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How Many Messages Should I Leave?

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
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Art of Persuasion

Art of Persuasion

I have had the privilege of training well over a thousand insurance agents in my career. One of the most sought after skills I am commonly asked are how to close the sale. There are hundreds of techniques to learn and a lot of them do work. However, the real skill to learn is the Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Educational
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How To Handle Objections

How To Handle Objections

As a sales trainer, this is actually one of the most common questions I see from newer agents. Truth is if you do a good job building rapport, trust, listen to the client’s needs and show your product or service as a solution to their problem, you shouldn’t get objections. Almost always the true objection Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Educational
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How To Build Rapport

How To Build Rapport

One of the most important steps in a sales process is building rapport. What is rapport? The dictionary definition is relation, connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation or simply put commonality. The salesperson must find common ground. Statistics have shown 8 out of 10 people make a purchase because they like the salesperson or Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Educational
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67% Choose The Wrong One

67% Choose The Wrong One

See if given these circumstances you choose the investment that makes you the most money. Don’t cheat and read ahead. Hypothetically, you inherit $100,000 and you need a short term vehicle to invest your money. You have three options to choose from. Without a lot of thought, which do you pick?

First option, is a Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Educational
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10 Tips To Build Loyal Customers

10 Tips To Build Loyal Customers

Salespeople and insurance agents seem to spend more time on finding new customers to sell than upselling their current clients. Why is it important to sell to your current clients? The answer is LOYALTY. Loyal customers are still clients, but are also referral sources for more new clients and loyal customers. Let’s explore 10 Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Educational
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What Makes You Special?

What Makes You Special?

I know our mothers always told us we are special growing up, but do your prospects and clients think that as well? If you are selling the same product and service as scores of other businesses offer, what makes you special? Why would anyone buy from you, when they can buy the same thing from Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Educational
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Perseverance

Perseverance

Webster’s dictionary defines perseverance as the act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. I have always defined perseverance as simply never give up. Staying the course on goals and never seeing obstacles in our way.

As a small business owner and life insurance broker one Continue reading →

Tim Wilhoit
Inspirational
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