Posted by admin on November 2, 2010
When you’re meeting with a client, there’s a lot to keep in mind. But more than anything else, what your customer thinks is and how he or she is feeling about the policy is going to determine whether or not you’re going to make a sale. So ask at regular intervals
Every time you hit a major point in your presentation, ask the client, “Would you be interested in that?” or “Is that what you were looking for?”
You’ll get an idea of what’s important to the customer, so you can continue to focus on that feature. You might even get the client to agree to buy the policy right then and there.
Posted by Hunter Lane-Poole on October 25, 2010
Owning a car isn’t cheap – especially if you consider long-term maintenance, gas, taxes, fees and car insurance. Plus, there’s the fact that you may have financed your car and you’re paying interest on it. Finally, you have depreciation costs to consider. Add it all up, and it’s clear the expense associated with car ownership is no small matter.
But it’s possible to buy a new car with relatively low long-term costs. When deciding which car to buy, it helps to know which new cars are likely to cost less over the course of five years. This way,
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Posted by admin on October 24, 2010
From the point of purchase forward it’s up to you to continue to offer your client the best customer service you can, as well as make yourself available to answer any questions or concerns. It’s up to you to use the momentum you gain from the close into gaining more customers and growing your book of business. Is the client you just sold a policy to obviously satisfied? Ask for a referral. Does he or she use social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook? Ask the client to look you up. Would they be interested in your e-mail newsletter? Get the client’s e-mail address. The f
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Posted by Marcus Ashby on October 24, 2010
Influx is page with a new look and feel. This limited run minizine is hot off the press, reads, looks, feels and even smells great.
The zine not only features some of the editorial and photo graphic highlights of the last couple of years of Influx online that saw floods of reader comments – there’s also a tonne of exclusive ‘zine-specific content that beauti fully evokes the tactile quality of ink and paper.
For the cover story, for example, there’s some superb photo graphy from the Le Mans Classic courtesy of French talent Laurent Nivalle. We feature a special bike culture folio from Canadian lensman Scott Pommier. There’s specially
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Posted by Lauren Moss on October 22, 2010
SACRAMENTO, CA — The insurance industry has nearly doubled its contributions in support of the Republican candidate for state insurance commissioner in recent days, drawing criticism that insurers are trying to choose their own regulator.
The indirect spending to elect Republican Mike Villines and attack Democrat Dave Jones raises questions about a conflict of interest for Villines if he wins. T Read all post…
Posted by Marcus Ashby on October 20, 2010
A traffic camera at Battersea Bridge Road, London is set to make £1 million a year in fines, on what looks like helpless motorists. The traffic camera that is positioned at a traffic lights at a junction, issues motorists with a fine if they stop for longer than 6 seconds in the yellow box. Due to a major road closure in February, the junction is often the scene of major congestion and hold-ups and so the allotted 6 second crossing time seems to be an impossible feat. The number of fines dished out doubled in February, coinciding with the adjacent road, Albert Bridge, being closed. Only
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Posted by Lauren Moss on October 17, 2010
Santa Monica, CA – Insurance companies’ addition of $1.365 million this weekend to their campaign to elect Mike Villines as insurance commissioner is consistent with Consumer Watchdog’s expectation that the industry will spend at least $5 million before election day. The following insurance industry contributions, totaling $2.655 million, have been given to a Sacramento political committee called “JobsPAC,” since late September:
- George Joseph, Chairman of Mercury Insurance – $775,000
- Allstate Insurance – $700,000
- Liberty Mutual – $490,000
- Progressive Insurance – $390,000
- Anthem Blue Cross – $100,000
- Health Net – $100,000
- Farmers Insurance- $100,000
To date, JobsPAC has spent approximately $845,000 on ads attacking candidate Dave Jones and $566,000 on ads supporting Mike Villines. Read all post…