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... been rated yet. CompleteMarkets Editor 2/9 /2018 12:00:00 AM Dear Dave: Our agency has hired a full-time Life producer to handle Personal Lines only. We believe we have enough accounts to justify that move. She tested well for personality and potential, but she is fairly new in the Life business. She is closing about one out of four presentations, which sounds fine for a relative beginner, since the closing average for all agents is about one out of three. But since she deals with many Mortgage policies and writes reducing Term policies at fairly low premiums, the bottom-line dollars are low. We need to create more cash flow. What can you suggest? All Articles by CompleteMarkets Editor Comments (0 ) Overcoming Prospects' Objections This content has not been ... replace it with "business development." Business development requires a positive attitude, confidence, and discipline. The business development mind-set can be picked up by anyone who has a desire to step to the front line and just do what must be done. Commit to a business development plan of action, then organize and follow through. All Articles by CompleteMarkets Editor Comments (0 ) Drip Marketing: Art And Science This content has not been rated yet. Al Diamond , CompleteMarkets Editor 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM DRIP MARKETING: ART AND SCIENCE by Al Diamond As Al Diamond tells it, a marketing campaign combines art (getting your message across effectively) with science (doing so.. All Articles by Al Diamond Comments (0 ) Getting To Carnegie Hall This content ...

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... staff the agency properly. Then they can use their time in a way that's appropriate for their skill level and that justifies their compensation. The key to moving into the next generation of growth is to develop a deeper understanding of the power of management. Management is a productive profession, not a frill that can be trimmed in favor of sales or service. How do you explain the appreciation of fine painting to a blind man? He knows he can live without it and can't understand the fuss about applying some textured paint to a canvas. If he were able to see, he might find out that art adds a dimension to his life that he never knew existed. Most owners of small agencies facing the $2 million ceiling without knowledge of management are like the blind man. The ... way they know to grow is to repeat they've done in the past, but since the old familiar methods no longer work, they're at a loss. New ways seem risky. But they don't have to re-invent the wheel. All they need do is review similar companies that have grown through the $2 million mark and into double-digit growth. They'll find that these companies hire enough of the right people to manage the daily workload. They focus their managers on growth, profitability, productivity, and monitoring and managing others to accomplish more than they could ever do themselves. It takes fortitude to build businesses from scratch-but leverage is what builds large businesses from small ones. The reason that 93% of all businesses never grow beyond their owners' ability to produce personally is that they refuse to invest ...

... staff the agency properly. Then they can use their time in a way that's appropriate for their skill level and that justifies their compensation. The key to moving into the next generation of growth is to develop a deeper understanding of the power of management. Management is a productive profession, not a frill that can be trimmed in favor of sales or service. How do you explain the appreciation of fine painting to a blind man? He knows he can live without it and can't understand the fuss about applying some textured paint to a canvas. If he were able to see, he might find out that art adds a dimension to his life that he never knew existed. Most owners of small agencies facing the $2 million ceiling without knowledge of management are like the blind man. The ... way they know to grow is to repeat they've done in the past, but since the old familiar methods no longer work, they're at a loss. New ways seem risky. But they don't have to re-invent the wheel. All they need do is review similar companies that have grown through the $2 million mark and into double-digit growth. They'll find that these companies hire enough of the right people to manage the daily workload. They focus their managers on growth, profitability, productivity, and monitoring and managing others to accomplish more than they could ever do themselves. It takes fortitude to build businesses from scratch-but leverage is what builds large businesses from small ones. The reason that 93% of all businesses never grow beyond their owners' ability to produce personally is that they refuse to invest ...