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Develop a Telephone Prospecting System for Amazing Results

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After an automated sales center is up and running, it's up to producers to act on the qualified leads that the sales center coordinator, assistant, and support staff have worked on.

Prospecting is an old term; replace it with "business development."

Business development requires a positive attitude, confidence, and discipline. The business development mind-set can be picked up by anyone who has a desire to step to the front line and just do what must be done. Commit to a business development plan of action, then organize and follow through.

Encouraging Staff Input To Spur Profits

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ENCOURAGING STAFF INPUT TO SPUR PROFITS by John Jaques How many opportunities for increasing business do you overlook everyday? This document by John Jaques provides a great way for you...

Enhancing Agency Value: What The Marketing Manager Can Do

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ENHANCING AGENCY VALUE: WHAT THE MARKETING MANAGER CAN DO by John Jaques In daily dealings with agency principals and managers, carrier marketing personnel will do well to remembe...

Everything Old Is New Again

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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN by Virginia Bates According to a study by Conning & Co., small agencies have experienced flat growth over the past five years, with owner compensati...

How To Stop Handing Business To The Competition

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Use these seven principles to stay ahead of the pack in any market.
Most businesses fail to achieve their potential because of faulty thinking — which happens when business executives, owners, and managers don’t like news that runs contrary to the pictures inside their heads.

Incentive Compensation For Non-Producers

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INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR NON-PRODUCERS by Al Diamond During the soft market, while most agents granted salary increases and let their profits and personal incomes erode, prudent ag...

Independent Agencies On Slippery Slopes?

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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES ON SLIPPERY SLOPES? by Victoria Sonshine Pasher There's no letup yet for the independent agency squeeze that's persisted throughout the 1990s. Facing numerous challenges, agen...

Minding Business Development: Planning For Growth

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Follow this systematic approach to market planning and watch your sales and profitability grow. Today...

New Business Development: It's More Than Sales

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NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: IT'S MORE THAN SALES by Kevin Grant CFP, ChFC According to The Best Practices Of The Leading Independent Insurance Agencies In The United States, a study commissioned by t...

Pay For Production: How To Calculate What Your Agency Can Afford

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Are you trying to figure out how much to pay your producers by asking, 'What's the agency down the street paying?' Beware!

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