Rebekah Parr

Rebekah Parr
I’m Rebekah Parr, the Content Director here at New Horizons. If there’s something that needs to be written, I’m the go-to gal for the job! My background is in writing and publishing. I graduated as an Honors Scholar from Illinois State University and hold a BS in English and Creative Writing. My previous career was as the Editor for a nonfiction publishing house, where I edited and proofed hundreds of books and wrote 7 nonfiction books. Today, I help insurance agents in the senior market grow their businesses through marketing materials, training guides, how-to articles, and more.
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Recent Posts

10 Active Marketers Reveal the Best Ways to Market to the Senior Audience

July 19, 2017

If you want to consistently bring in new clients, you have to dabble in marketing. It can be tough, especially if you haven’t had any formal education or experience. We’ve brought in 10 active…

What Should Be the #1 Priority of Insurance Agents - Featuring Brent Kelly

July 17, 2017

I was checking out insurance podcasts on a typically humid Florida afternoon when I came across the Agent Leader Podcast hosted by Brent Kelly. The episodes looked pretty interesting, with subject…

These Sales Stats and Facts Will Change the Way You Sell Insurance

July 17, 2017

It can be fun to browse through different statistics, especially when they can help you become a better salesperson. But sometimes, the numbers are easily forgotten, and before you know it, you never…

Does Having a Website Really Make a Difference?

July 7, 2017

10 Site Owners Share Their Experience with Lead Generation, Actual Sales, How They Set It Up, Email Integrations, Testimonials, and More A few weeks ago, we shared our intensive study of 50…

We Studied 50 Websites of Independent Insurance Agents — And Here’s What We Found

June 27, 2017

Twelve cups of coffee, 570 LinkedIn profiles, and 50 websites later, and it’s here. We studied 50 websites of independent insurance agents, and we found that things are looking a bit gloomy.

The Surprising Truth Behind Doing Complimentary Part D Evaluations

June 20, 2017

Part D commissions are bad. If you do them all day long, you might walk away with a decent paycheck, but it seems like more trouble than it’s worth. However, there’s a surprising upside to doing Part…

Insurance Dads: 5 Tips for Fathers Who Sell Insurance

June 13, 2017

It’s almost that time of year where we all thank our fathers or father figures for all they do.

75 Business Leaders Reveal Their Best Tips for Staying Organized

June 13, 2017

I asked 75 small business owners and company leaders a simple question: How do you keep things organized? Whether you’re running things old school or are digging into 21st century software solutions,…

10 Psychological Hacks to Close More Insurance Sales

June 5, 2017

You use psychological hacks every single day to get what you want.

How to Make Small Talk: A Businessman’s Guide to Talking with Strangers

May 30, 2017

Let’s get real. None of us get that excited about small talk. In fact, there’s been this movement to cut it out of our conversations entirely.