Systems and Efficiency
What a Unique Selling Proposition Really Means & Why Your Business MUST Have One
Having a unique selling proposition is critical to growing your business. Just what is a unique selling proposition? It is what makes your company different. It is what sets you apart from competitors and what gives you an advantage. It is the main reason people come to you to do business. Business owners in any…
Read More10 Business Apps Worth Checking Out
There are a number of mobile apps that can be used to make your business more efficient and profitable. Some are simple apps that are available for free. Others are direct business mobile apps that have a fee associated with obtaining them. However, they are all useful in making a business work better. They include:…
Read MoreFree Resources to Help Grow your Business
There are many things you can do to grow your business. This is why it is helpful to know about about some of the various free resources for your business. Social Media There are many different social media sites you can sign up for that are free of charge. While you can pay for advertising…
Read MoreUpselling and Cross-Selling: Better Together
Increasing revenue streams is a key focus for any business. Mike Stromsoe’s Unstoppable Profit Producer Program can help you grow your business by leveraging a range of techniques to benefit your revenue. Today we’ll focus on a little tidbit that can power your sales–upselling and cross-selling as a package deal. Upselling Upselling refers to offering…
Read MoreStaying in Touch with your Book of Business
Staying in touch with your clients is an important part of maintaining a strong company. Your customers will appreciate the effort and will ultimately turn to your business for future transactions or needs. When you are considering how to stay in touch with clients, a simple solution is sending out cards on holidays. Wish every…
Read MoreThe Pareto Principle: How to Apply It and What to Avoid
The Pareto Principle, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, states that 20 percent of invested input gets 80 percent of the results. In a perfect world, inputs and outputs would be balanced. What you put in and what you get out would be equivalent–or, if we could really get lucky, business owners would put a little…
Read MoreFreedom ROCKS and How to Get More of it!
One of the most frequent questions I get from other agents and entrepreneurs is how do you get so much freedom and don’t you worry about leaving the office for extended periods of time, whenever you want? I used to, but not anymore. You see, the agency that supports the life of my dreams has…
Read MoreSingles, Not Home Runs
With baseball season in full swing, this is the perfect time for us to discuss “singles, not home runs. I love, absolutely adore, helping people FULLY understand this concept. After all, isn’t the final score really all that matters? Let’s tap our cleats with the end with the fat part of the bat, step out…
Read MoreDoes Your Team Stand Out When ALL of the Chips Are On The Line?
Our claims service report series is one of our most requested by agents…..so what the heck is a claims service report? Claims service reports are a custom document that we sent out to our customers a certain number of days after a claim occurs, because in our agency, we monitor all claims activity. We don’t…
Read MoreThe Five Steps Of Learning And Retention – Part 2
The second step is Repetition. My research of a university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the…
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