Football, Weekends and Insurance Marketing
October 13th, 2009 by Adam Peters
I joined a fantasy football league this year. This is my first year playing, and I’m having a lot of fun. I ended up getting last pick in the draft, and I thought I was going to be at a serious disadvantage, but I won my first game. It helped that my opponent picked a quarterback who likes to throw to people wearing the wrong color jerseys.
When I help agents set up an account, they sometimes tell me they want to put themselves on vacation on the weekends because they are not working then. They may feel they will be at a disadvantage if they get leads when their office is closed and can’t follow-up right away. However, I think that you may be putting yourself at a disadvantage if you don’t take leads on the weekends. Many people who request quotes on the weekends have dependable 9:00 – 5:00 weekday jobs and may become a really good client. If I were to request a quote, I would do it on the weekend because that’s when I have the time. People who request quotes on weekends will make the time to talk to you if you make the time to contact them.
As it turned out, I picked a very good fantasy football team (with my wife’s help) even though I was last in the draft. I was able to pick twice in a row, and I picked up a couple of good players. Weekend leads may appear to be a disadvantage, but if you don’t try them, you may miss out on that perfect client for your agency.
October 14th, 2009 at 10:00 am
That’s hillarious and you hit a home run with the weekend suggestion. I guess they don’t know how to mix work and play