Gas Prices Starting to Effect Sales?

[WinoBlues]

As I sit here getting ready for my outside sales appointment tomorrow. I find I am at that point where gas prices are starting to affect my business.

My client and I are going over the options on the phone and she says "well I know that I need the larger one but with the commute cost going up so much, maybe I better only do the $XXX. one" She does not say the face amount but the premium amount. They are long time clients and I write many of their family members so I would drive out to see her anyway. However, at $4.12 a gallon and 120 miles away I find myself calculating the cost v reward.

I decided to get out and press the flesh more this year and I will. However....

Anyone else seeing clients starting to hold back due to raising commute cost. Probably does not affect the retired crowd as much but the working class is starting to notice.

 

[Fisher]

Agreed, Lee. I am doing my 1st ever application-by-mail for an existing client down in Arkansas.

And I hate that I am doing it.

 

[WinoBlues]

Agreed, Lee. I am doing my 1st ever application-by-mail for an existing client down in Arkansas.

And I hate that I am doing it.

Some cases I really have no choice. I am doing apps in Alaska 3,200 miles away and Oceanside,CA 300 miles. But the closer ones that are clients or I feel that I have a good chance of doing bigger sales and picking up other business I want to start doing more F2F again. But Man! I wanted to shake the moths out of the old Suburban this weekend, But that makes for a $50+ appointment.

$6.00 one way Priority Mail with tracking looks pretty good.

 

[Guest]

Use it to your advantage!

I made a post on my fanpage, with an article title, is $5 a gallon gas coming? My post was something to the effect, this could be reality, we can help you offset the cost of this, by saving you money on your insurance......got a couple hits from it...

 

[rousemark]

I decided to get out and press the flesh more this year and I will. However....

May have to start doing it the old fashioned way. park the car and go down the street walking and talking.

 

[WinoBlues]

May have to start doing it the old fashioned way. park the car and go down the street walking and talking.

Or work closer to home. I must be the only guy that does not want to run into clients on the weekend or if I am out with my girl having a couple.

 

[GreenSky]

Or work closer to home. I must be the only guy that does not want to run into clients on the weekend or if I am out with my girl having a couple.

Not to mention not wanting to run into your wife while you're with your girl.

Rick

 

[VolAgent]

Not to mention not wanting to run into your wife while you're with your girl.

Rick

Seriously. She doesn't want her husband showing up and ruining her date.

 

[WinoBlues]

Poor old gal turns 50 next month. Time for the Botox.

 

[rousemark]

Poor old gal turns 50 next month. Time for the Botox.

If she reads the forum, will be time to pay your medical deductible..