fairfax, VA.Enjoy watching “Communicating Today” this weekend!
Will I watch “Communicating Today?” Heck no.
Even if they did call and email, which I do not remember, it is nothing personal because the number of cold calls I get is absurd.
UPDATE
I can’t believe I did not recognize the name earlier. Yes this person does call and leave emails all the time! Our receptionist has become very familiar with him. From what I have learned, he started calling my organization well over five years ago and we have never purchased anything. After a few months of not calling us, he starts again. But, the kicker is he starts by asking for essentially my predecessor’s predecessor’s predecessor. After a few attempts of being told the person no longer works here, he then remembers the next person. The patterns repeats until he remembers me.
While I was down at SXSW, he calls up and asks for me to which the receptionist tells him I am out for the remainder of the week. He called the very next day.
I have nothing against cold sales call as long as they stop once it is clear that there is no interest.