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Transformation

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Jason Cass story
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Married with two children (8) &(14)
Became an agent 2001
Chairman of National Young Agents for Big I
Started my own agency 2010
Got S&D on April 12, 2010
Started GROW to help agents
Rest is history..

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My agency
• JDC Insurance Group LLP est. 1.1.2010
• Centralia, IL 13,000 population
• 70%
Commercial
• 29%
Personal (agency owners told me this was important)
• 1%
Life
• Completely mobile agency
• 98.9% paperless
• Niche agency
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Jason Cass & Brian Appleton
“The GROW mission is to provide business the confidence
to transform your business into a social and digital
business”

www.growprogram.com
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• The Why
• The How
• The What

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Why

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“If I could only get the whole
town to know me”

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Ground Rules
• Ask lots of questions…
– Even dumb questions
• I don’t expect you to be an expert
– Be prepared for my honest opinion
– You can always follow up with me

• I may go on a tangent
– It will always be relevant
• I don’t care if you email or send texts
• You don’t have to ask me to go the bathroom
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Common Objections
to Social Media
• We work on referrals…
• So does the Internet

• It takes too much time…
• You don’t have time for to generate revenue?

• I don’t know anything about computers…
• Hire someone that does

• I don’t like the Internet…
• But your clients do
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Myths About Selling Online
• Internet Shoppers Buy on Price
– If we don’t treat our product like a commodity they
won’t buy it like a commodity

• We Need To Be On Every Social Media Site to be
Successful
– Success online is about becoming a valuable resource

• Consumers Need Our Expertise
– The information gates to our knowledge have been
unlocked

• Only young people use the internet and buy
online
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It’s no longer about
young or old….
It’s about connected
or unconnected.
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This Is The Connected Generation

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This Is The Connected Generation

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This Is The Connected Generation
The Connected Generation chooses you...

...on their own time line
...based on their own research and
...their own belief in your story of value
The Connected generation communicates, builds
relationships and makes buying decisions using
digital and social media.
Consumerization
Is an term used to describe emergence of info. technology:
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in the consumer market
•Then spread into business
•In

years past, many technology-based products have had their
beginnings in the defense & business markets:
•Facsimile machines
•Calculators
•Mobile phone
•Personal computers

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What does this mean for you?

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Consumerization
• First, products that were designed for
individual consumers, are now appealing in
the workplace and demand of these products
are increasing in the workplace

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Consumerization
one cares how much you
know, until they know how much you care”…

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Second, “No

• Getting your employees to share & use productive and
enhancing consumer technology at and away from work
will be a wise strategy.
• Creates a window that shows transparency, builds
trust, and your brand.
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The How

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How are you
marketing today?

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Social Marketing
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Digital Media
Social Marketing
“To be first in the mind of the consumer when
they realize they have a problem and
need to find a solution”
Impact and Numbers
Socialnomics

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Digital Media
“Is being where the consumer is when they
search for a solution to a problem”
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But what’s the…

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Social marketing and digital media
is not a sales tool…
It is for…
Branding
Marketing
Communication
but…
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Do the others and you can
Center for Blackhawks
PTC Oil & Gas Company

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Case Study #1
Facebook iPad2 Referral Contest
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Refer friend, family, co-worker, or yourself
Present a quote
Didn’t have to buy, just allow me to present a quote proposal
Entered into a contest to win an iPad2 (Can use Make-A-Wish or
other non-financial incentives depending on state regulations)
• The referrer and the referee

Contest Period Nov 14 – Dec 31
• Drawing January 1st at 12:01am by Video
Upload to All Social Sites

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My results
Generated 19 Referrals in 6 Weeks!
Social & digital referrals only, had others not related to contest

• Didn’t fit agency philosophy of agency
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Auto/Home
Low limits, etc.

• Prospects given a proposal
• NB clients from those proposals

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11 (78% CR)

Prior Insurance of 11 NB Clients
• State Farm
• Independent Companies
• Allstate
• Country companies
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My results
Prior Limits of 11 NB Clients
• 50/100/50 or 100

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• Moved 2 of those to 100/300
• Moved 2 of those to 250/500
• 1 took UMB

• 100/300/50 or 100

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• Moved 2 of those to 250/500

• 1 took UMB

• 250/500/ 250 Both had UMB

2

• Moved one to 500/500 because of underlying limits due to UMB

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My results
• Auto/Home Packages

• EFT
• Total Policies Written
• Auto – 11
• Home – 11
• UMB- 5
• Dwelling fire-4
• Motorcycle - 3
• Boat- 4
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All
10 of 11
38 (3.4/Client)
R.O.I
• Total Written Premium

$28,000 FY

(34,000 SY)

• Annual Commission

$4,200 FY

($5,100 SY)

• Total Expense

$1,650 (cost inc. CAP, Adv., iPad2)

• Total Profit

$2,550

• Return on Investment

154% FY

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($5,100 SY) ($7650 BY)
($309% SY)
Case Study #2
FB R.O.I Fan review app

• Contest conducted April 13th – April 31st
• Contest Results
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28 reviews Facebook & LinkedIn
11 referrals
3 quotes
9 clients (62% CR)
26 fans gained from friends

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Case Study #3
• Ryan Hanley, Independent Agent, Blogger
• Agent/Blogger of digital media (Director of Marketing)
• The Murray Group Insurance Services, Inc., Albany, NY

• Contest conducted April 23th – May 7th

• New Business Results –
• 58 reviews FB & LinkedIn
• 28 referrals
• 19 quote opportunities
• Generated a total of 47 inbound actions!
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Case Study #4
• Quote & Referral Promotion
• May 6th -16th Drawing on 17th
• Promotion results
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23 inbound actions
9 referrals
14 quotes
19 proposals given
14 clients (73% CR)

• Financials
• Expenses $850ish
• Income $5,700ish
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Case Study #5
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Quote & Referral Promotion
Feb. 3rd – 14th 2014
Jonesboro, AR
Results
– 24 quotes & referrals (24 inbound actions)
– Sold 13 at last report
– 2 commercial accounts (Dr. & Garage)

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Numbers as of 45 months
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As of 01.02.2014 (45 months)
Thousands of fans, followers, and connections
$261,000
NB social premium
$39,000
NB Personal revenue
$9,000
Life revenue
$81,000
Total revenue PL NB & RN & Life
$15,000
Commercial revenue NB & RN
$105,000
Total revenue NB & RNPL/CL/Life
99% retention – Rest of book is about 92%

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FB expenses

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Need to go where the people
are.

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Social sites

• Stay connected with others instantly
• Broadcast to a large select audience

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Social sites

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Broadcast myself on the jdcins channel
Coverages and FAQ
Market through email and website
Tell a story
Drawings

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Social sites

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Prospecting -Business
Discussions
Content sharing
Resume

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Social sites

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Content
Authorship and publisher tag
Communities
Google authority
Tools like Google hangout

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So…
We talked about what
businesses are wanting to hear.

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Now let’s talk about
what they need to know.

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“The Blueprint”

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Social & Digital Business

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Blueprint
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Marketing/Advertising/Networking
Prospecting
The business cycle
Communication
Sales process
i. Evaluating
ii. Quoting
iii. Submitting
iv. Proposing
v. Finalizing
After the sale
Servicing
Retention
Cross selling

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Marketing & Advertising & Networking
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Social platforms
Blog
Search
Email
FB ads
Re-targeting

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Prospecting
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Social platforms
YouTube videos
Connections of LinkedIn
Social content
Digital search content

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Communication
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Email
Texting
Digital search content
Video
G+ hangouts

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Sales Process- Evaluating
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Knowing the risk
Seeing the risk
Details of the risk
Records of the risk

• Business Intelligence

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Sales Process - Quoting
• Company online raters
• Agency raters
• Online website raters

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Sales- Submitting to carrier

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AMS
AMS bridging
Fillable PDF’s
Secure transactions

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Sales - Proposing
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Ipads
Online proposals
Email proposals
Video conferencing

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Sales - Finalizing

• Email applications
• E signatures
• Electronic policy delivery

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After the sale
• Welcome kit
– Electronic
– Email

• App

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Servicing
• Real-time
• Self service
• Online
• App

• Online chat
• Video conferencing

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Retention

• Social platforms
– Touches
– Following
– Cross selling

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Cross-selling
• Getting info at contact
• Email
• FB

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Let’s get Facebook
Practical…
Shall we?
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6 ways to get fans immediately
• Invite your friends
– Have staff invite friends

• Use email list
• At time of service
– Like Fan page
– Check-in
– Write a review

• Sign on front desk
• Website
• Email signature
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5 post types that get engagement
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Caption this
Fill in the blank
Questions
Pictures / infographics
Quotes
Motivation pics

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Optimizing your FB page
• Search
• Keywords
– Page name is huge

• Vanity URL
– www.facebook.com/jdcinsurance
– Graph search is going to be huge
• Google using pages / FB uses people to link others to
info.

• About section (short description)
• Pictures have the power
– Alt text for pictures is important
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– Use proper dimensions
Some things I do with Facebook
• Ads auger
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Get friends
Run ads ( sponsored stories )
Get fans
Run FB ads to:
Get their email /contact information ( giveaways)
Run contest & sweepstakes

• Like & Interest ads
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Get your message out to the exact person
Niche and target marketing at it’s best

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Happy Birthday
Thank you
Holiday ads
Specials or current events
*Mobile*

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Facebook tips
• Follow others
– Comment, like, and share what they post

• Create other pages
– STL Cardinal squirrels
– Local viral

– Acuity Trucking

• Like your clients and showcase them
• Create a URL for your fan page
– www.jdcfanpage.com
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Proper FB dimensions

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Photo Page Post / Sponsored Stories

• Tip: Images scaled down look better
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Pictures w/text

Text & Link posted with photo may over lay photo in
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newsfeed
Cover Photos
In a “like story” in the news feed only the top half is shown

New Facebook rules allow for calls to action ex.
Contact info, price purchase info..but…only 20% text

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Profile Pic
•Always use a square photo
•Pictures larger than 180*180 are perfect as well as long
as they are square
•Don’t change often, change cover photo

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Link preview image
•Just like your profile pic this is cropped down to a
square
•When linking back to your page or site include at
least one square photo for each shareable page
or blog post

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12 days of promotion

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Promotion 101
1. Wrote down what and goals I want to achieve
1. Get NB quotes
2. Get referrals
3. Etc.

2. Set the rules
1. Auto & Home quote/ minimum liability limits
2. Set and wrote out FB rules

3. Set a time period -11 days / 12th day drawing
4. Created videos (2) / emails(4) for call to actions
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Promotion 101 cont.
5. Developed a new FB site
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Cover photo
Profile Pic
Tabs
Landing page
Rules page

6. Created links to be able to track actions taken
1. FB analytics
2. Bitly links

7. Create FB ads and schedule them

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Promotion 101 cont.
8. Start on Day 1
1. Upload video to Youtube / FB
1. Social proof if FB
2. Make status updates
1. Use video as update in the morning before 8 am
2. Share video on profile in the evening about 7pm

9. Day 2
1. Share a story’s about what happened the day before
1. About a quote/referral
2. The excitement you have felt or heard about
2. Email your list with earlier created email
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Promotion 101 cont.
10. Going forward till day 11
1. Keep doing status updates
1. Shares / likes
2. Referrals
3. People you helped
4. The talk and excitement
2. Send emails created earlier
1. Tuesday (Day 2)
2. Friday (Day 5)
3. Tuesday (Day 9)
4. Thursday (Day 11)
3. Promotion ends Day 11 at 5pm
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Promotion 101 cont.
11. Day 12
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Hold drawing at 3pm
Put all names in bowl
Find a unique place / person
Video tape the drawing
Upload video to FB page
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Don’t announce winner, make them watch the video

Announce for the next few days the winner with status updates
Have winner take a picture with prize and email to you
Post to your page – validation for future promotions
Encourage them to upload to their profile and tag your agency

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Marketing Ideas

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Other promotions
• Friend to Fan
• $25 once a month

• Fan Referral Program
• Drawing once a month big prize at the end

• Donate to Charity for every new fan
• Promote other business
• This month get 10% off
• If you shop there
• Check in
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Promotion 101 cont.

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Promotion 101 cont.
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JDC Insurance Olympic trial
Snow Challenge
No shave Movember
GEO Tracking
Video for clients
Share contest
Friend to fan auger
QR Code

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Blogging
• Blogging
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Increases engagement
Increases fans/connections/followers/circles
Increases email subscribers
Increases agency value

• Tracking
• Everything is trackable
• Google analytics
• Crazyegg
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Dropbox- file sharing
Elance- Outsourcing
ProjectCAP- Online portal, Trusted Choice
Hootsuite- manage multiple social profiles
Wordpress-Website
Northsocial-promotion help and design
Wildfire-Same as north social
Animoto-Create videos

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Other places I use
• Google Analytics- track hits and engagement
online
• Bitly- link shortener and tracker
• Picmonkey- picture software
• Abweber / Mailchimp /iContact- Email list
• Lastpass- password management
• ASANA – task organization
• Wistia- host video
• Crowdbase- content storage

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Social Sooner
• Similar to an Oklahoma sooner
• Get on your digital horse and claim your virtual Land
• First to claim your land is the trailblazer and ruler
• Late to the game has to borrow or buy land

• Personal lines market share
• Cannons all in the same direction
• 34 %

• Commission per county

• Commercial lines Market share
• We dominate this market
So if you are ready to mount up and claim you land..

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Jason Cass & Brian Appleton
“The GROW mission is to provide business the confidence
to transform your business into a social and digital
business”

www.growprogram.com
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Jason Cass
618.532.2277
jason@jdcins.com
www.jdcins.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/jdcinsurance
Twitter
@jdcins
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/jdcins
YouTube
www.youtube.com/jdcins

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  • 3. Jason Cass story • • • • • • • Married with two children (8) &(14) Became an agent 2001 Chairman of National Young Agents for Big I Started my own agency 2010 Got S&D on April 12, 2010 Started GROW to help agents Rest is history.. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 4. My agency • JDC Insurance Group LLP est. 1.1.2010 • Centralia, IL 13,000 population • 70% Commercial • 29% Personal (agency owners told me this was important) • 1% Life • Completely mobile agency • 98.9% paperless • Niche agency Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 5. Jason Cass & Brian Appleton “The GROW mission is to provide business the confidence to transform your business into a social and digital business” www.growprogram.com Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 7. • The Why • The How • The What Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 9. “If I could only get the whole town to know me” Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 10. Ground Rules • Ask lots of questions… – Even dumb questions • I don’t expect you to be an expert – Be prepared for my honest opinion – You can always follow up with me • I may go on a tangent – It will always be relevant • I don’t care if you email or send texts • You don’t have to ask me to go the bathroom Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 11. Common Objections to Social Media • We work on referrals… • So does the Internet • It takes too much time… • You don’t have time for to generate revenue? • I don’t know anything about computers… • Hire someone that does • I don’t like the Internet… • But your clients do Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 12. Myths About Selling Online • Internet Shoppers Buy on Price – If we don’t treat our product like a commodity they won’t buy it like a commodity • We Need To Be On Every Social Media Site to be Successful – Success online is about becoming a valuable resource • Consumers Need Our Expertise – The information gates to our knowledge have been unlocked • Only young people use the internet and buy online Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 13. It’s no longer about young or old…. It’s about connected or unconnected. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 14. This Is The Connected Generation Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 15. This Is The Connected Generation Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 16. This Is The Connected Generation
  • 17. The Connected Generation chooses you... ...on their own time line ...based on their own research and ...their own belief in your story of value The Connected generation communicates, builds relationships and makes buying decisions using digital and social media.
  • 18. Consumerization Is an term used to describe emergence of info. technology: •First in the consumer market •Then spread into business •In years past, many technology-based products have had their beginnings in the defense & business markets: •Facsimile machines •Calculators •Mobile phone •Personal computers Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 19. What does this mean for you? Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 20. Consumerization • First, products that were designed for individual consumers, are now appealing in the workplace and demand of these products are increasing in the workplace Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 21. Consumerization one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care”… • Second, “No • Getting your employees to share & use productive and enhancing consumer technology at and away from work will be a wise strategy. • Creates a window that shows transparency, builds trust, and your brand. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 22. The How Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 23. How are you marketing today? Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 26. Social Marketing “To be first in the mind of the consumer when they realize they have a problem and need to find a solution”
  • 27.
  • 28. Impact and Numbers Socialnomics Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 29. Digital Media “Is being where the consumer is when they search for a solution to a problem”
  • 32. But what’s the… Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 34. Social marketing and digital media is not a sales tool… It is for… Branding Marketing Communication but… Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 35. Do the others and you can Center for Blackhawks PTC Oil & Gas Company Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 37. Case Study #1 Facebook iPad2 Referral Contest • • • • Refer friend, family, co-worker, or yourself Present a quote Didn’t have to buy, just allow me to present a quote proposal Entered into a contest to win an iPad2 (Can use Make-A-Wish or other non-financial incentives depending on state regulations) • The referrer and the referee Contest Period Nov 14 – Dec 31 • Drawing January 1st at 12:01am by Video Upload to All Social Sites Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 38. My results Generated 19 Referrals in 6 Weeks! Social & digital referrals only, had others not related to contest • Didn’t fit agency philosophy of agency • • 5 Auto/Home Low limits, etc. • Prospects given a proposal • NB clients from those proposals 14 11 (78% CR) Prior Insurance of 11 NB Clients • State Farm • Independent Companies • Allstate • Country companies Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram” 4 3 2 2
  • 39. My results Prior Limits of 11 NB Clients • 50/100/50 or 100 4 • Moved 2 of those to 100/300 • Moved 2 of those to 250/500 • 1 took UMB • 100/300/50 or 100 5 • Moved 2 of those to 250/500 • 1 took UMB • 250/500/ 250 Both had UMB 2 • Moved one to 500/500 because of underlying limits due to UMB Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 40. My results • Auto/Home Packages • EFT • Total Policies Written • Auto – 11 • Home – 11 • UMB- 5 • Dwelling fire-4 • Motorcycle - 3 • Boat- 4 Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram” All 10 of 11 38 (3.4/Client)
  • 41. R.O.I • Total Written Premium $28,000 FY (34,000 SY) • Annual Commission $4,200 FY ($5,100 SY) • Total Expense $1,650 (cost inc. CAP, Adv., iPad2) • Total Profit $2,550 • Return on Investment 154% FY Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram” ($5,100 SY) ($7650 BY) ($309% SY)
  • 42. Case Study #2 FB R.O.I Fan review app • Contest conducted April 13th – April 31st • Contest Results • • • • • 28 reviews Facebook & LinkedIn 11 referrals 3 quotes 9 clients (62% CR) 26 fans gained from friends Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 43. Case Study #3 • Ryan Hanley, Independent Agent, Blogger • Agent/Blogger of digital media (Director of Marketing) • The Murray Group Insurance Services, Inc., Albany, NY • Contest conducted April 23th – May 7th • New Business Results – • 58 reviews FB & LinkedIn • 28 referrals • 19 quote opportunities • Generated a total of 47 inbound actions! Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 44. Case Study #4 • Quote & Referral Promotion • May 6th -16th Drawing on 17th • Promotion results • • • • • 23 inbound actions 9 referrals 14 quotes 19 proposals given 14 clients (73% CR) • Financials • Expenses $850ish • Income $5,700ish Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 45. Case Study #5 • • • • Quote & Referral Promotion Feb. 3rd – 14th 2014 Jonesboro, AR Results – 24 quotes & referrals (24 inbound actions) – Sold 13 at last report – 2 commercial accounts (Dr. & Garage) Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 46. Numbers as of 45 months • • • • • • • • • As of 01.02.2014 (45 months) Thousands of fans, followers, and connections $261,000 NB social premium $39,000 NB Personal revenue $9,000 Life revenue $81,000 Total revenue PL NB & RN & Life $15,000 Commercial revenue NB & RN $105,000 Total revenue NB & RNPL/CL/Life 99% retention – Rest of book is about 92% Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 47. FB expenses Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 48. Need to go where the people are. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 49. Social sites • Stay connected with others instantly • Broadcast to a large select audience Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 50. Social sites • • • • • Broadcast myself on the jdcins channel Coverages and FAQ Market through email and website Tell a story Drawings Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 51. Social sites • • • • Prospecting -Business Discussions Content sharing Resume Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 52. Social sites • • • • • • Biggest thing moving forward Content Authorship and publisher tag Communities Google authority Tools like Google hangout Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 53. So… We talked about what businesses are wanting to hear. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 54. Now let’s talk about what they need to know. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 57. Social & Digital Business Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram” Blueprint
  • 58. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Marketing/Advertising/Networking Prospecting The business cycle Communication Sales process i. Evaluating ii. Quoting iii. Submitting iv. Proposing v. Finalizing After the sale Servicing Retention Cross selling Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 59. Marketing & Advertising & Networking • • • • • • Social platforms Blog Search Email FB ads Re-targeting Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 60. Prospecting • • • • • Social platforms YouTube videos Connections of LinkedIn Social content Digital search content Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 61. Communication • • • • • • Social Platforms Email Texting Digital search content Video G+ hangouts Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 62. Sales Process- Evaluating • • • • Knowing the risk Seeing the risk Details of the risk Records of the risk • Business Intelligence Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 63. Sales Process - Quoting • Company online raters • Agency raters • Online website raters Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 64. Sales- Submitting to carrier • • • • AMS AMS bridging Fillable PDF’s Secure transactions Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 65. Sales - Proposing • • • • Ipads Online proposals Email proposals Video conferencing Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 66. Sales - Finalizing • Email applications • E signatures • Electronic policy delivery Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 67. After the sale • Welcome kit – Electronic – Email • App Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 68. Servicing • Real-time • Self service • Online • App • Online chat • Video conferencing Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 69. Retention • Social platforms – Touches – Following – Cross selling Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 70. Cross-selling • Getting info at contact • Email • FB Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 71. Let’s get Facebook Practical… Shall we? Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 72. 6 ways to get fans immediately • Invite your friends – Have staff invite friends • Use email list • At time of service – Like Fan page – Check-in – Write a review • Sign on front desk • Website • Email signature Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 73. 5 post types that get engagement • • • • • • Caption this Fill in the blank Questions Pictures / infographics Quotes Motivation pics Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 74. Optimizing your FB page • Search • Keywords – Page name is huge • Vanity URL – www.facebook.com/jdcinsurance – Graph search is going to be huge • Google using pages / FB uses people to link others to info. • About section (short description) • Pictures have the power – Alt text for pictures is important Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram” – Use proper dimensions
  • 75. Some things I do with Facebook • Ads auger • • • • • • Get friends Run ads ( sponsored stories ) Get fans Run FB ads to: Get their email /contact information ( giveaways) Run contest & sweepstakes • Like & Interest ads • • Get your message out to the exact person Niche and target marketing at it’s best • Generic branding ads • • • • • Happy Birthday Thank you Holiday ads Specials or current events *Mobile* Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 76. Facebook tips • Follow others – Comment, like, and share what they post • Create other pages – STL Cardinal squirrels – Local viral – Acuity Trucking • Like your clients and showcase them • Create a URL for your fan page – www.jdcfanpage.com Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 77. Proper FB dimensions Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 78. Photo Page Post / Sponsored Stories • Tip: Images scaled down look better Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 79. Pictures w/text Text & Link posted with photo may over lay photo in Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram” newsfeed
  • 80. Cover Photos In a “like story” in the news feed only the top half is shown New Facebook rules allow for calls to action ex. Contact info, price purchase info..but…only 20% text Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 81. Profile Pic •Always use a square photo •Pictures larger than 180*180 are perfect as well as long as they are square •Don’t change often, change cover photo Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 82. Link preview image •Just like your profile pic this is cropped down to a square •When linking back to your page or site include at least one square photo for each shareable page or blog post Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 83. 12 days of promotion Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 84. Promotion 101 1. Wrote down what and goals I want to achieve 1. Get NB quotes 2. Get referrals 3. Etc. 2. Set the rules 1. Auto & Home quote/ minimum liability limits 2. Set and wrote out FB rules 3. Set a time period -11 days / 12th day drawing 4. Created videos (2) / emails(4) for call to actions Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 85. Promotion 101 cont. 5. Developed a new FB site 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cover photo Profile Pic Tabs Landing page Rules page 6. Created links to be able to track actions taken 1. FB analytics 2. Bitly links 7. Create FB ads and schedule them Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 86. Promotion 101 cont. 8. Start on Day 1 1. Upload video to Youtube / FB 1. Social proof if FB 2. Make status updates 1. Use video as update in the morning before 8 am 2. Share video on profile in the evening about 7pm 9. Day 2 1. Share a story’s about what happened the day before 1. About a quote/referral 2. The excitement you have felt or heard about 2. Email your list with earlier created email Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 87. Promotion 101 cont. 10. Going forward till day 11 1. Keep doing status updates 1. Shares / likes 2. Referrals 3. People you helped 4. The talk and excitement 2. Send emails created earlier 1. Tuesday (Day 2) 2. Friday (Day 5) 3. Tuesday (Day 9) 4. Thursday (Day 11) 3. Promotion ends Day 11 at 5pm Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 88. Promotion 101 cont. 11. Day 12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Hold drawing at 3pm Put all names in bowl Find a unique place / person Video tape the drawing Upload video to FB page 1. 6. 7. 8. 9. Don’t announce winner, make them watch the video Announce for the next few days the winner with status updates Have winner take a picture with prize and email to you Post to your page – validation for future promotions Encourage them to upload to their profile and tag your agency Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 89. Marketing Ideas Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 90. Other promotions • Friend to Fan • $25 once a month • Fan Referral Program • Drawing once a month big prize at the end • Donate to Charity for every new fan • Promote other business • This month get 10% off • If you shop there • Check in Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 91. Promotion 101 cont. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 92. Promotion 101 cont. • • • • • • • • JDC Insurance Olympic trial Snow Challenge No shave Movember GEO Tracking Video for clients Share contest Friend to fan auger QR Code Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 93. Blogging • Blogging • • • • Increases engagement Increases fans/connections/followers/circles Increases email subscribers Increases agency value • Tracking • Everything is trackable • Google analytics • Crazyegg Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 94. Other places I use • • • • • • • • Dropbox- file sharing Elance- Outsourcing ProjectCAP- Online portal, Trusted Choice Hootsuite- manage multiple social profiles Wordpress-Website Northsocial-promotion help and design Wildfire-Same as north social Animoto-Create videos Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 95. Other places I use • Google Analytics- track hits and engagement online • Bitly- link shortener and tracker • Picmonkey- picture software • Abweber / Mailchimp /iContact- Email list • Lastpass- password management • ASANA – task organization • Wistia- host video • Crowdbase- content storage Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 96. Social Sooner • Similar to an Oklahoma sooner • Get on your digital horse and claim your virtual Land • First to claim your land is the trailblazer and ruler • Late to the game has to borrow or buy land • Personal lines market share • Cannons all in the same direction • 34 % • Commission per county • Commercial lines Market share • We dominate this market So if you are ready to mount up and claim you land.. Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 97. Jason Cass & Brian Appleton “The GROW mission is to provide business the confidence to transform your business into a social and digital business” www.growprogram.com Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”
  • 100. Contact info • • • • • • • • Jason Cass 618.532.2277 jason@jdcins.com www.jdcins.com Facebook www.facebook.com/jdcinsurance Twitter @jdcins LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/jdcins YouTube www.youtube.com/jdcins Text 773-770-4377 “growprogram”