State Farm Sure Packs 'Em Dense

[tikibarrister]

One day I was driving home and noticed a State Farm agency. It dawned on me that it wasn't the first one I'd seen on that relatively short drive. I receive mailers from at least two different SF agencies each month, every month.

Out of curiosity, I looked to see how many agents are in my current city, Portland, Oregon.

In a city of 149 square miles there are...49 State Farm agencies! That's one every 3 square miles. For a middle-sized city of 600K residents.

And among the three major suburbs, there's another 25.

All selling the same products and all competing with each other for customers.

 

[Life Hawk]

One day I was driving home and noticed a State Farm agency. It dawned on me that it wasn't the first one I'd seen on that relatively short drive. I receive mailers from at least two different SF agencies each month, every month.

Out of curiosity, I looked to see how many agents are in my current city, Portland, Oregon.

In a city of 149 square miles there are...49 State Farm agencies! That's one every 3 square miles. For a middle-sized city of 600K residents.

And among the three major suburbs, there's another 25.

All selling the same products and all competing with each other for customers.

What sets you apart from them?

 

[Markthebroker]

No kidding. Check out San Ramone, Ca. Take note of the scale in the bottom left of the page. None of these offices are more than 1 mile from eachother.

 

[DHK]

I've got 6 Farmers agent offices within walking distance of my house.

 

[Allen Trent]

One day I was driving home and noticed a State Farm agency. It dawned on me that it wasn't the first one I'd seen on that relatively short drive. I receive mailers from at least two different SF agencies each month, every month.

Out of curiosity, I looked to see how many agents are in my current city, Portland, Oregon.

In a city of 149 square miles there are...49 State Farm agencies! That's one every 3 square miles. For a middle-sized city of 600K residents.

And among the three major suburbs, there's another 25.

All selling the same products and all competing with each other for customers.

Might be why they are #1 nationally in market share. Who knows.

 

[insurlegend]

One day I was driving home and noticed a State Farm agency. It dawned on me that it wasn't the first one I'd seen on that relatively short drive. I receive mailers from at least two different SF agencies each month, every month.

Out of curiosity, I looked to see how many agents are in my current city, Portland, Oregon.

In a city of 149 square miles there are...49 State Farm agencies! That's one every 3 square miles. For a middle-sized city of 600K residents.

And among the three major suburbs, there's another 25.

All selling the same products and all competing with each other for customers.

If you had to guess, what do you think it takes for an agent to get the upper hand in these markets? Buy more internet leads or market hard to businesses for referrals? Just curious