Do you use your personal number with prospects?

Does this add value to the sales rep because prospects are calling them directly? What happens if they leave? That number that is associated to your company no longer has any connection, or worse, has moved to a competitor..


I use my work number but I know many reps that opt for the latter. What are your thoughts?

Do you use your personal number to connect with prospects?

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🔎 Prospecting
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ChangeTheChannel
Good Citizen
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Channel Sales Manager
I do currently, yea. I know I should set something else up but I'm lazy.
snazzy
Praised Answer
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AE
This is the most honest comment I’ve read on here 😂
slaydie
Big Shot
2
Account Executive
I use my company number - I need to be able to have some distance from work and not have PTSD from looking at my phone
CadenceCombat
Tycoon
1
Account Executive
It depends on how my employer handles providing me with a corporate cell.
fodysseus
WR Officer
1
Sales Manager (Mid-Market)
Prospects - yes (any news is good news?) Current clients - nope!
Incognito
WR Officer
1
Master of Disaster
Yep. I’m on 24/7
CuriousFox
WR Officer
1
🦊
I use my company phone. The only time I give out my personal number is when a huge deal is on the line and I use it as a hail mary. So far it's worked by establishing trust and sealing the deal.
SaasSlingingSlasher
Politicker
0
Manager, Commercial Sales
Personal number yes. I've tested texting my prospects once later in sales cycle which has been very fruitful during covid. That said if I had a corporate cell I'd 100% use that. 
CaneWolf
Politicker
0
Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract
I keep two lines. If it isn't standard, I have them put in reimbursement for monthly related expenses in the offer letter.
Trinity
WR Officer
0
BusDev
It depends on the employer. Some companies have policies that prevent an employee (customer-facing) from using a personal phone for business purposes.
Plnths
Good Citizen
0
VP of Sales
I use my personal so that prospects/customers from my entire career can always get in touch with me. I've gotten some of my biggest sales from having an old contact reach out regarding projects from past positions. These calls are an easy in to discuss new needs, projects, etc. However, I've always been in engineering technology so there's interplay across everything I've sold.
Rachet
Politicker
0
Account executive
When I started doing the full cycle I did this with everyone to help speed up ramping. But as time goes on I'm pickier with it. 

If the deal is worth my time I will give them my personal number. I measure it by the amount of potential revenue it will give me. 

I tell them to call my work phone first but if they really need to get to me here's my cell. They usually do that but there are some of them that don't and go straight for my cell.  

I also save their number in my personal phone as well so I am ready if they call me after hours. 

Small or average deals hell no. I need a break at times but I am also greedy so big deals I'm flexible. 
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Work Phone / Personal Phone - What's better ?

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What's your current cellphone situation like ?
28% I only use the company supplied cellphone
72% I have a personal phone and a company issues phone
135 people voted
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Getting personal with prospects and texting them... Thoughts?

Discussion
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Do you text your prospects and open this line of communication?
80% Yes, when I can
13% No, don't want to blur the lines of communication
7% Never have before, maybe I should
46 people voted
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Who has a virtual phone number that links to their cell so they don't have to give out their personal number?

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