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		<title>Email Etiquette Tips to Get Insurance Leads on Your Side</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[insurance leads]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insurance leads are regular people just like you and me. That’s why you have to treat them with the same respect as you would any other person that you talk to or maintain communication with. Something that most insurance agents get wrong is how to communicate effectively with their insurance sales leads via email. As [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Insurance leads are regular people just like you and me. That’s why you have to treat them with the same respect as you would any other person that you talk to or maintain communication with. Something that most insurance agents get wrong is how to communicate effectively with their insurance sales leads via email. </p>
<p>As humans, 80% of our communication has to do with facial expressions and body language. When you are having a spoken conversation, it is taken up by your voice and intonation. These are what make us succeed at sales even if we don’t always use the right terminology in our conversations with our medical insurance leads. Unfortunately with email, there is nothing to go by except your words and how you’ve typed them out. This can cause major problems if you are not familiar with proper email etiquette. Here are a few things you will definitely want to remember.</p>
<p>1.	Never write in all caps. Many insurance agents already know this, but they use all caps to emphasize certain sentences. Stay away from it altogether. Instead, use bold and italics to emphasize a point.</p>
<p>2.	Don’t use red font. Some cultures believe that red denotes anger whereas some just find it off putting and too aggressive. At the same time, consider your colorblind insurance leads can’t see it in its best shade anyway. Stick to bold and italics to make your point if needed.</p>
<p>3.	“Reply To All” should be used sparingly. How many thank you emails have you copied on, or emails that just have one word in them? They are a waste of time and they don’t fulfill any actual need. They are also extremely irritating.</p>
<p>4.	Add an unsubscribe link. You are actually required to do this, but some insurance agents don’t put it into practice. Not only is it against the law but it is also a great way to show insurance leads that you aren’t a spammer.</p>
<p>Emails play a hugely important part when it comes to generating additional sales but only if you use the tool wisely. Make sure you have insurance leads to send emails to by getting the excellent ones we can provide. Sign up now!</p>
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		<title>Working On Medical Insurance Leads for a Sales Boost before the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[insurance leads]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inasmuch as you want to start gearing up for the holidays in your insurance agency, there’s always much to do in the life of an insurance agent. It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is. Even in the holiday season, there’s a lot on your list of tasks. If you ever wanted your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Inasmuch as you want to start gearing up for the holidays in your insurance agency, there’s always much to do in the life of an insurance agent.  It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is. Even in the holiday season, there’s a lot on your list of tasks.  If you ever wanted your agency to be one of the top producers, you’ll be willing to go the extra mile to reach your goal.  It’s essential to work even before the holidays to set the mood right for your insurance sales leads.</p>
<p>Just when everyone is getting into a holiday fever, you’ll be the one thinking about the future.  The New Year is coming up and there might be some of your clients whose policies need to be renewed.  Just to get them ready for the changes and maybe even to switch to a new insurance coverage, you can send emails and information about the options they have for the New Year.  Offer them updated insurance quotes that suits them best so that they can get things out of the way before the holidays.  With that, you can have a good profit for yourself before the year ends.</p>
<p>As for getting new insurance leads to sign an app on one of your policies, the New Year is always a good selling tool.  It might be that they’re experiencing life changing events now where they’re not only thinking of themselves but also their partner and their kids, etc.  You might also have current clients who are now qualified for Medicare.  Go ahead and have some fun on the holiday season but there are also a lot of things that you need to do to ensure that before the year ends and before a new year starts, you’ll have closed with a number of leads that will make you a top producer.</p>
<p>In trying to make your sales figures rise, you can utilize the holiday season of your goal of being a top producer.  Sign up now and get hold of our high quality insurance leads to close before the year ends. </p>
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		<title>Email Insurance Marketing: The Appropriateness of Your Email Font</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even as it’s been said that you should never judge anyone or anything by appearance, it’s a pretty popular trend. When you’re in the business of insurance sales, you need to keep up appearances so that you can also convey the right message to your prospects and your customers. From your email messages alone, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even as it’s been said that you should never judge anyone or anything by appearance, it’s a pretty popular trend.  When you’re in the business of insurance sales, you need to keep up appearances so that you can also convey the right message to your prospects and your customers.  From your email messages alone, the recipients of your email can glean a lot of things about you.  What you want to successfully say is that you’re a professional who’s going to help prospects in any way you can so that they can get the most suitable coverage.</p>
<p>It’s going to lie entirely up to you if you want to come across as professional, trustworthy, youthful or unstable, rebellious and less trustworthy.  Take a look at the font that you make use of in your emails.  The most appropriate font to make use of would be the Calibri font.  If you want to go with something different, you can pick Corbel, Candara or Cambria.  Right in the middle of it all would be fonts like Verdana, Arial and Times New Roman.  You’ll still be appropriate enough with the Constantia font and the Georgia font.  Century Gothic and Comic Sans are moderately appropriate.</p>
<p>Just in case you were wondering about the fonts that would be the least appropriate and would make your medical insurance leads turn their noses or put up their brows, this would be with fonts like Rockwell Extra Bold, Impact and Gigi.  As you can see, these fonts are louder and fancier.  For these kinds of fonts, you’ll come across as unprofessional and the reader will most likely assume that the writer of the email is less mature and probably a lower level employee or a trainee.  The lesson here is to stay away from novelty fonts.  Go for fonts that represent the level of experience that you have.</p>
<p>Now that you know what fonts are the most appropriate for your emails to insurance sales leads, you can start making a good impression on your prospects.  Even if they judge by appearance, you’ll always be a top producer knowing these tips.</p>
<p>Do you have enough leads on your email list? If you think that you can handle more, sign up now and make more sales using our high quality insurance leads. </p>
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		<title>Organizing Your Leads Correctly According to their Status</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizing your health insurance leads is essential in ensuring the success of your insurance sales business. Correctly organizing your leads will help you figure out who you have to contact and how often you have to contact them. As such, it’s important that you organize them correctly. There are a couple of ways to organize [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Organizing your health insurance leads is essential in ensuring the success of your insurance sales business. Correctly organizing your leads will help you figure out who you have to contact and how often you have to contact them. As such, it’s important that you organize them correctly. There are a couple of ways to organize your leads but arranging them by category is one of the easiest and best ways to do this. </p>
<p>New leads are those leads that have had no contact with you at all.  Leads that you have just bought typically belong to this group. </p>
<p>Hot leads are insurance leads that are willing to buy and have the capability to buy and at the same time have been verified by you. These are the leads you have to push just a little bit more and they’ll give in.</p>
<p>There are also current leads. Current leads are made up of current plan holders and can be split into two additional categories &#8211; existing clients up for renewal and newly added clients. These plan holders are considered leads even though already have a plan because there is always the potential to cross sell or improve their current plan.</p>
<p>Warm leads are those leads which may seem interested but don’t have the means to pay for the plan that you are tying to sell them. As such these leads should still be placed in your database because they may have the capability to purchase a plan that you’re offering or may be eligible for a plan in the future.</p>
<p>Then there are the dormant leads. As the word suggests these are leads that are currently “sleeping” meaning you’ve been trying to contact them but you haven’t been able to or they haven’t been responding as much as you’d like. </p>
<p>Finally there dead leads, or leads that you should not call. These are leads that aren’t just willing to buy a plan and have specifically asked you not to be contacted for any reason.</p>
<p>Most insurance agents use categories that they are comfortable with but it pays to ensure that your categories are able to categorize all your leads.</p>
<p>Want more quality insurance leads to fall into the right category? Take a look at our high quality leads, sign up now!</p>
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		<title>Perfecting Delivery of Your Insurance Marketing Script</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the times when you don’t reach a prospect in your first phone call, you have to leave them a message on their answering machine or their voice mail. You can&#8217;t be take the words you leave lightly in this situation because what you say matters. If you’re accustomed to leaving a message that you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the times when you don’t reach a prospect in your first phone call, you have to leave them a message on their answering machine or their voice mail.  You can&#8217;t be take the words you leave lightly in this situation because what you say matters.  If you’re accustomed to leaving a message that you come up with on the top of your head, you have to break that habit.  You have to write a script out for instances like these and most of all, you have to practice those scripts to sound as natural as possible.</p>
<p>Even if you created a great script where you succeeded in making it sound like a radio commercial and personalized your message, the way you deliver the message will seal the deal.  You have to know where in the message to pause dramatically and you also have to use the right tone of voice.  If you sound sleepy or bored, your health insurance leads can easily catch that and delete your message. Remember that even if they can’t see you, the tone of your voice will give you away. </p>
<p>Having one script wouldn’t be enough.  You need to have a number of scripts that you can make use of in any given situation.  Practice makes perfect so you have to practice all of the scripts that you have and deliver it crystal clear.  Make your messages sound like you’re talking to a friend. Let them know that you’re a person and not a robot that is calling them to give a hand and not to suck every penny that’s left on their pockets. Once you achieve to express your sincerity to help, it will build one of the most fundamental needs of successful sale – trust. </p>
<p>Leaving messages to answering machine is your first opportunity to put your best foot forward and the first situation that you can mess up the whole thing. Spend some time practicing your script until you perfect it and don’t give your prospects any reason not to give you a call back.  </p>
<p>Sign up here today and get in contact with as many high quality insurance leads that you can handle to use the scripts you’ve made.</p>
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		<title>Aged Insurance Leads: Perfect Training Ground for Rookie Agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the promise of generous commissions, not a few had made a career switch to insurance. But as a rookie, there are still a lot of things that you have to learn. Together with learning about the tricks and techniques in working insurance leads, you also don’t have that much in your budget for internet [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the promise of generous commissions, not a few had made a career switch to insurance. But as a rookie, there are still a lot of things that you have to learn.  Together with learning about the tricks and techniques in working insurance leads, you also don’t have that much in your budget for internet leads and other expenses.  Enter aged leads.  You basically have two types of leads to choose from, exclusive leads and shared leads.  Exclusive leads are quite expensive and shared leads can cost a hefty sum too – especially when you haven’t fully honed your sales skills yet and you still find leads difficult to close.  </p>
<p>You can strike the balance of getting insurance sales without too much spending when you look deeper into the types of leads being offered in the market.  If you want to have less competition working on a prospect, you can buy yourself some semi exclusive leads.  Yes, you wouldn’t be the only agent who knows about this lead but then, you’re only competing with one other agent.  If you find the price of semi exclusive leads pretty steep, you can go with aged leads.  They’re just like shared leads, only you have less competition because many other agents would prefer hot leads.</p>
<p>Buying aged leads will keep your spending low and they’re the most affordable lead that you can buy in the market.  Yes, they’re a little bit old (usually more than 30 days) and you have to work your magic like putting in more time to close them but you’ll pack it all in benefits.  You have less competition, it’s cheap and you can get the practice you need which will show you the way toward the ladder of success. Just in case real time leads aren’t enough for you, leads like these are good supplements – less investment but twice the challenge.</p>
<p>When you’re new to the business, you need to learn how to handle leads.  You can get the practice you needed to become a top producer when you buy aged leads.  Not only do they provide less competition, they’re also sold cheap especially if you get them in bulk.  </p>
<p>No matter which you prefer, exclusive, shared or aged leads, there is always something for you. Sign up now and bring in more sales using our high quality insurance leads. </p>
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		<title>The Extra Mile That Make You Standout</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selling insurance policies, the competition can be a very stiff one. Let’s face it, there are so many people going into insurance today, it’s difficult not to be selling the same kind of products that other agents have. When you get your health insurance leads, you have to make it a point to show them [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Selling insurance policies, the competition can be a very stiff one.  Let’s face it, there are so many people going into insurance today, it’s difficult not to be selling the same kind of products that other agents have.  When you get your health insurance leads, you have to make it a point to show them how you’re different from the other insurance agencies in the lot.  One way for you to shine is through service.  You not only provide them with a service, you’re providing them with fantastic service.</p>
<p>Think of the time when you got great service from a particular restaurant.  You left that place feeling like the most important person in the world.  You’ve got a smile on your face and it’s even very easy for you to leave them a bigger tip.  If you also provide exceptional service for your insurance sales leads, you’ll also be giving them that feeling.  When you put giving great service into practice, everything you do will depict that.  From your welcome email to the first contact, your prospects will get a good feeling.  Now, you just have to put things into action.</p>
<p>When they’re talking to you about their concerns, you have to lend them both ears.  It’s the only way that you’ll be able to find the most suitable policy for your medical insurance leads.  They might be looking for a policy with vision care and if you provide them with this without extra cost, they’ll be utterly grateful.  Maybe their insurance cards have already come in.  Take it a step further with delivering it to them personally.  Through this service alone, you’ll be able to sign many apps.  When they need to renew, there wouldn’t be any other agent on their minds.</p>
<p>Insurance policies look pretty much the same and with agents selling the same policies, they look the same. To make a sale, you have to stand out from the group.  You do this with great service and going the extra mile for your prospects.  Learn about the other ways you can stand out in the market and lay your hands on our high quality leads. Sign up now!</p>
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		<title>Standing Out from the Big Crowd of Insurance Agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Putting yourself in the shoes of your insurance leads, you’re just a typical insurance agent that can provide their insurance needs. When you know that that’s the way prospects see you, start making moves to get your agency to stand out from the whole crowd of insurance providers. Even if you’re selling similar products at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Putting yourself in the shoes of your insurance leads, you’re just a typical insurance agent that can provide their insurance needs.  When you know that that’s the way prospects see you, start making moves to get your agency to stand out from the whole crowd of insurance providers.  Even if you’re selling similar products at the same price as other agents, you can set yourself apart with these few tips.  Setting yourself apart also means putting yourself in a position further than your competition can reach.</p>
<p>No matter how great the products you have, you wouldn’t become a name to contend with in the insurance marketing world if you don’t provide great service.  You have to understand your prospects and do your best to get them the best insurance policy.  The key is to look out for their best interests and take the time to lend them a hand in the confusing world of insurance.  Part of the service you provide is remembering special occasions and sending them a postcard or tiny presents &#8211; even a simple email message can go a very long way. </p>
<p>It will show that you are getting out of your way to provide them excellent customer service if you can deliver their new insurance cards by hand.  Think about the impact that would have if you show up at their doorstep bearing something very useful and important?  Rather than sticking it in the mail, you’ll have the opportunity to strengthen the bonds with your clients.  </p>
<p>Another tip is to take your health insurance leads concerns very seriously.  You can do this by providing them with answers about their insurance concerns – no matter how petty or complicated it is. And don’t forget to give some time to explain the policy instead of just giving it to them with the expectation that they’ll sign an app.</p>
<p>Insurance agents are growing more and more in numbers because it’s a good way to make a living out of it – but it makes the competition stiffer. Your road to success lies on the way you put yourself stand out from the rest.  Giving great service and taking your prospects’ concerns seriously are two qualities that successful agents can’t live without.</p>
<p>Are you serious about making good in the insurance industry? Sign now and close more apps through the use of our high quality insurance leads which are composed of insurance shoppers waiting to know more about their insurance alternatives. </p>
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		<title>Why the Baby Boomer Niche is a Lucrative Insurance Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world today, there’s a great deal of emphasis being directed at the populations that make up generation X and Y.  Although, this group might seem like a lucrative group to sell insurance too, you also have to try to make your insurance marketing diverse that caters to many different generations especially the baby [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the world today, there’s a great deal of emphasis being directed at the populations that make up generation X and Y.  Although, this group might seem like a lucrative group to sell insurance too, you also have to try to make your insurance marketing diverse that caters to many different generations especially the baby boomer market.</p>
<p>The wider your market is, the more people you can sell insurance to.  You’ll have a larger pool of insurance leads to work on thus increasing your chances of closing more sales. The generations X and Y makes up the largest age bracket that needs insurance.  Sell to them by all means but factor in the elements that the people in this group are still in the process of planning and investing for the security of their financial future.</p>
<p>On the other side of the fence, you have the baby boomers.  You might be thinking that they don’t really keep up with the times and don’t know how to use the internet.  Think again, because a lot of the leads you’ll get for products like Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance supplements will be coming from the internet.  In contrast with generation X and generation Y, baby boomers have reached a certain point of financial security.  What they need now is health security that will give them the peace of mind to enjoy the fruits of their labor.</p>
<p>They’re already in a point in their lives where they have no mortgage to think about, they’re done raising their kids etc.  In short, they’re financially independent. Although they make up less than a quarter of the population, baby boomers pay up more than half of prescription drug spending – that’s worth billions of dollars. So if you haven’t been in the senior market yet, it’s not too late to include Medicare and Medigap policies on your product line.</p>
<p>You have to remember when you’re selling insurance to seniors that they have a lot of experience in life and want to hear detailed information about the policies they’re about to get. Keep in mind that it’s their health that’s on the line. At this point of their lives, there is no other important thing than their health.</p>
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		<title>Common Blunders That You Should Know To Avoid Ending Your Insurance Career Early</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Viel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Undoubtedly, every agent dreamed of having large monthly sales volume. But despite working hard and attending a couple of sales classes, not a few end their insurance careers in just a year or two. So why the failure? Top agents agree that in order for you to rake in more sales, you need a system [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Undoubtedly, every agent dreamed of having large monthly sales volume. But despite working hard and attending a couple of sales classes, not a few end their insurance careers in just a year or two. So why the failure? Top agents agree that in order for you to rake in more sales, you need a system that works. Common reason for their failure is that they don’t employ an effective lead management system and if they do, they don’t make the most out of it. Also, most if not all who dropped their insurance career did not focus on designing their pipeline &#8211; properly.</p>
<p>An efficient lead management system will let you know exactly the figures you needed to plan accordingly. It will show you your closing ratio. For example, if you’re closing 5% of your total online insurance leads, it means that for every 20 leads, you successfully close 1. And if your goal is to close 20 insurance sales each month then you need about 400 leads to pursue every month. But although it may not always come out to be as you projected, you now have a basis whether to slow down on your insurance leads purchases or add a little bit more.</p>
<p>Designing your pipeline or bin properly will give the information you need in a snap. Whether during the time you’re on the phone with your prospect or just about to do the follow up, you can retrieve the important data that could help you clinch the sale. Remember that you will be working with hundreds of leads and it’s quite impossible to track what’s the real score on each lead. Also, you can project and plan ahead of time using a well-designed pipeline. It allows you to create viable contingencies so you can still meet your target at the end of the month even when setbacks arise along the way.</p>
<p>Stay away from this blunders and learn more how to effectively run your insurance career by simply signing up today. Build your confidence through our time and tested sales techniques and try it out using our high quality insurance leads.</p>
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