Establishing trust
is the most important element of successful sales. If
you cannot be trusted, then nothing that you offer has
any real value. That is a powerful statement, and an
important realization. If you cannot be trusted, then
your promises cannot be believed. Your promises may be
in the form of commitments, pamphlets, brochures,
presentations, and marketing materials. Therefore, it is
critical for you to establish credibility and
authenticity in your marketing message as a basis for
any and all of your marketing materials.
Success Tips…
Stop Complaining
Most
people think there is no correlation between
complaining and success when in fact there is a huge
connection. When you are spending time complaining
about the obstacles you are facing, you are wasting
so much time being negative that you are actually
loosing chances to move forward. Instead of thinking
of challenges as problems, think of them as
opportunities.
Success isn't a matter of chance!
It's a matter of the choices your make!
Are You Still Searching
For The Ultimate Market?
Over the years, we’ve spoken to
thousands of agents who'll tell us they have a problem. They are not
making enough sales or money. They want to find more leads, or they
want to get into a better market. However, as we discuss their
situation in detail, in most cases, it turns out the problem is not
what they think it is.
Let me give you an example.
A few days agoan agent called. He wanted to know how to
generate leads for the mortgage insurance market. He told me he was
struggling and needed to make some quick sales. I asked him how long
he had been it the business. He told me 10 years. In the past, he
had sold Medicare supplements and LTCI, but that had dried up. So,
he moved into the annuity market doing seminars, unfortunately
without much success. A few months ago, he started selling mortgage
insurance, using purchased leads. He is not making enough money from
these leads, so he wants more leads, so he can make more sales.
This is typical of what we hear
from agents almost everyday. Most agents think that they need to see
more people, or that they need to move into an easier or better
market. The grass is always greener…
However, what most agents
really need is to become better at helping their prospects!
They need a better sales process. They need to learn how to set
more appointments from the leads they are getting, and then close a
higher percentage of their appointments.
The main problem is that most
agents view selling, as convincing the prospect to buy what they are
offering. That is not selling. Selling is finding out what the
prospect needs and really wants and then helping them to get it...
There is an old story that puts
this into perspective... A customer walks into a hardware store and
tells the salesperson he’s looking for a ¼” drill bit. What is it
that the customer wants? It’s a ¼” hole!
If the salesperson is smart. If he
really wants to make a sale. And, if he wants to keep the customer
coming back to buy more, then he is going to ask the customer some
questions. He is going to help the customer to buy the right drill
bit for the job. (And, whatever else he needs for the job.) He’ll
ask; “How many quarter inch holes do you want?” “In what
material?” “What kind of drill are you using?” etc.
It’s the same if you are selling
Medicare supplements, LTCI, annuities or life insurance. If you want
to set more appointments, close more sales and make a six-figure
income, then you must learn to ask better questions. You must help
your customer to buy the right product for their situation.
There is no easier product to
sell. And, you don’t need 20 new prospects each week.
To make a six-figure income selling insurance, you generally only
need to be closing 3 prospects per week. That’s assuming you are
helping the prospect to buy the right product for their situation.
To make 3 sales per week, even if you only have a 50% closing ratio,
means you only need 6 appointments per week. Which is less than 20
hours of work per week… And, as a side benefit, if you are really
helping people, you’ll start getting lots of great referrals.
Take the time to learn to ask
better questions. It will pay big dividends...
Lew and Jeremy Nason Marketing and Sales Coach
'The 9 Out Of 10
Guys'
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Endorsements From Respected Financial Leaders and Advocates
"Lew
Nason, RFC, LUTC Graduate, is a highly respected, proven and
admired practice building coach. He has been particularly effective
in guiding financial services advisors to increased effectiveness
and higher sales."
Edwin P.
Morrow, CLU,
ChFC, CFP, RFC, CEP,
Chairman & CEO of the IARFC
/ Publisher
The IARFC Register®
Prospecting Update…
"Who
Benefits From Your Success?"
One of the greatest sources
for building a warm market list is the people you spend money
with... people like your real estate agent, car dealer, banker, long
distance carrier, printer, other vendors, etc.
Make a list of all the companies, suppliers, vendors and individuals
that benefit from your success and give them a call. They will feel
obligated to listen to your program because they risk losing your
future business if they don't. And folks, as you know, fear of loss
is a great motivator.
If they are not interested in your proposal, ask them for referrals.
Ask them to refer people to you that they do business with.
Again, they have something at stake so they will usually come
through for you.
This system will create an endless stream of people to add to
your warm market. Make your list and start calling today. (And,
don't forget to send them your monthly newsletter)
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& Success
Stories…
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met. He is making a real difference in the lives of his clients and
associates in the industry by teaching them to get down to the
basics of human communications and needs selling."
Brian Gibbs,
FMM (Missed Fortune TEAM Member), CA, (27 yrs. in business)
"YourFound Money Management Boot Camp is very
pragmatic, easy to understand and makes it easy to implement the
ideas. Great passion Lew, thanks for having me here. Keep winning."
Roger Blair,
FMM
Co-founder of
Solutions 21 Financial & DSC Lifestyle Services.
Woodbridge,
Ontario, Canada. (25 yrs. in business)
"Thank you for the dynamic, simple principles you shared with me
and others at the Found Money Management™ Boot Camp
two weeks ago. Yesterday I made my first calls to share the Found
Money Management™ principles with an existing
client, a referral, and a friend at a property and casualty agency I
refer business to here in town. And, I'm batting three for three
because I used the questioning techniques you taught me." Mark
Davis, ChFC, RFC,
FMM
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Well, that's it for another Insurance Marketing and Sales
Tips Mastery Newsletter. I hope you found
the information interesting and helpful in your efforts to grow your
business.
Lew and Jeremy Nason
'The 9 Out Of 10
Guys'
Marketing and Sales
Coaches
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