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Re: Cognigen

Posted By: vinny
Date: Saturday, December 15, 2007, at 11:02 a.m.(pst)

In Response To: Re: Cognigen (Bob E.)

>> Vinny,

>> They may have competitive pricing on some things like long distance
>> and other stuff too, however, my original "caution" still
>> stands. Telecom is a HIGHLY competitive market full of the big boys who
>> dominate almost entirely. Competitive prices and offers or not, you will
>> have to know how to sell telecom in order to succeed with cognigen. This
>> means having a good grasp on the market and the telecom consumer, in order
>> to have a prayer of success with cognigen.

>> Also, I almost forgot. Years ago (like 4 years) I bought a calling
>> card from cognigen (I can't remember which company it was that actually
>> issued the card). The rates actually were competitive for that one card,
>> especially for my needs.

>> But guess what. The service was A-1, absolutely LOUSY. That's another
>> thing you have to take into consideration when you buy those small company
>> telecom products. Personally, I would have rather paid AT&T a couple
>> cents more per minute for better service. AT&T's service may not be
>> considered top-notch by some, but it sure beats what that small company
>> had going 100 times over.

>> I don't know because I'm no expert in the telecom marketing and sales
>> field, but I would bet that many people think exactly about that issue
>> when buying telecom products. They see the low rates but then they see the
>> company name they have never heard of before and they might think,
>> "Hey, who's this company and will they be around when I need
>> help?" Not everyone'll think this, but I'm sure a good many will. (Of
>> course, I know that many people won't think of these things because those
>> terrible 1 cent/min. calling cards that you can buy at 7-11's and other
>> such store sell well, even though their rates are lousy when you take into
>> consideration all the little charges. They aren't 11 cent a minute. They
>> cost way more than that after all the charges, fees, and whatever. It's
>> all just a marketing gimmick.)

>> Telecom and Cognigen isn't easy business with easy money. There is no
>> such thing, but definitely not in the telecom market.

>> Bob E.

Bob,

I agree with everything you said. I was refering to their long distance rates. They are excellent. I have used them for about 7 years. It is a very hard sell. You are totally correct there. That is the reason I have not really done much with them since I did join. Good thing it is free. What also hurts them is cell phone popularity. Most people use cell phones these days and as a result of that, it hurt any chance for sales to increase.

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