Jenny LingMultimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate·1 Aug, 2026 04:00 AM4 mins to readMaking direct phone calls to people is a thing of the past – most people now prefer to be texted or messaged first.Making direct phone calls to people is a thing of the past – most people now prefer to be texted or messaged first.It’s the ultimate conundrum: a Gen X journalist trying to find a phone number for an interview with someone who doesn’t like to be phoned.
Northland mortgage adviser Sarah Curtis – a Millennial – prefers that people text, email or message via her website first; she doesn’t want clients phoning
