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For most of the world, remote work is new and difficult; an understanding that everyone is having to come to terms with. This includes insurance agents- which is why we assume you are here. In this article, we will review the many ways that the insurance market is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
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A recent article in a national training magazine used "insurance" as an example of a commodity sale. Do you agree with that? Is insurance a commodity? Do you sell it that way? Should it be sold that way? How do your insureds and prospects view it? In this article, the IIABA Faculty explores some of these issues.
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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.
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Motivating support staff to help generate sales expands the network of potential customers. Here are some tips for putting together and operating an effective lead-generation campaign.
Reward them for leads as quickly as possible. If the payoff is quick, non-sales employees will be more motivated to provide leads.
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f you were managing a start-up band, would you depend solely on Lady Luck? Would you rely on Fortune dumping a great songwriter/arranger in your lap, great musicians who can actually get along, and a strong, powerful record company backing you? Would you just wait without searching for talent, obtaining signed contracts, securing studio time, or acquiring any backing? Of course not. Chris Burand wonders why so many agency principals take this approach to getting good producers.
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Sometimes I think that the best thing that could happen would be for someone to take away the computer printer. Why? Because, every time I send an E-mail out to a large group, a third of the group will print the message even before reading it, a third will read it and then print it, and only the last third will simply read and delete it.