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... airline in the nation. When he started his company, entrepreneur Norm Brodsky thought he was getting into the record storage business. He soon learned that he could only succeed by offering his competitor's customers significantly lower prices to break their contracts and that meant getting into real estate. Since the main cost of storing records in New York City (where he located his operations) is storage space, Brodsky needed to use real estate more efficiently. Because space is leased on a square footage basis regardless of the ceiling height, by leasing ... put Brodsky in the real estate business. At a Small Business Administration seminar a few years back, I met a minister who had concluded that his business was not just saving souls, but entertaining minds by drawing more people to his church. His goal was the creation of a marketing plan to convince people that attending his church would be more beneficial and enjoyable for their eyes, ears, bodies and souls than channel surfing, watching Sunday sports (especially football and NASCAR), fishing, golf, and a wide variety of ... ?4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Chris Burand This content has not been rated yet. What business are you in? Examine this question carefully in this document by Chris Burand. A paradigm shift in focus from selling insurance to helping clients protect all their assets, especially their most critical ones, will be a shock to many agencies and insurers. But for those who accept this challenge, the future holds great opportunities! Herb Kelleher, former CEO of Southwest Airlines, one of ...
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... or Life/Health products, you need to make yourself well known to local car dealers, realtors, accountants, and/or attorneys. Create a marketing plan for each of these groups to introduce yourself and familiarize them with your agency. Auto dealers and real estate offices react well to personal visits by friendly people, bearing gifts of candy or flowers. For example, you might give them a coffee mug bearing your agency logo and filled with the flowers of the season. However, a single delivery won't accomplish much. ... , and so forth. 2. Develop Strategies to implement the Mission and Vision Statements. Underline the sections of the Mission and Vision Statements that don't define the agency's current performance (there's no need to strategize performance that already exists) . Each underlined area requires the creation of a Strategy: what the agency must do differently during the next five years to reach a goal in the Mission or Vision Statement 3. Set annual Objectives for each Strategy. Use a reality-based approach that defines what's reasonable to accomplish over the five-year period and ... Al Diamond , CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. Al Diamond focuses on planning methods that will help you move your business forward. Agents who haven't yet formalized their plans are once again asking, Why do you bother with formal plans? We sell insurance and we work hard every year to excel. What difference does it make to spend all this time formulating plans and forcing yourselves to meet your goals? ' There's no satisfactory answer for some agents. They feel that they've succeeded in the past flying by the ...