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[Jessica Maldonado Company: MCA Motor Club of America Contribution Level: 3]

I would like to know if anyone here has done marketing through a voice broadcasting system. And if they had any success with it at all.

If you have tried it and have any suggestions about this, please share. Thanks.

[caleb finkbiner Contribution Level: 1]

Hey Jessica,

Voice braodcasting can be very costly and ineffective. Here is what you will need if it is something you would like to pursue:

1. an 800 number for prospects to call back
a. kall8 is what I use, it is very cheap, easy to run software
2.Minutes for a phone broadcaster
a. the one I used was $54 for 2250 minutes
b. depending on how long the calls are defines how many calls you can make
3. A VERY large list of prospects
a. you will need a list of about 1000 people or more
b. keep in mind that the cheap list of prospects carry a lot of bad numbers
4. Patience
a. My upline still uses this method and out of about 5 broadcasts to thousands of people there have been only a handful of interested business people

Phone broadcasting is like getting on a boat and sailing out into the middle of the ocean with a large net. Getting to a certain point, randomly stopping, casting the net, and hoping for a large catch of fish. Keep in mind also, that many people will call the 800# back and curse you out and threaten to sue you for harassment. It is really quite amusing once you get used to it.

All in all I wouldn't recommend it, but maybe, hopefully, you have more success than I did.

Best of luck in whatever you decide to do!

Caleb Finkbiner

[Richard Bravo Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 9]

Jessica-
The only personal experience I can offer you is on the side of the person being called.
Myself and literally EVERYONE I know DESPISE these calls.

I've said before, I firmly believe automation can only take you so far.
This in my opinion is on the fringe of spamming. Whether people opted into a list or not, no one likes to be called by a machine.

I would be willing to bet whatever investment put forth to play the numbers with any shred of positive results using that method or prospecting would be much better invested (100x) in a professional social media campaign or ppc campaign.

Not to mention the massive difference the process will have on your image and brand choosing one method over the other.

That's just my take.
~RB

[Steven Saliba Contribution Level: 2]

I actually received one of the automated calls today. It is very annoying. I recommend you work on building your own email list through an autoresponder. Build a relationship with that list and things will drastically change in your business.

[Marcus McDaniel Contribution Level: 1]

I've used it many times in the past. The company Calib was working with was XMVoice - their price is 2.4 cents per minute = 2250 minutes for $54.00. I've used "Message Communications" myself and actually had a lot of success with them. Their price is 1.2 cents a minute and they provide the list to call as well. I got a LOT of calls back from the 800 number on the Caller ID and from the actual calls, but if you are willing to put up with the cursing and pissed off people (about 20-30% of the callers) then the remaining 70% will make it worthwhile. My only complaint about them was that they have a pretty high ($600) minimum, so they're more suited for people like me who have been doing this for a while... At least there's no setup fees or monthly issues like with iBuzz and XMVoice. Their site is messagecommunications.com

Good Luck,
~MM

[Jay Olivo Contribution Level: 2]

I have some experience with voice broadcasting.

When you have a large genealogy list, you can use voice broadcasting to scrub the list of disconnected numbers, then you can see which people actually answered and which ones let the answering machine answer. Then of the people who answered you can see by the report how long they listened to your message or if they took an action and pressed one for more information.

Keep your message short, under 30 seconds if you can. Always remember less is more.

Voice broadcasting up until last month was a tool for me to see who is home and who may have some interest. This cut down on my wasted time calling disconnected numbers and answering machine.

If you know how to use voice broadcasting it can be an inexpensive way to connect with people.

Another way to use voice broadcasting is to remind people of a webinar or conference call. About 10 or 15 minutes before the call depending on how big your list is, you can use it to remind people to get on the webinar or conference call.

Voice broadcasting is most effective when you have a downline of people that you need to get a message to and you don't want or have the time to call each of them personally.

It isn't effective if you think you can sell someone or recruit them on the first broadcast. You need to speak with them live on a personal level. If they already have opted in to your program or list it could be a way to gain some credibility but ONLY IF USED TO INFORM.........NOT to bother or pitch.


That is my experience. I hope it helps.

[Jessica Maldonado Company: MCA Motor Club of America Contribution Level: 3]

Thank you guys for all your helpful information. I will give it a try and post any results I may have. - Jessica

[Melvin Goodrum Company: AdvoCare International, L.P. Contribution Level: 4]

To me, voice broadcasting is the worst type of marketing around. Its even worse than telemarketing and I should know because I once worked as a telemarketer.

No one wants to be called by a regular person much less a machine. But it actually won't cost you more than 49 dollars a month if you use a Voip.

However, I would suggest against it. You'll not only waste money but you'll end up having people at your door with torches and pitchforks. Building business means establishing relationships and an automated machine calling isn't the way to do it

[Shirland Carrington Contribution Level: 2]

I have some experience with voice broadcasting.

Another way to use voice broadcasting is to remind people of a webinar or conference call. About 10 or 15 minutes before the call depending on how big your list is, you can use it to remind people to get on the webinar or conference call.

Voice broadcasting is most effective when you have a downline of people that you need to get a message to and you don't want or have the time to call each of them personally.

It isn't effective if you think you can sell someone or recruit them on the first broadcast. You need to speak with them live on a personal level. If they already have opted in to your program or list it could be a way to gain some credibility but ONLY IF USED TO INFORM.........NOT to bother or pitch.


That is my experience. I hope it helps.

Connecting with your down line is a great way to use phone broadcast. I have definitely had those messages in my phone mail threatening to sue me. Overall it did not work for me so I discontinued using that method for lead generation.

[Chris Hurney Contribution Level: 1]

Yes I was very successful with Ibuzz pro. I though focus my energy on reverse marketing. I harvest lists of oppty buyers and those in companies right now. I then am very SPECIFIC in my message. Something like this " This is Chris here, heads up as I see your in cash gifting" That gets their attention and then they listen. The key is a targeted specific message to a targeted list.

I then point them to my website where they can learn more about a professional call center that will call ALL their leads for them. No More prospecting. The call center then calls them back and I then get on the phone with that qualified lead where I have been edified to close the sale.

So yes voice broadcasting is a great tool if used correctly. Voice blasting out to randoms is not the way to go. TARGETED MESSAGE TO A TARGETED LIST is the BIGGEST trick I have ever learned in my 7 years making great money from home.

Chris