About this episode

David Steenstra shares his successful drop-in strategy for generating significant business in commercial insurance.

In this episode, Trey and Micah sit down with David Steenstra of Christensen Group, a commercial insurance producer who wrote over $900K in new business in 2.5 years entirely through drop-ins.If you've been wondering whether face-to-face prospecting still works in today's world, this one's for you. David breaks down his entire drop-in playbook: how he structures his days, what he says when he walks in the door, how he handles gatekeepers, and how he wins business on coverage and service, not price. ........ Resources & Links: 📈 Free Trial of Insurance Xdate:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.insurancexdate.com/maxrevenue 🔗 Work with Element22: Email submissions to: maxrevenue@element22ins.com Or call Brian at 843-296-3376 📬Sign up for The Max Revenue Letter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maxrevenuegroup.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ........ Timestamps:00:00 — Intro & meet David Steenstra02:31 — How Federated shaped David's drop-in foundation05:00 — The "howdy call" philosophy & why small talk isn't dead07:18 — Micah on the "bring value" debate & what buyers actually want10:41 — Do you need X-dates before dropping in?12:20 — Handling gatekeepers & who to ask for14:08 — Cadence…

People in this episode

Hosts: Trey, Micah

Guest: David Steenstra

Topics covered

• face-to-face prospecting
• commercial insurance
• drop-in strategy
• business development
• sales techniques

Keywords

• drop-ins
• prospecting
• insurance sales
• business growth
• sales strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christensen Group, Insurance Xdate, Element22

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