How to handle "No soliciting"

@itsbrandonarnold

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Why it worked

The video likely performed well because it addresses a common pain point for door-to-door salespeople: the 'no soliciting' sign. By offering a humorous and slightly unconventional approach to handling this objection, it provides relatable content for those in sales and entertainment value for a broader audience.

Summary

A salesperson demonstrates how to approach homes with "No Soliciting" signs, explaining that their goal is to gather information about why people choose certain services like Centerpoint. They mention that while solar programs exist, they are not interested in them and that their approach is about understanding customer choices rather than hard selling.

Structure

1Approaching a house with a "No Soliciting" sign
2Explaining the purpose is to gather information, not to sell
3Discussing why people choose certain services (e.g., Centerpoint)
4Mentioning electricity charges and a $1.2 billion increase
5Explaining the strategy is to understand customer decisions
6Concluding that the approach is about making something happen

Product placement

The video mentions 'Centerpoint' as a service people choose, and discusses electricity charges and a potential $1.2 billion increase related to it. It also briefly touches on solar programs. The presenter is wearing a shirt with a logo that appears to be 'AT' or similar, but it's not explicitly named or promoted.

Original caption

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How to handle "No soliciting" TRICK OR TREAT. NO SOLICITING SIGN ALERT OF COURSE IM STILL GOING TO KNOCK SMELL MY FEET. HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR? I DIDN'T REALLY HAD A BAD TIME? I'M BRANDON, I'M TO TRY TO SOLICIT OR ANYTHING FOR YOU WE'RE JUST TRYING IS THIS ONE GOING TO TRY TO RUN OFF? THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE US COMING BY THEY'RE TRYING TO GATHER INFORMATION WHO'S CHOOSING WITH CENTERPOINT. OKAY. I'M NOT INTERESTED TO HEAR IT. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, NO, TRYING TO SEE, LIKE, WHY PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING BECAUSE, LIKE, SUPER GOOD. SO THE DELIVERY CHARGES, YOU FOR ELECTRICITY. SO IT'S LIKE HOW THAT THE $1.2 BILLION INCREASE. IT JUST AFFECTS YOU HOWEVER MANY YEARS FOR, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WANT TO STICK WITH THAT. THAT'S REALLY IT. VOTED FOR THAT. THAT WAS THE STATE. NOT CONSIDERED DOING LIKE THE SOLAR PROGRAM FROM ANY OF THAT? NO, NO, NO, NOT A FAN OF IT EITHER. I'M NOT FAN OF THAT. BUT THANKS ANYWAY. HAVE A GOOD ONE. A NEW THING DOING TO TALK WHEN PEOPLE SOLICITING IS TO PLAY THE GAME THAT I'M JUST TRYING TO COLLECT TO UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE STAYING WITH SO-AND-SO WHEN THERE'S OUT THERE, AND IT WORKS. BUT THE HARD PART IS AN UPHILL BATTLE! AFTER YOU IS TO GIVE YOURSELF A SHOT TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

Transcript

Trick or treat. Smell my feet. No soliciting sign alert. Of course I'm still going to knock. Smell my feet. How are you doing, sir? I didn't really had a bad time? I'm Brandon, I'm to try to solicit or anything for you guys. We're just trying to collect information. Who's choosing with Centerpoint. Okay. I'm not interested to hear it. I'm sorry. No, no, no. Trying to see, like, why people are choosing because, like, super good. The plan is super good. So the delivery charges, you for electricity. So it's like how that the $1.2 billion increase. It just affects you however many years for, we're just trying to want to stick with that. That's really it. None of us voted for that. That was the state. Not considered doing like the solar program from any of that? No, no, no. Not a fan of it. I'm not a fan of that. But thanks anyway. Have a good one. Appreciate it. A new thing doing to talk when people soliciting is to play the game that I'm just trying to collect to understand why people are staying with so-and-so when there's out there, and it works. And it works. But the hard part is an uphill battle. After you is to give yourself a shot to make something happen.