Understanding Facebook Ads for Insurance Agents

Facebook Ads for Agents

If there is one thing that every insurance agent worries about, it’s getting quality leads to patronizing their products and services. Nowadays, insurance agents are always on the move to find better marketing strategies and platforms to reach potential insurance leads. Thankfully, digital marketing platforms like Facebook have created a way for small to medium-sized insurance … Read more

Introductory Meeting with Carriers

Important Questions to Ask During Carrier Meeting

Your First 180 Days as an Independent Agent: Recommendations for Success In this blog, we are going to cover what you should ask during your introductory meeting with carriers, documents to gather, and a template to keep it all organized. This will be the first in a series of blogs covering different topics that we … Read more

Confessions of an Ex-Farmers Agent

Why I Ended My Partnership with a Farmers Insurance Agency For almost 15 years, I gave my Farmers Insurance agency everything that I could  – my financial investment, energy and, most importantly, the majority of my time. In return, I received an incredible education, met some of the most skillful salespeople in the industry, and … Read more

Do you HAVE to call clients at renewal?

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Why you should always call your clients at renewal? No matter how successful you are, come renewal time you always have that one teeny tiny thought pop in your head: why not just let the sleeping bear lay? It would be so easy to just let the policy automatically renew. No hard phone call to discuss rate … Read more

Free Marketing Tools for Insurance Agents 

Free Marketing Tools

America’s largest companies spend mind-boggling amounts of money on advertising, with behemoths like Procter & Gamble, AT&T, and Disney spending billions every year. You don’t have billions (yet!), but there are many ways you can successfully market yourself without even spending a dime. Email Of course you have email, but are you using it effectively as a marketing tool? There’s … Read more

Social Media Tips for Independent Insurance Agents

Social Media Tips for Insurance Agents

Social media is unquestionably a powerful marketing tool that you can employ to promote your business, your products and services. Professional insurance agents may have their own Facebook or social media page. But that is not enough! You have to constantly find ways to keep your page interesting to your target audience and therefore, keep your traffic coming. Here are several suggestions from marketing … Read more

Sales Pitch Points

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Selling insurance, just like anything else, can be tough. Customers have very specific needs and may not fully understand those needs themselves. In addition, with so many companies and insurance products on the market, it can be tough to convince new prospects that your company is the best. Fortunately, with a little bit of salesmanship, … Read more

30 Marketing Clues You Need To Use

Marketing Tips for Independent Insurance Agents

In 2012 there were almost 40,000 independent insurance agencies in the US alone. With 39,999 other competitors, how do you ensure that your company stands out? With so many other companies with similar offerings, it is critical that you have an effective marketing strategy. Ideally, your marketing promotes your brand, builds your business, and generates new clientele. To make your insurance … Read more

ASNOA Announces Partnership with SocialSurvey 

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ASNOA is proud to announce a partnership with SocialSurvey, a leading review generation platform for insurance agencies. With this partnership, ASNOA affiliates will be able to take advantage of SocialSurvey’s excellent platform to boost their agency’s online presence and credibility.  “Local insurance agencies deserve the absolute best in customer experience technology and marketing automation,” said SocialSurvey CEO, Scott Harris. “Our … Read more

How To Compete Against Insurance Giants

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If you asked the average American what insurance companies they know, many of them would be able to mention the GEICO lizard, Peyton Manning with Nationwide, or even JK Simmons telling you that Farmer’s “has seen a thing or two.” These industry giants spend billions each year on their advertisements in an attempt to make … Read more