Marketing to directors
Marketing to directors
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dalenorth

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930 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Without going into too much detail and looking like this post is a promotion, we have have a really great product than enables directors that pay for a product as a personal expense to put the premium through their business, hence goiving a large saving.

We have trialed mail shots etc, but have had very little luck, has anyone got any ideas on how we can promote to this market???

insurance_jon

4,092 posts

272 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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partnering with the IoD?

wormburner

33,132 posts

279 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Tell us more!

0000

13,816 posts

217 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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wormburner said:
Tell us more!
This. hehe

Simpo Two

92,028 posts

291 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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I have a feeling Eric's going to be along in a moment...

JustinP1

13,358 posts

256 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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dalenorth said:
Without going into too much detail and looking like this post is a promotion, we have have a really great product than enables directors that pay for a product as a personal expense to put the premium through their business, hence goiving a large saving.

We have trialed mail shots etc, but have had very little luck, has anyone got any ideas on how we can promote to this market???
You could get Jimmy Carr to use it?

His last scheme got a shedload of free publicity!

dalenorth

Original Poster:

930 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Hi guys,

Its nothing dodgy and HMRC aproved, thats why Jimmy wasn't interested. HA HA!

0a

24,109 posts

220 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Partner with the websites that offer new company set up packages, eg those listed here

Get in at the beginning when companies are looking to save money and are thus likely to explore such things.

Mr Overheads

2,607 posts

202 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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dalenorth said:
trialed
Were your mailshots spell checked?

(I'll ignore goiving as a typo on this thread)

dalenorth

Original Poster:

930 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Sorry Mr Overheads, having a bad day!

wormburner

33,132 posts

279 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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dalenorth said:
Hi guys,

Its nothing dodgy and HMRC aproved, thats why Jimmy wasn't interested. HA HA!
In that case, tell us more! (why so secret squirrel?)

dalenorth

Original Poster:

930 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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OK, I will tell you more, but I really wasn't looking for an invite to promote.

The product is a relevant life policy - this is a life insurance paid for by the business but with the beneficiaries (i.e. the directors wife) being able to take the benefits tax free in the event of death by using a trust.

Relevant life policies are an allowable deduction for business against corporation tax, but they are not treated as a benefit in kind. This results in no national insurance liability for employer or employee and no income tax liability for the employee on the payments into or any sum assured paid out under the plan.

In a roundabout way of putting things, a high rate taxpaying director who is personally paying e.g.£100 pcm for life cover could save £78 taking into account income tax and NI.

dalenorth

Original Poster:

930 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Cheers 0a, that's a good place to start.

LooneyTunes

9,196 posts

184 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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dalenorth said:
The product is a relevant life policy
Guessed as much from first post.

Without wanting to be negative, unless you've got access to a bespoke product, they're not exactly unique are they? I suspect that anyone who got your mailshot and was interested simply called their regular broker... personally I think you might throw money away trying to promote them.

Kudos

2,674 posts

200 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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dalenorth said:
OK, I will tell you more, but I really wasn't looking for an invite to promote.

The product is a relevant life policy - this is a life insurance paid for by the business but with the beneficiaries (i.e. the directors wife) being able to take the benefits tax free in the event of death by using a trust.

Relevant life policies are an allowable deduction for business against corporation tax, but they are not treated as a benefit in kind. This results in no national insurance liability for employer or employee and no income tax liability for the employee on the payments into or any sum assured paid out under the plan.

In a roundabout way of putting things, a high rate taxpaying director who is personally paying e.g.£100 pcm for life cover could save £78 taking into account income tax and NI.
Was sold one a couple of weeks ago, so not unique

Mr Overheads

2,607 posts

202 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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dalenorth said:
Sorry Mr Overheads, having a bad day!
No worries, I was having a picky day. Apologies

dalenorth

Original Poster:

930 posts

193 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Hi guys, I never said the product was unique, but I would Hazzard a guess that 90% of directors don't know about these policies. I'm sure we will find a way to raise awareness and increase our sales.

Many thanks for your help and comments.

wormburner

33,132 posts

279 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Put their IFAs on commission.

Mr Overheads

2,607 posts

202 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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How about finding a business journalist and run it as an "another tax loophole" story.

Edited by Mr Overheads on Tuesday 10th July 22:52

bqf

2,289 posts

197 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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How do I buy one of these immediately?

Who is the underwriter?