WalMart Medicare Advantage Marketing Coming Very Soon

[Googly Moogly]

Because at a seminar, you have a flyer that states what the topic is. No one says their going to Walmart to purchase Life, LTC, Health or Medicare coverage.

Also, I would rather have their undivided attention on Medicare when we are speaking. Better the chances they will grasp the concept and details.

Listen, I know I'm the only one who has trouble with this. I will repeat my question - the only part of my post no one has responded to - How many of you go out to Walmart, Kmart, Walgreens, Costco, JCPenney to purchase Life, LTC or Health Insurance? How many of you would, if given the opportunity.

I becomes a commodity, just like buying a DVD, or a pair of jeans.

You can find Banks located in grocery stores. What difference does it make where you buy a product? I bet the agents working in stores are under tighter scrunity than the ones making house calls.

 

[DS4]

"3 MAPD HMO, 2 PFFS, 1 MED SUP"
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All in just 4 little ole hours at the booth at Walmart . Pure unadulterated bull crap!.........SORRY!

I can't believe I actually agree with Yoda.
What is the world coming to.....

 

[GreenSky]

I can't believe anyone gives a crap either way.

Rick

 

[G.Gordon]

That's what I'm thinking. I could give a crap about the agent in my own county much less some yahoo sitting in a WalMart in some state USA. I'll get mine no matter what others get. I haven't lost ONE client this year to competition. That's the only fact I need to focus on.

Good luck out there.

 

[MrMack]

This was the 3rd day the booth was in the Wal-Mart store. Monday the agent worked 9-1. Tuesday they worked 9-2. I showed up Wednesday and worked 11-3. The Wal-Mart employees shifts did not end until to 3 so they were excited to speak to an agent and get set up for 2010.

 

[Yoda]

Green Sky said- "I can't believe anyone gives a crap either way."
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Because its an embarrassment to our profession. If the agent is shameless and feels no sense of disgrace then fine for him but I feel ashamed for him. When will insurance agents ever wake up and own up to the fact that the reason we are often held in such low esteem in the public eyes is because we do things to earn that disrespect. I suppose if Mcdonalds would let some of you set up booths there you would too. I dont make up the rules of society I simply acknowledge them. And in this society working at Walmart is a joke!

 

[Googly Moogly]

Green Sky said- "I can't believe anyone gives a crap either way."
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Because its an embarrassment to our profession. If the agent is shameless and feels no sense of disgrace then fine for him but I feel ashamed for him. When will insurance agents ever wake up and own up to the fact that the reason we are often held in such low esteem in the public eyes is because we do things to earn that disrespect. I suppose if Mcdonalds would let some of you set up booths there you would too. I dont make up the rules of society I simply acknowledge them. And in this society working at Walmart is a joke!

Enrolling Dead people is the joke......those kinds of people are the ones who don't work at a store.

 

[MedSuppPro]

On one of my long milk runs, I stopped in at two Walmarts.

One had a cheap blue Anthem table cloth and a freaking card table. What a joke.

The other store had a cool looking SecureHorizons AARP booth with a lead card box bigger then Frank's microwaves! I asked the agent who proudly works his booth what his results have been. He said he gets about five lead cards when he's not at his store. And then he gets a couple of sales when he's at the store. Seems like SecureHorizons knows what they are doing.

Then he pointed to one of his free standing signs. He pointed to the word "Medicare". That's what catches their eye he smiled and said. They see "that" word and stop.

The other store had a table cloth with the word Anthem. Now how many seniors know the word Anthem enough to want to stop?

 

[jody108]

My point was obviously missed.

There is an offers section for posts like this.

That is really funny!!!

 

[sodaytongal]

I'm working the SecureHorizons AARP booth and for a newbie, the results have been pretty good. Minimal time spent and free leads. I, too, get lead cards when I'm not around and have made some decent appointments after my shift. We have a lot of GM retirees losing benefits after the 1st. I've made appointments with several couples who were uncomfortable with the formality of some of the benefit meetings they had scheduled. They appreciated having someone to talk to. Also, I've made friends with the pharmacist and he has referred a couple of people to me. I've had all sorts of people stop by . . . my appointment on Friday is with an executive from a larger company here in town and his wife. Doesn't everyone shop at WalMart? A friend of mine is doing another WalMart in the area for Anthem. I agree, their booths aren't as impressive and they have no lead card drop box. I understand the bigger picture but for me it's working now.