One of the most searched items on the internet by advisors is how to find more and better annuity leads.
Most advisors want to know how they can find the people that have money to invest. So, they will buy a list of people who have money in CDs. Or they may buy a list of people that have a net income of over $200,000, and/or over a million in assets. Or they will use some other lead source.
Then they will call all of those annuity leads to try to set a sales appointment. But they cannot set enough sales appointments from those leads, or close enough sales from those sales appointments. So, they are always looking for more and better leads.
Most of the advisors who find us on the internet will tell us that they do not have a problem setting sales appointments with people, if they can get them on the phone. And they will close a sale with almost everyone they get to meet with them. So, they just need to find a lot more and better annuity leads.
But do they need to buy more annuity leads? Or do they need a better way to set sales appointments with those leads? And then do they need to get a lot better at fact finding so they close more and mush larger sales?
However, the main reason advisors have trouble getting people on the phone is the same reason that they have trouble setting sales appointments and closing sales: The people that they call have never heard of them.
People prefer to do business with people they know, like and trust.
Every day we get 10 or more sales calls on our home phone and cell phone. And if my wife does not recognize the number or name, then she will answer the phone and immediately hang up. So that they can't even leave a message.