INDIVIDUAL PLANNING AND GOAL-SETTING MAKE CREDIBILITY, PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT PAY by Allen Karlin Planning to succeed is a continuous process. It's not something done once for the next six m...

INDIVIDUAL PLANNING AND GOAL-SETTING MAKE CREDIBILITY, PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT PAY by Allen Karlin, Ph.D. Planning to succeed is a continuous process. It's not something done once for the n...

Informing clients on their insurance needs.

The major goal of any agency or brokerage can be expressed in just one word: survival.
The mounting failures involving seemingly strong, well-established businesses that have been around for 15 to 75 years are of great concern.
The time has come for agencies and brokerages to take immediate action in order to survive a protracted economic downturn that may extend for several more years in some sectors of business or regions of North America.

This letter and questionnaire generated quite a response and helped one agency that sent it learn a lot about their image. The response rate to the letter was 13.23% --...

LOSING THOSE MEETING BLUES by Jack Burke Meeting, noun. 1. A coming together; assembly. 2. A joining. 3. A hostile encounter, as a duel. (Webster's American Dictionary) Meeting, n...

LOVE THEM OR LOSE THEM: CUSTOMER RETENTION IN ACTION! by Lynn Thomas Here's the bottom line for retaining customers: You have just one choice -- Love your customers or lose them. Peri...

The difference between closing a sale and losing it rests with the presentation. Whether you’re selling a product or an idea, the ability to present effectively is the difference between acceptance and rejection.

Yet, most Americans would rather die than give a speech. Whatever the facts, the idea of standing in front of an audience ranks far below going to the dentist for most people.

MAKE SURE INCENTIVES ARE JUST THAT Incentives are designed to motivate salespeople to increase andimprove production; however, you should exercise caution when implementing an incen...

Customer service begins with thinking like customers.
A good place to start is with language. Thought and language mirror each other, and when the right words are used, the organization begins to behave as if they were true. Use the wrong words and the opposite happens.