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"When the tragedy happened on 9/11, 3000 Americans died. Do you remember the response? It reverberated around the world and will continue to reverberate through time. It will be something we talk about in 100 years. And yet, on that same day 1500 individuals in the United States died from cancer. And on the next day 1500 died and every day since then 1500 died from cancer. Today 1500 will die from cancer, and as agents we are not talking about that. We are not doing the job that we could in protecting our clients from the high cost of this devastating disease. But we can change that. We can change that today!" -Dan Mangus

ATTN: Insurance Agents Online. Here is one way you can add value to your website and social media sites

From talking with a number of our agents who have an online presence, we have learned that one major challenge for them is determining what content to post. So, here is one specific idea:

Since it is National Cancer Control Month, take advantage of this and add content to your own online sites that is related to this theme and helpful to your clients. For example, you could explain some steps people can take to reduce their risk of getting cancer. You could educate your clients on why they need a cancer plan. And you could offer supporting statistics. National Cancer Institute is a great resource. Click on the following link to view for yourself. http://www.cancer.gov/global/features/2009/cancercontrol2009.

We know that approximately half of our current agents have an online presence. We want to help those agents keep their online sites current and full of value-added content. Let us know if this is helpful, and if you would like us to offer ideas more frequently? We value your opinion.

Feel free to leave your comments here or email your comments to Lindsey Witt at lindsey@smsteam.net. Thanks and have a great Wednesday!