Blog Archives

9 Insurance Agent Social Media Tips That Are Total Bull Sh*t

9/29/2015

There’s no shortage of “experts” with social media marketing advice for insurance agents.

Too bad most of it is bull sh*t.

And since I see this BS every day I figured it be a good idea to point it out so you don’t step in it.

There’s a lot of reasons for all the bad advice out there, but it’s mostly based on a few bull sh*t assumptions:

0 Comments

10 Tips for Insurance Agents to Improve the Claims Experience

9/22/2015

3 Comments

I used to be an insurance claim adjuster.

There… I admitted it.

I was young and I needed the money.

I adjusted claims before moving into sales and though it was only a few years I learned a lot.

The divide between agents and claims always bothered me. I understand there are good reasons to separate them, but can’t we work together for a better overall customer experience?

3 Comments

The Insurance Agency Facebook Marketing Strategy That Works

9/15/2015

0 Comments

A lot of insurance agents are frustrated with Facebook.

They ask me things like:

“What can I post about insurance that’s interesting?”
“Where will I find the time to do all this?”
“How is this going to get me more quotes?”

These are all valid concerns and to be 100% honest with you, I think a lot of insurance agents will never crack that code.

0 Comments

18 Ways to Sell Insurance on Social Media Under the Radar

9/8/2015

1 Comment

Have you heard about the “magic ratio” for business Facebook pages?

The social media “gurus” love to talk about it.

They say your Facebook posts should be 80% interesting content and 20% sales stuff.

Or was it 90-10? Maybe 75-25?

I forget.

Anyways, I don’t buy into it because I think it sends the wrong message.

Especially to insurance agents!

1 Comment

31 Ways to Make Your Insurance Agency the Happiest Place on Earth

9/1/2015

2 Comments

For my first job out of college I sold long-distance phone service door-to-door.

I marched under the hot Albuquerque sun cold-calling on 50-100 businesses a day who couldn’t care less about long-distance and didn’t hesitate to tell me.

I wore Underarmour shirts so I wouldn’t sweat through my suit while driving to my territory in an AC-deprived ’95 Ford Aspire.

2 Comments

InsuranceSplash Blog

9 Insurance Agent Social Media Tips That Are Total Bull Sh*t

10 Tips for Insurance Agents to Improve the Claims Experience

The Insurance Agency Facebook Marketing Strategy That Works

18 Ways to Sell Insurance on Social Media Under the Radar

31 Ways to Make Your Insurance Agency the Happiest Place on Earth

InsuranceSplash

Archives

Categories

Helpful Links

Follow Us

Share this page

Don't miss out!