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October 20, 2013

Are You Experienced, An Expert or A Guru?

Today with the growth of social media like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, we seem to have these terms flying around all over the World Wide Web. There are people claiming to be an expert on this subject or the guru of that subject. No one really states that they are just experienced on a Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

September 22, 2013

How Long Could You Go Unplugged?

The evolution of my insurance business as every business has been a crazy ride for the last 5 decades. We are so connected now 24/7 that it is really scary. I am just not sure how this happened to me but it did. I am a child of the 60s and 70s, when technology was Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

September 1, 2013

Do You Make Money Using LinkedIn?

I find a lot of insurance agents and sales professional struggle using LinkedIn. They seem to have an account, maybe a couple of hundred connections and maybe in a group or two. But when I ask do you make money using LinkedIn, the answer is almost always, “NO”. Why not? Why aren’t you learning to Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

July 7, 2013

Did You Know They Keep Score on Klout?

As if there is not enough to keep up with in life, sales numbers in our business, bills at home, kids report cards, ballgame scores and now a Klout score. We Americans measure everything. I guess it is important to measure things to strive to be better, but is this too much? Klout is a Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

June 23, 2013

The Evolution Of Insurance Marketing

I have been in the health and life insurance business for over 20 years. I was working on some marketing plans and started to think about how marketing insurance products to prospects has evolved over the last twenty years. The thoughts spurred me to write an evolution of insurance marketing.

Going back to the Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

May 19, 2013

I Just Learned How Ignorant I Am About SEO Technology

As a national life insurance broker for the past 20 years, I have had to learn this new world of technology. I have attended classes, webinars, and “lunch & learns” to gain the skills necessary to bring my insurance agency into the 21^st century. I designed and help build a website, Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

May 5, 2013

Don’t Make My Mistake and Upgrade to Internet Explorer 10

Let me start by stating I am a national life insurance broker and not a computer guy, an IT guy or a web guy. I just want my computer to work and get frustrated when it doesn’t work. I made the mistake of updating, which was automatic by the way, from Internet Explorer 9 Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

February 24, 2013

3 Things Your LinkedIn Profile Needs Today

Working with insurance agents across the country I have seen my share of LinkedIn profiles, good and bad. Most agents think why does that really matter? According to a Google survey, 84% of prospects search the web for your company, your products and you as the insurance agent. Ever get stood up on an insurance Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

February 17, 2013

Are Clients Buying What You Are Selling?

This may be a very simple question but there is more to it than just the surface of it. For years, I was taught and believed that people buy with emotions and solidify with logic. Most of the evidence today is to the contrary. Today’s buyer is more sophisticated and educated than ever before. We Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

October 22, 2012

How Do You Use Social Media?

I have to admit less than two years ago, other than having a Facebook page and a LinkedIn account; I didn’t know anything about social media. I certainly didn’t know how to use it. I went to a meeting about building an online brand and I was hearing words for the first time like RSS Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

September 2, 2012

How Many Messages Should I Leave?

In today’s world of communication is a voicemail sufficient enough? What is acceptable when trying to get in touch with a prospect? Prospects do screen your calls with Caller ID, especially the first time called, because they don’t recognize the number. What other steps can a salesperson or insurance agent take to reach a potential Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Educational

June 10, 2012

Change Your Mindset

Why is mindset important in your everyday business practices of an insurance agency or small business? Can’t I just go work without all of that mumbo jumbo? If I’m making some money, why do I need to improve? Sound familiar? Just because we are good at our jobs and enjoy what we do, doesn’t make Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit

Inspirational

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How Long Could You Go Unplugged?

Do You Make Money Using LinkedIn?

The Evolution Of Insurance Marketing

Don’t Make My Mistake and Upgrade to Internet Explorer 10

Are Clients Buying What You Are Selling?

How Many Messages Should I Leave?

Change Your Mindset