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C o n s i d e r t h e 8 0 / 2 0 p r i n c i p l e Your independent insurance agency’s success lies in your client base and client service—gaining and keeping clients is what keeps you going. n Although you may have a solid client base today, you know the fluid nature of the insurance business, and are always on the lookout for new clients. n You need to constantly generate, follow up on and nurture leads to keep your agency thriving. As you track your leads, be sure you are logging your activities within your agency management system. You can make things easier with a system that already has key integration capabilities like synching with Outlook and mobile access. Partner XE includes such capabilities, as well as real time connection to carrier sites to help answer prospect questions. To find out more about how Partner XE can help you track, convert and retain leads, contact us today at [email protected]. Diligence Follow up a minimum of 7 times before “giving up.” If you are unsuccessful in converting the prospect, record their purchase date so you can follow up prior to renewal the next year. Go the extra mile to get in contact. Tips Lead Generation for the Independent Insurance Agent Lead follow-up can be a delicate dance between staying on the potential client’s radar and respecting their space. With this simple acronym, you should be able to F.I.N.D., and convert, new leads. F . I . N . D . Focus Follow up with every lead, but zero in on the most qualified. Find out if the person you’re talking to is the decision maker—if not, get in contact with that person. Ask what prompted the lead to contact you: there is a difference in potential between “I just moved and must get new insurance,” and “I’m just browsing around.” Immediate Studies show following up within 5 minutes can make a lead 20 times more likely to convert. Reply immediately to request forms—this puts you in contact with them at the height of their need. Have an “off-hours” person following up on leads that come in after business hours. 80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients Identify attributes of your BEST CLIENTS and directly target others like them. Target Connect Reach out to your market with a combination of direct, highly targeted approaches and broad, far reaching tactics. Keep each approach clear and concise, with a hook to prompt follow-up and a way to catch prospect info. Email Marketing Referral Progams Word of Mouth Blogging SEO Paid Search Social Media Direct Mail Although that might sound intuitive, statistics show that 80% of leads are never followed up on. 5min Measure Keep track of your work—know the what, where, and how you gained leads. Knowing what works and what doesn’t helps you hone your strategies. Four Stages of Lead Generation Target Connect Follow Up Measure Nurture Nurture the relationship with this potential client. Find out everything you can by tracking all your conversations and taking good notes. Know when is the best time to contact each lead. Follow-Up Once leads start coming in… follow up . . . quickly and professionally. 800.747.9273 About SIS Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Strategic Insurance Software (SIS) is the team behind Partner XE—an innovative web-based insurance agency management system that helps independent agencies streamline workflow and grow their business. Built on a foundation of strong technology and exceptional service, we’re moving forward with a constant eye on innovation that will make independent agents’ lives easier. 20 x 20 x

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Consid

er the 80/20 principle

Your independent insurance agency’s success

lies in your client base and client service—gaining

and keeping clients is what keeps you going. n

Although you may have a solid client base today,

you know the fluid nature of the insurance business,

and are always on the lookout for new clients.

n You need to constantly generate, follow up on

and nurture leads to keep your agency thriving.

As you track your leads, be sure you are logging your activities within your agency

management system. You can make things easier with a system that already has key

integration capabilities like synching with Outlook and mobile access. Partner XE

includes such capabilities, as well as real time connection to carrier sites to help

answer prospect questions. To find out more about how Partner XE can help you

track, convert and retain leads, contact us today at [email protected].

Diligence

Follow up a minimum

of 7 times before

“giving up.”

If you are unsuccessful

in converting the

prospect, record their

purchase date so you

can follow up prior to

renewal the next year.

Go the extra mile to

get in contact.

Tips

Lead Generation

for the Independent Insurance Agent

Lead follow-up can be a delicate dance between staying on the

potential client’s radar and respecting their space. With this simple

acronym, you should be able to F.I.N.D., and convert, new leads.

F . I . N . D .Focus Follow up with every

lead, but zero in on the

most qualified.

Find out if the person

you’re talking to is the

decision maker—if not,

get in contact with that

person.

Ask what prompted

the lead to contact

you: there is a

difference in potential

between “I just moved

and must get new

insurance,” and “I’m

just browsing around.”

ImmediateStudies show following

up within 5 minutes can

make a lead 20 times

more likely to convert.

Reply immediately to

request forms—this puts

you in contact with them

at the height of their need.

Have an “off-hours”

person following up on

leads that come in after

business hours.

80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients

Identify attributes of your BEST CLIENTS and directly target others like them.

Target

ConnectReach out to your market with a combination of direct, highly targeted

approaches and broad, far reaching tactics. Keep each approach clear and

concise, with a hook to prompt follow-up and a way to catch prospect info.

Email Marketing

Referral Progams

Word of Mouth

Blogging

SEOPaid Search

Social Media

Direct Mail

Although that might sound intuitive,

statistics show that 80% of leads are never followed up on.

5min

Measure Keep track of your

work—know the what,

where, and how you

gained leads. Knowing

what works and what

doesn’t helps you hone

your strategies.

Four Stages of Lead Generation

Target Connect Follow Up Measure

Nurture Nurture the

relationship with this

potential client.

Find out everything

you can by tracking all

your conversations and

taking good notes.

Know when is the

best time to contact

each lead.

Follow-UpOnce leads start coming in…

follow up . . .

quickly and professionally.

800.747.9273

About SISHeadquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Strategic Insurance Software (SIS) is the team behind Partner XE—an innovative web-based insurance agency management system that helps independent agencies streamline workflow and grow their business. Built on a foundation of strong technology and exceptional service, we’re moving forward with a constant eye on innovation that will make independent agents’ lives easier.

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