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... - that is, networking with people, which is one of the first objectives in an effective public relations campaign. Contributing to an organization is a meaningful way of developing yourself. Because most organizations consist of voluntary membership, they usually foster an atmosphere of trust. They provide a forum for new information and ideas for action in the areas of technology, demographics, social concerns, economics, and legal and political issues - all of which you need in any public relations campaign. Your membership in an organization can also provide you with individual skills, such as leadership, management, parliamentary procedure, and more; and, happily, these skills can be learned and improved upon at no expense to your work environment. Some types of organizations you may look into joining include the following: Service clubs, such as Rotary, Optimists, Lions, Zonta, and Quota Social groups, such as crafters guilds, card clubs, and sports teams Religious groups, such as ministries and support services Political organizations, such as local, state, and national parties Educational groups, such as Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), and American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) Professional organizations, such as National Association of Insurance Women, American Business Women, and state agent associations. Should you decide to join an organization as part of your public relations effort, join with a mission. Make your mission the betterment of the group, your community, and yourself. NEWSLETTERS A second option to be explored for enhancing your PR campaign is the use of ...

... agency's professionalism and dependability. Create an accessible, cordial environment by recruiting qualified employees from the community. Focus on persuading and motivating your audience to call your agency for a quote, to purchase insurance, to refer their friends and associates to you and to keep their insurance coverage with your firm. Identifying your target audience is critically important. Are you trying to reach new large commercial accounts? Are you attempting to develop a market niche? Or are you appealing to the general public to increase your personal-lines book? If you take time to identify your audience, you'll know where to go for publicity. You'll get the right message to the right audience through the right medium. If your agency wants to reach boat owners, for example, consider writing an educational article on insurance for a yacht club newsletter. Appoint someone within your agency to manage the publicity program. This manager will coordinate details of the program, work with the media, write articles and press releases, promote your agency's personality, and ensure that messages to the public are consistent. The manager will keep all employees apprised of all publicity efforts so that phone calls and inquiries are handled appropriately. Once the publicity plan is developed, begin contacting the local media to establish a relationship. Consider networking through community associations (Lions Club, the local chamber of commerce) and sponsoring events like the local Little League, symphony concert or neighborhood marathon. You might have to cold call newspaper and television editors, however, just as you call business prospects. Send the editors a press kit with your agency's brochure, a list ...

... which might be as far as we go in letters that don't fire their biggest gun first or establish rapport) . The first couple of examples this month are the most obvious of intended rapport establishers. 6. CONGRATULATIONS! ' In for a penny, in for a pound: If you're using that single word, I suggest following with an exclamation point, not a period. A calm congratulation has its uses, but calm doesn't match the single word. Mogul-to-mogul might be, I congratulate you. That's not exclamatory. The single word is, which means you use it only if what follows justifies the exclamation. A letter to one of my decoy names begins: DEAR H. GORDON, Congratulations! It's my great pleasure to welcome you to all the benefits and privileges of a Columbia House Club membership. Your Pre-Approved MusiCard means you can receive our best offer to first-time members-not available through newspaper or magazine ads- but reserved for a select group of music lovers like you. Opinion: Although I'd never use the indefinite article to describe the membership-I'd say your Columbia House Club membership' or plain Columbia House membership, ' not a Columbia House Club membership' this letter does maintain its congratulatory character. It adds automatic impact by capitalizing Pre-Approved MusiCard. Capitalization adds validation. But first-time members'? If they have any kind of database, they've suppressed lapsed members, goniff members, and users of stolen credit cards; so if they want to build rapport with me, why not maintain the tone of invitation? Anyway, the point isn't merciless dissection of a cold list letter. It's recognition ...

... of success we'll achieve in the future. You see, the agency's potential and its limitations directly reflect those of the agency owner(s ) . Too many owners hire consultants, update systems and procedures, and try to implement changes that will permit easier growth and better profits without changing the most important ingredient: their attitudes. Two such attitudes that are common in successful agents and missing from most others are focus and commitment. FOCUS The opposite of focused might be "unfocused." However, the lack of focus in an agency often translates into "scattered." For instance, if you try something that sounds as if it would improve your business, yet the ideas or change never seem to last more than a few weeks, you belong to the "Good Idea of the Month Club." Members of this club have great intentions, but are drawn from one concept or idea to another without giving it the chance to live and breathe within their agencies. This is an indicator of a "scattered" agent. If your job is better described as "firefighter" than insurance agent, you're also scattered, rather than focused on the priorities that will drive your agency to its maximum success. Firefighters spend most of their days on crisis management. They often feel that they've accomplished nothing during the day. Many work long hours to accomplish what should have been done from 9 to 5. Successful agents aren't firefighters. When they identify good ideas they study them carefully before instituting them. But once instituted, they manage these ideas to success and only change or abandon them ...

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