ProducerSpark

Home / Compare / hiring an SDR

Comparison · For insurance brokers

ProducerSpark vs hiring an SDR for insurance brokers.

An SDR finds prospects and books meetings for your producers. ProducerSpark does the research and outreach for a fraction of a salary, and your producers keep the relationships.

Create an account ↗See the comparison
The short answer

A sales development representative costs a base salary, about $52,866 a year on average according to Payscale, plus commission, tools and ramp time. ProducerSpark researches prospects, sources business emails and runs outreach for $99 a month for your whole team, plus $99 a month per sending mailbox. Many teams use it so producers can spend their time in meetings.

Side by side.

ProducerSpark
hiring an SDR
Cost
ProducerSpark$99 a month for your whole team, including 1,000 Enriched+ credits. Outbound Agents for email and LinkedIn are $99 a month per mailbox.
hiring an SDRAverage base salary $52,866 a year (range $41,000 to $68,000), before commission, benefits and tools.
Ramp time
ProducerSpark✓Working the day you connect it.
hiring an SDR✕Weeks to months to learn your lines and territory.
Research
ProducerSpark✓Every agency or company, every time, with sources.
hiring an SDRAs thorough as the person and their day.
Outreach
ProducerSpark✓Email and LinkedIn sequences with follow-ups that stop when someone replies.
hiring an SDR✓Calls, emails and LinkedIn, by hand.
Relationships
ProducerSpark✓Your producers take the meetings and keep the relationships.
hiring an SDRHandled by the SDR, then handed off.

Who you get meetings with.

Wholesale brokers

Commercial lines producers, account managers and agency principals.

Inland marine for contractors, Texas habitational, food and beverage, or the producers at each of 20 agencies you name.

ClaudeFind me the top 20 retail agencies writing commercial P&C for small and mid-size businesses, and the commercial producers at each one.
Retail brokers

CFOs, HR leaders and risk managers.

Finance and HR leaders at growing mid-size companies due for a commercial insurance and benefits review.

ClaudeFind me the top 20 CFOs at growing mid-size companies that are due for a commercial insurance and benefits review.

Which one fits.

Choose ProducerSpark if

When it fits

  • You want more meetings without adding headcount.
  • You want research done the same way every time.
  • Your producers prefer to take meetings, not book them.
hiring an SDR may be enough if

When it fits

  • You want a person making live calls all day.
  • You need someone to run events and in-person follow-up.

Other comparisons.

vs LinkedIn Sales Navigatorvs doing it by handvs insurance agency listsvs ZoomInfovs Clayvs AI SDR toolsvs Zywave miEdgevs Lushavs Cognism

Questions.

How much does an SDR cost?

Payscale reports an average SDR base salary of $52,866 a year, with a range of $41,000 to $68,000, before commission and benefits.

Does ProducerSpark replace an SDR?

It replaces the research and first outreach. Many teams pair it with a person who handles calls and events.

Prospect Agent

$99/month for your whole team

Your whole team included, with 1,000 Enriched+ credits a month shared by everyone. Extra credits are $15 per 100.
Add Outbound Agents, email and LinkedIn on one sequence, for $99 a month per mailbox.
30-day free trial on every agent. No card required.

Create an account ↗See full pricing