Text your prospects differently than the last guy

[HoosierLife]

Are you having a really tough time getting prospects to simply PICK UP THE PHONE?!?

Does this sound familiar, "These leads are bad…no one even answers the phone"?

I'm on the same page. In fact, in our survey of over 100 insurance agents, most agents agreed that one of The Biggest challenges is just getting someone else to pick up the phone.

Well, if that's the case, we gotta try doing something differently then right haha!


ENTER….Automatic Text Messaging!!!


Did you know that 93% of texts get read? They may not answer the phone, but they'll read a text.


Imagine, these same leads that never answer the phone, getting regular text messages from you on Autopilot. Then imagine them clicking on the link, which takes them to your pre-built website where they schedule a time to speak with you on your calendar

But, please, STOP sending out boring texts!!

Tips on Effective Texting

 

[fed up]

Texts can't be sent to a land line and you need permission to contact a cell phone

 

[shonceman]

Texts can't be sent to a land line and you need permission to contact a cell phone

If they've responded to advertising and given their phone number, isn't that permission to contact?

 

[fed up]

If they've responded to advertising and given their phone number, isn't that permission to contact?

Gotta watch the date and timing on the reply/lead. Agent in California cost his carrier $500,000 for texting. With the way things get recycled these days and clients saying that they don't remember filling out a card or offer, I would just be careful

 

[TwiLight]

That is why you need to drive your own ads to a landing page with proper disclosures/permission that is exclusive to you.

Skipper

 

[Norwayguy]

But the only thing stopping political calls and texts is the election. Sorry I just hate this time of year.

 

[HoosierLife]

Gotta watch the date and timing on the reply/lead. Agent in California cost his carrier $500,000 for texting. With the way things get recycled these days and clients saying that they don't remember filling out a card or offer, I would just be careful

So yes, on that note, you do have to be compliant.

https://agentautopilot.tech automatically removes leads from any call, text, or ringless voicemail campaigns before they hit the 90 day mark.

All of the lead vendors we use have very clear opt ins that allow for texting and automatic calling.

We do require agents to abide by all TCPA and FCC rules.

We also scrub all calls through the Blacklist Alliance, which weeds out a majority of the "professional plaintiffs."

 

[HoosierLife]

Texts can't be sent to a land line and you need permission to contact a cell phone

Oh and https://agentautopilot.tech also can scrub the numbers of landlines before any texts are sent out.

 

[shonceman]

But the only thing stopping political calls and texts is the election. Sorry I just hate this time of year.

I get ticked every election. I was generating my own leads with robocalls until that became illegal. But the same people who made mine illegal made sure to exempt themselves!

 

[LostDollar]

I have not seen the "Hey Carrie, buy your burial insurance here ........" text yet.