Sheila Spears
Expert
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I am just about to get into selling Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplements and some other anxillary products. I'm wondering what is the best source of leads. I have also been looking for the right Agency/FMO.
One Agency I spoke to likes to rely primarily on working events to create leads and referrals and says this is the most cost effective way to sell Medicare. Another Agency I spoke with sets you up with a call center rep (Phillipine agent) and you pay them full time and they do T65 leads calls and work exclusively for you and also set up all your appointments but this means that you have to pay them full time year round even if you may not need them the whole time so this is what this agency does exclusively to get appointments.
My thoughts are, as a new agent, I'm not sure I want to have only one source of leads. I mean why not mix it up and do some events, some DM leads, some T65 leads, etc. So what do you experienced Medicare Agents feel is the best type of leads to use for selling Medicare products? A mixture of different sources or working exclusively with one source of leads? I appreciate any advice and suggestions anyone has.
Sheila
One Agency I spoke to likes to rely primarily on working events to create leads and referrals and says this is the most cost effective way to sell Medicare. Another Agency I spoke with sets you up with a call center rep (Phillipine agent) and you pay them full time and they do T65 leads calls and work exclusively for you and also set up all your appointments but this means that you have to pay them full time year round even if you may not need them the whole time so this is what this agency does exclusively to get appointments.
My thoughts are, as a new agent, I'm not sure I want to have only one source of leads. I mean why not mix it up and do some events, some DM leads, some T65 leads, etc. So what do you experienced Medicare Agents feel is the best type of leads to use for selling Medicare products? A mixture of different sources or working exclusively with one source of leads? I appreciate any advice and suggestions anyone has.
Sheila