For Producers For Companies
for working with combo products
| Start where the client is at, and make changes as circumstances change. –Paul Ramseth, American Express Financial Advisors
| Clearly state what the product is on applications and other product materials. –Celeste Cardin, Allmerica Financial, Worcester, Mass. |
| Dont expect to do all the client education in a couple of meetings. –Paul Ramseth, American Express Financial Advisors
| Put the product information on a laptop, in a presentation that lets client and producer learn together. –Robert Littell, Littell Consulting Services, Atlanta |
| Make it simple enough for clients to understandand to deter charges that you didnt tell the client. –Robert Littell, Littell Consulting Services, Atlanta | Reduce the concept to an easily expressed 25 words or less. –Tad Verney, principal of Disability Insurance Specialists, Bloomfield, Conn. |
| Present the product as an alternative to more traditional designs. –Robert A. Miller, CNA, Nashville. | Consider these products to be door-openers to sales in broker-dealers and banks. –Christine Ryan, John Hancock, Boston |
| Focus on your clients need, and make it (the products role in meeting the need) real. –Christine Ryan, John Hancock, Boston | Build artificial intelligence into electronic training, to give producers immediate feedback on product and strategy questions. –Robert Littell, Littell Consulting Services, Atlanta |
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