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... Popular Recent All Back E&O And The Hard Market 5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Bill Wilson This content has not been rated yet. In a hard market, E&O claims have a tendency to rise in both frequency and severity due to increased workloads, reduced coverages, and other factors. This document by Bill Wilson focuses on some special E&O considerations that merit attention in a hard market. Although the focus in a hard market is often on retaining a book of business, it's just as important to focus on book profitability. Although you don't want to lose a single account, let's face it: there are some accounts you're better off leaving to competitors. It's critical to underwrite and price business appropriately. The hard ... Click to call Unfollow First name: Last name: Email: Are you sure you want to deactivate your CompleteMarkets Company Profile Deactivate Cancel Loading.. About Us Services Jobs PR Newsletters Employees Articles Blog Photos Group Connections Reviews IMMS Library Immerse yourself in our stacks. Take some time and browse through our library. We have thousands of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back E&O And The Hard Market 5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Bill Wilson This content has not been rated yet. In a hard market, E&O claims have a ...
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... tactics or activities required to meet the objectives. A marketing plan will include three types of marketing activities: self-promotion, media relations, and advertising. Self-promotion. Every business has an obligation to tell its own story in a way that best communicates its message. This self-promotion involves the use of specific techniques. The options are endless, but here are some basic self-promotion tactics: company newsletters direct mail special events, seminars trade show exhibits capabilities brochures collateral materials Internet use If a newsletter is to be developed, the issues of size, design, content, style, frequency, and distribution all combine to create an effective communications experience for the reader. Serious thought must go into developing a comprehensive database. The same is true for brochures and direct mail pieces. The Internet offers unusual opportunities for ... x No Thanks Loading.. It Works If You Have A Plan: Making Marketing Work 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , John Graham This content has not been rated yet. Marketing may be second-nature in large companies, but smaller firms often have a tough time implementing, managing, and monitoring an effective marketing strategy. The marketing director' title is often conferred on the person designated to answer requests for sales literature, or given as an afterthought to the sales manager (who thinks that marketing is just another way of spelling s-a-l-e-s) . As a well-defined function permeating a business, marketing is generally nonexistent. No comprehensive plan, program, or road map exists to guide, direct, or measure marketing results. There's no consistent, purposeful commitment to communicating with customers or cultivating ...
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... in person. Then they set up sales as the last step of the marketing formula, dealing only with prospects who have qualified themselves by responding to accurately targeted marketing tools. Income Buster No. 2: Trying to Be Everything to Everyone Main Street agencies with a broad portfolio of services still have a viable future, but those that are breaking through to the next level have realized the power of specialization. In a recent seminar, we asked 57 agents to brainstorm the advantages of specialization. Within 10 minutes, they created a list of 28 different advantages-yet, fewer than 20% could really declare themselves as specialists who stood out in the marketplace. On their list were such advantages as super-high closing ratios, higher-than-average income-per-employee ratios, more efficient marketing, more internal operating efficiencies, more expertise, ... x No Thanks Loading.. Are You Making These Marketing Mistakes?4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Michael Jans This content has not been rated yet. ARE YOU MAKING THESE MARKETING MISTAKES? NINE HUGE INCOME BUSTERS FOR INSURANCE AGENTS by Michael Jans You've heard it before. You've read about it in trade magazines. Most important, you probably feel it every day in your agency. The long soft market. Commission cuts. Carrier changes. Pressure on expenses. Banks in insurance. Alternative distribution systems. The Internet. New technologies. Insurance is not the industry it used to be. As competition heats up, so does the rate of mergers and acquisitionS. Sadly, so does the number of agents who are not reaching their personal income goals or retirement dreams. For savvy ...
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... either narrative or outline form that details the information they want to convey to the audience they've targeted. However, telemarketing experts caution that a scripted presentation can often sound stilted. The script has to be so well-rehearsed that it becomes intertwined with the telemarketer's own personality-it can't sound like it's being read, ' advises Raymond Spies, president of Development Associates, and Eau Claire, Wis., firm that specializes in telemarketing, sales training and sales management. According to Spies, the script's opening lines are crucial. Studies have shown that you have about 8 to 15 seconds to grab the attention of the person at the other end of the line. So, for example, if you've sent a letter, have the telemarketer mention that right away. Spies also recommends that the script avoid references to I ... , a telemarketing management resource. However, says Van Vechten, recent studies of the attitudes and expansion plans of managers in a broad range of industries show that telemarketing in general is growing by leaps and bounds. WHY TELEMARKETING? A number of factors account for telemarketing's recent surge in popularity within the insurance industry. Economic trends, for example, have made many independent agents more marketing-oriented. The recent hard market in this area forced agents to look for new ways to stay competitive, ' says Jim Smith, a commercial producer at Leick, Marshall, Neal and Associates in Dallas. Moreover, ' adds Smith, many oil-related companies were eager to reduce their premiums and become much more receptive to what insurance telemarketers had to say. By using the telephone to spawn new leads, an agency often can lower ...