“I think I figured out why we cracked it… you were telling me a funny story… I was already smiling when I was dialing. That's the secret.”

Planet Money · We try to fix election polling (update)

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smile while dialing the phone numbers

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“She tells us… smile while you dial… because if you smile, sound upbeat… that’s how you hook them.”
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“The number three complaint for big banks while I was supporting them was they could not get a person on the phone.”
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“Make the phone number tappable. On a phone, someone should be able to tap your number once and it rings.”
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“We do not mean people have 24-seven access… they put their phone down, greet at the door, say their name, smile…”
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