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The Quality Scorecard

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THE QUALITY SCORECARD by Al Diamond Without industrywide efforts to improve, the insurance industry will continue to be susceptible to alternative markets, alternative-distribution channels, an...

The Sales Funnel: Avoid Feast Or Famine

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THE SALES FUNNEL: AVOID FEAST OR FAMINE by Al Diamond Use this proven system to maintain consistent sales results month after month. The Sales Funnel provides an invaluable res...

The Sales Personality: The Chameleon

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THE SALES PERSONALITY: THE CHAMELEON By Al Diamond Great salespeople have the ability blend with and mimic their surroundings. Agency principals have often asked me to hel...

THE SERVICE CEILING: WHAT CAUSES IT, HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT, HOW TO BREAK THROUGH IT by E. Al Diamond We have a small Middle-Eastern restaurant in our neighborhood that is family ope...

The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Insurance Agencies

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THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE INSURANCE AGENCIES by Al Diamond In 1989, Stephen Covey wrote his best seller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. These habits...

The Ten Commandments Of Customer Service

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE by Al Diamond I. Do things right-every time.Of course everyone tries to process items correctly. Why do we need to be so absolute in this command...

THE WORLDS WORST KEPT SECRET: TRANSITION PLANNING IN INSURANCE AGENCIES by Al Diamond Agencies with Perpetuation Plans to transition management and ownership from o...

Triage — A Backlog Reduction Program

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TRIAGE A BACKLOG REDUCTION PROGRAM by E. Al Diamond Backlogged work in an agency can kill productivity and profitability. As it snowballs out of control, you might think that yo...

Two Ways To Measure Your Agency’s Productivity

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TWO WAYS TO MEASURE YOUR AGENCYS PRODUCTIVITY by Al Diamond To get an accurate assessment of your agencys progress, evaluate productivity measurements at least once a ...

Valuing Insurance Agencies

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VALUING INSURANCE AGENCIES by Al Diamond One Time, One and One-Half Times, Two Times. Multiple of Commissions, Multiple of Revenues, Multiple of Earnings. In this document, Al Diamond t...

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