I had called her to ask for a friend to help someone find a job. I didn’t tell her why I needed the number. She hesitated to give it to me. I asked her what was going on. She responded with trepidation because she thought I was going to ask them if they wanted to buy life insurance.
I can totally see why your friend was hesitant. Her previous experience made her gun shy. And it may have cost you referrals in the years since that original less than ideal experience.
I can also see why the wife of the couple chastised your friend for giving you their phone number. In today's world we would call that opting in. They did not opt in to receive a solicitation from anyone. Doesn't matter that it happened to be you.
I think these days we are more careful with permission than we were in the past. I know I will double check with someone before connecting them with someone else. I'm guessing it's all the GDPR and privacy training in recent years.
Knowing what you know now, how would you have handled that situation differently?
Yah. That was over 20 years ago and things have changed quite a bit indeed. Qualifying prospects is a whole new process.
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