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How Chip Gaines Spotlights the Need for Artisan Contractors Insurance
When you think of home renovation and the art of transforming a space, Chip Gaines, along with his wife Joanna, likely comes to mind. As one of the stars of HGTV’s Fixer Upper, Chip has helped introduce a broad audience to the skills, expertise, and professionalism of construction contractors. While he functions as a general contractor on the show, it’s the artisan contractors — the plumbers, electricians, carpenters, landscapers, and more — who carry out the detailed,...
What to do With a Limited Online Marketing Budget
Not all agencies and certainly not all independent agents are going to be ready to dish out $200-$300 a day on online marketing. However, even with a smaller budget, you should be able to gain results from your online marketing endeavors. Before You Spend Before you dive into spending on advertising, you need to make sure all your graphic work is...
Using Your Social Media Accounts as Social Proof for Insurance
What is social proof? Social proof is a psychological phenomenon where people start taking on the actions of others in different situations. It can happen when you may be unsure of what action to take and look to your peers to follow their behavior. In the online marketing world, this can be easily seen through reviews. When you are unsure of a...
Email Marketing for Insurance Agents
Ninety-one percent of consumers check their email once a day. While we always talk about the benefits of building a following on social media, that does not mean you should be ignoring email marketing opportunities. On Facebook, as little as two percent of your audience is being reached just through organic posting. The time has come to make sure...
Why You Should Be Running Remarketing Ads For Your Agency
When trying to prospect for new leads or even when trying to convert current leads, it can take anywhere from seven to thirteen touchpoints to nurture that person enough to be ready to take the plunge with your services. Those numbers can scare some agents who may not have the time to reach out to a lead thirteen times. They also might fear that...
Using Google Analytics to Change Your Marketing Strategy
If your agency has a website that is not utilizing Google Analytics, then you are essentially running around in the dark. Even if there is not a dedicated marketing person on your team, this web analysis tool is still an important thing to have. First, Google Analytics allows you to easily see how many people are coming to your website. It then...
What is Your Stamp Collection’s Value?
Many people pick up stamp collecting as a hobby or may end up inheriting a stamp collection from someone. However, when it comes to evaluating a collection, it's easy to get lost trying to decipher all the jargon online. We are going to break down some of that vocabulary to help make you a bit savvier while shopping or when communicating to a...
Social Media Etiquette Guide, Part 1 of 2
Understanding social media etiquette is an extremely important part of your overall strategy. Most of these rules can be felt out and intuited after spending time on the various platforms. However, it’s never a bad idea to over prepare and make sure you're not doing anything that could negatively affect your image. Sales Spam Yes, you want to...
Pay-For-Performance Compensation
Compensation packages are a critical component to the success of any business, and the pay-for-performance model is a popular option. In general, it can be an excellent tool for shaping the performance and behavior of self-storage facility managers. However, as with most things, there is also risk to be considered. Before implementing a...
Insurance Meets Chatbots
What is a Chatbot? A chatbot is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence to have a conversation with another person. They have started to increase in popularity after a few messenger apps, including Facebook, started allowing bots to have conversations with you on your devices. Big brands have just started developing and releasing...
Using Data to Your Advantage
It’s possible you may be intimidated by looking into data analytics. However, it can really help you make better business decisions down the line. Let's identify the different measurements you can look at to increase your agency’s performance. Find Out What Your Data Means Before you start using data-analytics software, spend some time...
How Often Should You Post on Social Media?
Facebook On Facebook you want to avoid being an account that spams its followers. If you post too often, it can make people leave your page. While there is no clear answer for anything in the social media world, one of the most popular frequency post rates is two posts per day. However, if you have less than 10,000 likes on your page, this...
Handling Employee Evaluations
Meeting with your employees a few times a year is a great way to catch up and make sure everyone is on the same page. It is equally important to be able to meet with everyone individually and help set up goals and objectives that can be used to measure their performance. You want to be like a coach supporting your employees’ professional growth....
Getting More Hot Insurance Leads
Niche Marketing Do you offer a very specific type of insurance that not everyone would need? If so, you should take advantage of niche marketing. Become an expert in these specific areas and work to serve the needs of those potential customers. Try to become known in these fields and remember that the more unique you are, the less competitive the...
Increasing Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is key for customer retention and acquisition. If your current customers are unsatisfied, then you may find yourself in an uncomfortable place. Having high customer satisfaction will not only help you attract new customers and keep your current clients, but it will also help stabilize and boost your online image. So let’s...
What Insurance Agents Need to Have on Their Website
There is a lot of information you should have on your insurance website. Some items go without question such as your company name and information about the services you offer. However, there may be some very important items that are missing from your page. Let’s make sure you are not omitting any of these key elements that could prevent a...
How to Win Over Co-Workers in the Workplace: 3 Ideas to Live By
Work environments are often the best when you are working with truly wonderful people. Many times we may end up loving a job that did not always seem like what we wanted to do because of a great team. There are a few things you can do to show your co-workers that you truly appreciate them and to help enhance this positive team environment....
How to Repurpose Content to Grow Your Audience
One of the largest benefits of having ample content from your blogs and other social media outlets is that you can then take that content and repurpose it into a new format to avoid having to create something from scratch all over again. You work hard on all the content that you produce, so take the extra step with it and make sure all of your...
Free Team-Building Games for Agents
Building a team that fully trusts and supports each other is a challenge. The daily office talk is often not enough on its own. In order to create a great team that works seamlessly together you need to spend time cultivating those relationships. Below are a few free exercises you can do in 15 to 30 minutes. Take a break once a week and play one...
Do You Have a Plan to Protect Tony Stewart’s Collection?
The former professional stock car driver and NASCAR team owner Tony Steward has a very interesting hobby. The millionaire owns a small collection of pinball machines. Early this year, he showcased his collection on his Twitter account. Stewart has a special interest in pinball machines of famous rock bands. It seems everyone has a collection of...
Making a Personal Connection with Clients
Film a Video Testimonial Videos are a great way to make a personal connection with individuals. If you have already done a great job for a client, reach out and ask them if they would be willing to do a video testimonial for you. You might be surprised at how many clients are ready to help you out! Plus, the next time you meet with a prospect...
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