Our guest speaker is Tim Sawyer who is the Director of Sales & Marketing for Astonish Results.   Tim will be talking about the shift in consumer's habits as internet use has widened and why agencies should embrace the internet sales culture.  Astonish Results is a company specializing in creating strategies that allow independent insurance agents to FIND, SELL and KEEP more customers profitably.  For more than 10 years they have helped auto dealers (like Herbchambers.com and Tasca.com), mortgage brokers (like Ivyleaguemortgage.com and Weststarmortgage.com) and INSURANCE AGENTS (like braileywellington.com and paulmurphyinsurance.com).  They help some of the top agents in the country transition from overspending on traditional advertising and maximizing their return on internet marketing.  The biggest challenge the Astonish Results Team faces is helping agents make the transition from a Service culture to a Sales culture.

Please invite your agents for this meeting.

Date:  Friday, October 17, 2008

Location:  Hawthorne Inn (if unfamiliar with location,   see website), Berlin, CT.     

Meal choices:  Eggplant Parmesan

                     Salmon with Citrus Sauce

                      Soup and Chef Salad         

                      Dessert:  Carmel Apple Squares

Registration:  11:30am

Meal:             12:15pm- promptly

Speaker:         1:00pm

Business Meeting to follow if time allows.

Cost:  $30 members ***

          $35 non-members ***

***please note the increase for the lunches due to increased prices at our venue.

Please RSVP to Betty Sheehan no later than Tuesday, October 14, 2008 with your meal choice so that we can get an early head count for accommodations at the Hawthorne. Please invite other members of your staff as well as agency personnel.  Let's have a great showing.

Remember our cancellation policy. We try to hold our prices to a minimum for lunch and must pay for all confirmed meals.  We must ask for payment if you do not attend and your meal has been confirmed. The officers of CIMA appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

If you have not sent in your 2008-09 membership form, another copy is attached.