I was recently asked to join the team for the latest product from Wells Media Group, a website and eNewsletter called Carrier Management. I was brought in to sell advertising space, and when I joined the rest of the team, the product was 99% completed. But seeing that 1% of the process come together before the launch was truly exciting.
Having the opportunity to work with people in different parts of the company, I am getting to break out of my own little world in sales and see ideas come together from so many different perspectives and experiences.
If you need a source for fresh ideas, try putting together a group from different parts of the company and see what they come up with. The group method isn’t always the greatest strategy if you need to get quick decisions made, but it’s a great vehicle for generating ideas.
Lauren Knapp is the Midwest Sales Manager at Wells Media Group, Inc., responsible for advertising sales for Insurance Journal as well as all online products (InsuranceJournal.com, MyNewMarkets.com, mobile media marketing, webcasts and podcasts). Prior to her 4 years at Wells, she has worked in advertising sales for top international publishing companies Thomson Financial and Maclean Hunter. Lauren currently serves on the City of Hope National Insurance Industry Council and has served on the Board of the IMCA (Insurance Marketing and Communications Association). She graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in journalism and lives in Chicago. Lauren can be reached at 800-897-9965 x161 or lknapp@InsuranceJournal.com.