Keyword: Sales practices

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Persistence is not pushiness

In this week’s Ruta’s Rules, Jim Ruta, managing partner and chief sales officer, InforcePRO, explains the difference between pushiness and persistence in insurance sales, and gives tips on how to persist in a pleasant way with prospects.

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • January 21, 2015 October 30, 2019
  • 06:00
Do your goals focus on production or people?

In this week’s Ruta’s Rules, Jim Ruta, managing partner and chief sales officer, InforcePRO, explains how insurance advisors can boost their businesses by focusing on helping clients, and not on commission targets.

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • January 7, 2015 October 30, 2019
  • 12:00

A scholarship plan firm was the loser in a recent SCC case dealing with the contractual obligations of advisors and their firms

A brief guide to faulty sales spiels

Often confused with aggressive selling, persuasion enables you to help clients make better decisions

Have the discussion year-round

Your elevator speech could be sending the wrong message. Your answer to the question "What do you do?" should indicate you're a professional, not a salesperson

A new book for salespeople and cold-callers shows you how to drill down past the usual web search engines to find and use in-depth information about companies and people

The fundamental focus on value for money is neither new nor limited to financial services. Successful retailers provide value, not from their point of view but from their customers'

Establish trust and be prepared to compromise

  • By: Brent Jolly
  • January 22, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 13:55