| The mail is often overlooked in annuity sales. Many | | | | 3. Sell the Product |
| salespeople think that mail is antiquated and | | | | The reader wants to know WHY the annuity will |
| ineffective. This is not true. Remember your target | | | | work for them. Tell them, but leave some details out. |
| market, 60 years and older. In this age bracket, mail | | | | Sometime this is a difficult thing to do, but it will give |
| is much more effective than sending mass emails or | | | | the reader a reason to contact you. If you tell the |
| running commercials on TV. Use this to your | | | | main points of the annuity but you leave out 1 thing |
| advantage. Here are 5 writing tips to hook the reader | | | | that makes the puzzle not quite fit, the prospect will |
| and convert the prospect into a solid lead. | | | | be forced to call you. Then it is your job to sell the |
| 1. Scare the reader! | | | | annuity. |
| Negative marketing is a great way to get the | | | | 4. Your Photo |
| reader's attention. Start with a topic that may be a | | | | Put your photo somewhere on the mailer. This will |
| problem for your target market and then provide a | | | | make the prospect feel much more comfortable |
| solution to that problem. Leave the solution out until | | | | when calling you. You don't want the reader to be |
| about 2/3 of the way through your mailer. This will | | | | intimidated by some massive insurance agency, which |
| keep the reader reading, which is the whole purpose | | | | is how they will feel without the personal touch of |
| of the mailer. | | | | your photo. |
| 2. Keep it Short | | | | 5. Conclusion |
| It is important that you keep the overall length of | | | | Many readers will only read 2 things on the mailer; the |
| the mailer brief, but hit every main point that you | | | | title and the "P.S." It is very important that the P.S. |
| need. A good way to do this is to make a bulleted | | | | has information that they need, as well as your own |
| numbered list. This list could be the benefits of the | | | | personal touch. This is the most important part of |
| annuity. | | | | the mailer. |