005: The Insurance Dudes - Multiply Your Revenue, Even on Vacation

<p>Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman are The Insurance Dudes, host of The Insurance Dudes Podcast, the best resource for agents in the industry. They help agents compress their learning curve to achieve exceptional results.</p><p>Craig and Jason built the #1 podcast in the industry from scratch by dedicating their time and energy to delivering episode after episode of actionable content.</p><p>Today they talk to Todd all about a hot topic: telemarketing. Tune in, and you’ll learn:</p><p>• The biggest mistakes to avoid when telemarketing.<br>• How to reduce turnover in your agency.<br>• Tactics to turn normal agents into superstars.<br>• Keeping your agency going (and growing) even when you’re on vacation!</p><p><strong>Links &amp; Resources</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.merrill.com/">Merrill - Online Investing Solutions, Trading, Guidance &amp; Tools</a></li> <li><a href="http://salesgenie.com/">Sales Genie</a></li> </ul><p><strong>The Insurance Dudes’ Links</strong></p><ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://teledudes.com/">TeleDudes</a> </li> <li>Podcast: <a href="https://theinsurancedudespodcast.com/">The Insurance Dudes Podcast</a> </li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2689236494482855">The Insurance Dudes Group - Facebook</a> </li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/insurance_dudes_podcast/">@insurance_dudes_podcast</a> </li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-insurance-dudes-podcast">The Insurance Dudes Podcast</a> </li> </ul><p><strong>Episode Transcript<br></strong><br></p><p><strong>Jason Feltman:</strong> [00:00:00]<br> Here’s the thing: the old school of cracking the whip, coming down on people, it doesn’t work. It de-motivates. You’re the coach. You have to coach them into it. The most expensive thing in an agency is turnover, and then the retraining. So that would be the skill that I would get good at before constantly hiring and firing. </p><p><strong>Todd:</strong> [00:00:27]<br> All right. I am here with the Insurance D