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Golf And Sales: Learning To Swing
Although golfing and selling have a lot in common, f... me a lot of money. (Again, it’s like golf: Sure, you want to be perfect, but ...
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...ing Player’s Game
Selling, like golf, requires careful thought.
As a young man, I occasionally played golf on a competitive basis. I was decent, ...vice from Bobby Jones: “The object of golf is to beat somebody. Make sure that...
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... that everyone is still on track. TRANSACT THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES NEEDED TO ATTAIN THE ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES. The final step is to put the new procedures and practices in writing and establish regular follow-up to make certain that everyone is keeping with the program. In other words, it is time to audit the audit. Little change is accomplished without regular follow-up. CONCLUSION Everyone knows that you can't take one golf lesson and then join the PGA. It takes many lessons, practice, and regular coaching to attain that kind of success. The same is true of agency operational changes. There must be regular follow-up and coaching provided by the agency's owners and managers. By applying the AUDIT process, an agency can change not only its direction, but its culture. With that and a restructured procedure manual ... by more than 20% . How did we accomplish this goal? Most important to our success were the remaining agency employees, whose dedication I rate higher than any group I've ever worked with. Equally important was the application of what I call the Agency Profitability Audit. The Agency Profitability Audit consists of five stages: Analyze the available data. Understand the agency's objectives. Determine the agency's assets and course of action. Inform all personnel and companies of the course of action. Transact the procedures and practices needed to attain the established objectives. We applied the audit to virtually all aspects of the agency's operation, including computer data and use, sales and marketing, agency procedures and policies, communications and Internet use, customer service, agency image, advertising, financial analysis and forecasting, and the ...
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...yone knows that you can’t take one golf lesson and then join the PGA Tour. It ...
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...yone knows that you can't take one golf lesson and then join the PGA. It takes...
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...uted as one of the outstanding new golf courses in the nation, with breathtaking vie...
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... For A Day 2 4/30/2013 10:36:15 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Delbert Hawkins This content has not been rated yet. &# 160 IF I WERE A MARKETING MANAGER FOR A DAY by Delbert Hawkins Once upon a time, a marketing representative was an ex-underwriter who went into the field because he or she was too young to retire, and not good enough at golf to qualify for the P.G.A. tour. A full day of stress' began by sleeping until 9 a.m. at a local motel, and being up in time for coffee with a local agent. Then the rep went on to the next agent for a three-martini lunch, and off to the nearest golf course at 2 p.m. with another agent. Those days are gone forever. In ... demanding, competitive climate, the marketing rep must make the very most of his or her time. You've got to be up-to-date, informed, on your toes. If I were a company field rep, I would: 1) Consider my agents as my customers, and endeavor to treat them accordingly. I would also consider myself a goodwill ambassador from my company, since I am the only one the agency will see during the year. 2) Spend as much time in the home-office as possible, to learn each step of underwriting, claims, bonds, Life insurance, and other market departments. I would achieve a CIC degree and other designations in relevant areas of expertise, to have a working knowledge of the products my company sells. 3) Gather a biography of each agent ...
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...er of your customers at a golf outing. One of your customers humiliat...thnic or racial jokes at the golf outing. This type of claim could ha...
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...s.
Overheard at the country club:
Golf Student: Is it spelled p-u-t, or p-u-t-t?
Golf Pro: P-u-t-t is correct. 'Put' means t...
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...ke talking your way around a lousy golf game.
The first rule is to put your p...