The Countdown is Launched, Get your Mail Read Immediiately

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By: Donald Yerke

After your targeted prospect starts looking at your offer you have 3 seconds or less to grab their interest and to hold it. Your article headline must sink into your prospects emotion senses at the speed of lightning.
If not, all you accomplished was producing pamper to be recycled.

Your sales offer has 3 seconds to not only to grab the readers' attention, but to hold it. If not the sales letter you are counting on to deliver leads response will be reduced to the level of junk mail. Why end up with poor results? It does not cost anymore for you to have send attention grabbing messages. That's why some razor-sharp advertisers can pull in a 3% response rate, while others are lucky to get ½ of 1 percent responding.

It does not matter (1) if you use the most advanced sorting and quickest first class mail techniques, or (2) if your use an experienced bulk mail handler to get the best rates, or (3) if someone personally attaches first class stamps., or (4) even if the address were handwritten out.

You have many choices when choosing the medium for your sales message. These include low cost postcards, attractive envelopes and easy to use tri-fold mailers. You can take your letter to a professional letter writer to enhance the final outcome. It could weel be worth the extra expense. With a lengthy explanation containing lots of product details, or an agent advertising piece you personally wrote.

All of these options only account for a five to ten percent variance factor in your final results.

A target refined list accounts for 40% to 60% of your response rate capability. Why purchase a high quality list of likely prospects if you can not get their attention? There is not hold back time, after three seconds your sales piece will compel the reader to read more, or it will be tossed out.

The letter should always be short and be able to hook the insurance agent without using gimmicks. Never say 'it's the best' as every competitor says that and feels like that.

Your headline is the make it or break it point of your insurance agent advertising piece. The total print ad headline and sub-titles should ideally be about 25 words total Until you feel your advertising piece can grab and hold attention go no further! Use stunning adjectives and compelling verbs.

The headline is so important that you should write 3 compelling headlines, and have some associates or friends determine which inspires them the most. Remember to appeal to the recipients emotions, especially of fear, greed, or personal ego, all are very important.

Here's two headline examples for a multi-level sales marketer seeking distributors, "Introducing our innovative barn burning product with limited sales territories.Imagine if you could steal your competitor' best clients. Convince yourself you can, then use maximum impact phrases that cause them to respond. "Immediately start with free verified and quality tested leads."

Using descriptive adjectives and compelling verbs and adverbs, called power words, charge up interest.. It's actually quite easy and fun to write a winning headline Feel free to steal energy and motivation from this sample listing of power words and phrases that squeeze action.

Try out: leader of the pack, distinguished, remarkable, open more doors, guaranteed, instant commissions, revolutionary, new market leader, 2 products in 1, exceptional, ticket to success, limited offer, superior, attractive, advantage, shift gears, discount, expires, score big, secrets revealed, unlock doors, save this card, potent, see for yourself, instant results, priceless value, pace setter, time for a change, take the lead, good as gold, endorsed, get it all, climb the ladder, throw out the manuals, instant bonus, reserved, grand, dreams come true, unsurpassed, and money maker

Use a killer phrase in your next headline, and watch your results jump the hurdle. Remember your piece must grab attention quickly to pay out worthwhile results.

Information about the Author:

Don Yerke started his career as a new rookie insurance agent, and worked his way up to an independent sales product marketer. Then he founded Agents Insurance Marketing USA, Inc. and is now the firm's adviser. The profitable firm provides marketers with the most refined lists of agents. Visit www.agentsinsurance.com View over 150 pages of insurance recruiting and sales marketing articles, tips, writing, lists, reports, and news.

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