--- title: Selling Something to a Prospect on THEIR “Contact Me” Page Is Insanity description: What is it that prompts “sales people” to go to a prospective customer’s website and fill in the “Contact Me” page with a commercial about THEIR products and services? A “Contact Me” portion of a business’s website should be off limits. Learn more in Advantexe’s latest blog post. image: https://www.advantexe.com/hubfs/contact-me-insanity.jpg --- [![logo-advantexe-150.png](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-advantexe-150.png?width=150&height=123&name=logo-advantexe-150.png "logo-advantexe-150.png")](https://www.advantexe.com) ![blog-banner-2022](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-banner-2022.png?width=973&name=blog-banner-2022.png "blog-banner-2022") ### The Advantexe Advisor Blog - providing a deep and applicable understanding of the system of business. # Selling Something to a Prospect on THEIR “Contact Me” Page Is Insanity By Robert Brodo | Feb 27, 2019 7:57:07 AM | [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Selling%20Something%20to%20a%20Prospect%20on%20THEIR%20%E2%80%9CContact%20Me%E2%80%9D%20Page%20Is%20Insanity) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advantexe.com%2Fblog%2Fselling-something-to-a-prospect-on-their-contact-me-page-is-insanity%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) Is it laziness? Stupidity? Lack of [Business Acumen](https://www.advantexe.com/blog/business-acumen-skills-5-most-important-elements-of-a-learning-journey)?  Lack of Selling and/or [Sales Prospecting Skills](https://www.advantexe.com/sales-prospecting-simulation)?  ![contact-me-insanity](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/contact-me-insanity.jpg?width=300&name=contact-me-insanity.jpg) What is it that prompts businesses and “sales people” to go to a prospective customer’s website and fill in the “Contact Me” page with a commercial about THEIR products and services. Not a week goes by where potential vendors to our small business clogs up our pipeline by going to our contact me page and fills it up with pre-fabricated junk about mailing lists, trades hows, travel programs, marketing materials, and of course cheap computer programming services in India. Just this week, we got one that started with: *“Brrrrr. How’s this for a ‘cold’ introduction?  Are you looking for a cheap database with more contacts to drive your business? Give me a call…”* In my opinion, the “Contact Me” portion of a business’s website is off limits to anyone other than prospective customers who has come there looking for more information and to potentially buy something.  It’s a total violation! And I’m not alone.  I’ve been speaking with colleagues, clients, and other business leaders about this and it’s turned into an epidemic. **The Downside** For the life of me, I can’t think of one positive things about this.  I can’t believe that anyone in their right mind would respond.  There are a lot of downsides to this tactic including: Creates a Negative Brand Image – Leaving a sales message on a business’s contact me page creates a strong negative brand message.  I know for me, I remember the names and am so offended, I would never, ever engage in any conversation with them. Generates a “Remove Me” / Block – If a prospective customer doesn’t like it, they can go and generate a “remove me” from your mailing list and / or a block which would end any legitimate chance of making contact with the prospect. Potential Legal Issues – Depending on your state or country, your company could get in legal trouble for unsolicited contact. If you are still reading my blog, you are probably wondering to yourself, ok, interesting… this potentially is not good if people in my company are doing this… but should I be doing something? Yes, absolutely!  This is a business acumen issue. And it’s not trivial; it could severely be hurting your business.  Here are a few tips on what you can do: **Conduct an Audit** Ask questions. Ask your marketing people. Ask your sales people.  Seek information as to what your company is doing in terms of outreach.  A formal report of current practices should either ease your mind or uncover some potentially destructive behaviors. **Communicate to the Organization Not to Do It** Proactively communicate to people in your organization that this tactic is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated. It might take 2-3 different types of communication for the message to get through. **Hold People Accountable** If you find out there your organization has been doing this, then hold them accountable. Tell them that the practice won’t be tolerated and let them know if it happens again, there will be repercussions. **Apologize if You Have To** If you find that people in your company have been engaged in these practices, you may want to offer a formal apology to organizations that your company may have offended.  Doing this reassures those customers and potentially helps save your brand. 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