Too Many Agents?

[houcoogster]

Like Twilight said,

I see the big problem coming from direct mail saturation rates.
Look at EFES they have 1000 agents lets say they mail 1000 pieces per week for each agent thats 1 million pieces per week and thats just one FE outfit. This in my opinion is unsustainable, as I have eluded to in other posts about why big FE outfits come and go, the law of diminishing returns kick in and the deal blows up on everybody.

The mailhouse will not complain and encourage yet even more mail....imagine that.

The regional mgrs wont complain because the more bodies they have means more business or so they think. Remember Mah.

So the real question is this: How much is too much mail?

 

[TwiLight]

Remember Mah.

Who is Mah....Never heard of a Mah....I knew a Pah once.

 

[xrac]

Who is Mah....Never heard of a Mah....I knew a Pah once.

Where have you been my friend? Never heard of Mah the insurance Wonder Woman?

 

[houcoogster]

Who is Mah....Never heard of a Mah....I knew a Pah once.

Tell you what you need to do ...pop some popcorn get a big glass of your favorite beverage and go up to that little search window thingy and type in "Mah" sit back and enjoy the show brother!

 

[TwiLight]

Tell you what you need to do ...pop some popcorn get a big glass of your favorite beverage and go up to that little search window thingy and type in "Mah" sit back and enjoy the show brother!

I know who she is ..... Sarcasm dude.... Big Frog Shades and all.

 

[Rearden]

Go where there are less agents.

And Securus is pushing the Free Insurance Referral Program for this reason.

 

[KidsGotHeart]

It seems to me that rural areas are untapped, if one is willing to drive to them.

 

[jdjinsguy]

some of you have the math a little off.... EFES has no where near 1000 fulltime agents maybe 60 -70 serious ones I doubt that amount of mail will effect much of the market as in most endeavors 10 percent of the players do 90 percent of the business

 

[thomasm]

Assuritys acci-flex

Small business...

You can thank me later

Yep that's about the only DI I've had success selling! Love it!

 

[houcoogster]

some of you have the math a little off.... EFES has no where near 1000 fulltime agents maybe 60 -70 serious ones I doubt that amount of mail will effect much of the market as in most endeavors 10 percent of the players do 90 percent of the business

Ok "fulltime" so just tell us how many pieces do they mail a week.
Then add LH, Securus,Monu,ect How many pieces in total are mailed each week? Easily one million combined. With a total number of targeted households somewhere around what 15 million? That means these same people are getting the same piece of mail every 3 to 4 months.

Is it any wonder they play the little hide and seek games?