DATABASE MARKETING - HIGH-TECH SELLING by David Beaton Looking for ways to improve sales and profits? A technique that many brokers are finding very effective is ...

'We were all raised by mothers who told us we had one chance to make a first impression,' Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut once said. He added, 'And a first impression can last you awhile.' It’s all about first impressions making them and responding to them.

Why all the concern with first impressions? Why do we believe that the first contact makes such a difference? 'No one gets a second chance at making a first impression' — true, or just popular business lore? John Graham looks for the answers in this document.

PREMIUM AUDITORS: PROFESSIONALISM IN PRACTICE by Rhonda Hamel As a provider of educational services to insurance agents, I've learned many things about how other insurance professionals perceiv...

Nothing happens until somebody sells something. To make sales happen, IMMS.com Key Sales Consultant Randy Schwantz has created a comprehensive series of 43 Producer Success Lessons. Used singly or in combination, these powerful tools can help your producers build their skills and grow their sales.

In the West, cattle ranchers still brand cattle. Once the brand has been burned into the hide, nothing can change it. Altering a brand is illegal and easily detected.
The branding of a business, product, or service is no different.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF MARKETING by John Graham Quite often, the problem is that companies fall into a marketing trap. In this article, John Graham explores the seven most likely reasons wh...

USING PUBLICITY TO ENHANCE YOUR AGENCY'S IMAGE by LuNell Gilliland As money gets tight, many agencies instinctively react by cutting back advertising. To save money, they decrease the si...