[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: Episode 6 - Cost Certainty

Sales gets all the credit for any successful business, but a good defense is just as important as a good offense. And in this metaphor, a good defense for you is cost management.

Fixed overhead costs and the natural ebbs and flows of demand in our industry make cost certainty a challenge for title agencies. In our final topic of the Intentional Outsourcing series, D. Bello COO Andrew Acker shares an outside-of-the-box approach to managing costs more effectively.

The finale of our Intentional Outsourcing series shares how your organization can win by deploying a title production outsourcing strategy with a purpose.

The unique challenge for the title industry is the lack of direct control we have over the demand for our product. During peak seasons, companies expand by adding more – staff, office space, equipment, and technology – to keep up. This results in bloated payroll costs and decreased efficiency during the inevitable valleys.

On the flip side, companies trying to find a middle ground between seasons find themselves slogging through sagging turn times with overworked, tired employees when demand peaks again.

There has to be a better way. How do we manage this more effectively?

In this episode, Andrew shares how working with a reliable outsourcing partner like D. Bello can help you absorb the highs and lows of both extremes. This allows for a consistent and stable workflow for your teams while ensuring you only pay for what you need when you need it. Watch the video above to learn more!

[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: Episode 5 - Product Consistency

Producing a great title product is the culmination of countless decisions. Unfortunately, for most title companies, the production process is often fragmented and disconnected. In the next episode of our Intentional Outsourcing series, D. Bello COO Andrew Acker shares the secret to creating a defined standard for production that unlocks your company’s productivity and efficiency.

In the next episode of our Intentional Outsourcing series, D. Bello CEO Jeffrey Bates discusses the importance of safeguarding your company’s vital knowledge and ensuring that it’s accessible, shareable, and easily deployed across your organization.

Great recipes lead to great (and delicious) results, thanks to the combination of consistent ingredients and specific steps followed in a precise way. One missed element or deviation can cause catastrophic results to the final outcome.

It’s no different for your title products. The reality is, though, many companies don’t have a consistent, documented process, causing difficulty in managing expectations, predicting workflow, and creating a true title production network. Uniformity and consistency should be your goal.

In this episode, we share how leveraging an intentional outsourcing partner like D. Bello can remove the guesswork and uncertainty from your production process by creating a mutually agreed-upon standard at every step of the process. We’ll help you achieve product consistency and ensure your customers see the same great product across the board. Watch the video to learn more!

[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: Episode 4 - Knowledge Redundancy

Our Intentional Outsourcing series shares how your organization can win by deploying a title production outsourcing strategy with a purpose.

We all know: “Knowledge is power.” So, who holds the power in your organization? For most title companies, the unfortunate reality is that the critical information and know-how needed for your production process are often loosely held in the minds of a few key staff members. While you may have a checklist or a few guidelines lying around, they’re likely lacking detail, out of date and missing the nuances needed to make critical decisions.

In this video, we share the importance of capturing this critical knowledge, then making it easily retrievable and repeatable, in order to scale. D. Bello wants to help you achieve this level of “Knowledge Redundancy” and become your true knowledge management partner.

Now is the perfect time to optimize your strategy and improve your processes. Watch the video above to learn more!

That's A Wrap on 2022!

2022 In Review

I don’t think anyone could have envisioned the twists and turns 2022 provided. From local to global issues, there was no shortage of unpredictable events.

As Jim Collins notes in his book Good to Great, one of the keys to success in difficult times is ‘confronting the brutal facts’. This past year had a lot of those ‘facts’, but we’re grateful to work in such a resilient industry and have learned the benefit of finding gratitude no matter the circumstances.

Through it all, we still made the most of the year and look forward to seeing how we’ll be able to further help clients in the new year. For now, enjoy a look back at some of the D. Bello highlights from 2022!

Thanks for being a part of the D. Bello journey.

Jeffrey Bates, CEO

ALTA ONE and Done from San Diego

First things first, congratulations to Deborah, the winner of our ALTA ONE Giveaway and the soon-to-be recipient of a brand-new RadPower Rover e-Bike!

The D. Bello team made the short trip down south to attend the annual conference with more than 1,000 industry leaders for some sun, sand and San Diego.

Well… not so much the sun. More like clouds, wind and rain, but we’re there for the people!

Even though the weather wasn’t what we all hoped, we still felt the love meeting with so many of our industry friends, partners and colleagues. With a focus on “New Horizons,” we heard from leaders inside and outside of the industry for strategies on how to overcome the rising tides of challenges we are facing: inflation, interest rates, labor shortages, and an overall cooling market.

From Cody Rigsby of Pelaton to Col. Scott Mann, former U.S. Army Green Beret, this year’s Omni Sessions offered a mix of inspirational and practical advice on circumventing this climate of uncertainty. And speaking of great sessions, our own COO Andrew Acker hosted one of the Notable Sessions, which focused on overcoming the myths that stop companies from creating margin and seeking new opportunities. Along with panelists Aaron M. Davis, Craig Rants and Bill Svoboda, the session debunked three of the limiting beliefs that keep business owners and their teams stuck and unable to innovate, adapt, and ultimately scale. With plenty of real-world, battle-tested examples (and more than a few Office references), we’re grateful for the opportunity to share some of our insights and to hear from the experiences of these great industry leaders.

Another highlight from the week? Catching up with so many of our favorite clients and industry friends, including our partner Bowe Digital, with whom we co-hosted our poolside cabana. We met with so many of you this week to talk about your current successes, struggles, and biggest needs heading into 2023, including the opportunity to talk with some new friends.

Along with the Bowe Digital team, we also had the pleasure of co-sponsoring the ALTA Good Deeds Mini Masters tournament, as well as dishing out some delicious Root Beer floats for #SweetEndings.

As longtime members of the American Land Title Association, we’re thrilled to see how much this event has grown over the years, and we’re already looking forward to next year. And seeing that we’ll all be traveling to Colorado Springs, be sure to bundle up for the Broadmoor!

[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: Episode 3 - Scalability

D. Bello’s Intentional Outsource series shares how your organization can win by deploying a title production outsourcing strategy with a purpose.

In this video, we discuss the difference between growing and scaling your business. Growing is easy. Scaling is not, but it’s much more important. For example, have you truly scaled if your company processes double the number of files you did two years ago but also had to double your staff? What if you could achieve double the results without doubling the cost to do the work?

Scalability is the key to staying agile and opportunistic so that you can seize new opportunities and stay efficient even in the face of a downturn or decrease in volume. D. Bello has all the tools to help. We can supplement your in-house team and amplify the productivity of your key employees.

We do the work. You take the credit. Watch the video above to learn more!

Don’t forget to check out our second episode on Staffing Stability in our Intentional Outsourcing series, and stay tuned for the next video coming soon!

[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: Episode 2 - Staffing Stability

Our Intentional Outsourcing series shares how your organization can win by deploying a title production outsourcing strategy with a purpose.

Our second episode focuses on staffing stability, a term sure to elicit strong emotions thanks to the unique labor market conditions we’re currently experiencing. Prolonged labor shortages and general industry specialization have made it difficult to retain key staff and attract talent. As a result, rates of burnout are accelerating among gifted and productive veteran producers.

You need a trusted solution for achieving true staffing stability. We can help! In the video above, we share more on how D. Bello’s Title Production Workforce™ can help key team members better use their time, produce more consistent final products, and reduce the headaches of hiring and training new employees.

Don’t forget to check out our first episode in the Intentional Outsourcing series, and stay tuned for our next video coming soon!

[VIDEO] The Full Package Webinar Series presented by Bowe Digital - featuring D. Bello!

We sit down with Wayne Stanley & Heather Lunsford of Bowe Digital for their first airing of the new webinar series, The Full Package.

As inaugural guests on the pilot episode, we share more about how our intentional outsourcing is more relevant than ever and how it can help title companies all over the country.

We are grateful to partner with Bowe Digital and to share how our fully customized title production solutions can be an external extension of your team.

We hope you enjoyed the episode!

[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: Episode 1 - Turn Time Efficiency

Welcome back to our Intentional Outsourcing Series, where we share how you can win by deploying a title production outsource strategy with a purpose.

Our first deep dive will focus on turn-time efficiency. Turn time struggles are a constant tension in our industry. They can occur at any point in the production process journey and affect the completion of a file. Every title company runs into this issue.

If it were simple to solve, our industry would’ve solved it a long time ago. We have a way to help! Watch below and learn how you can positively impact your turn times and customer experience when you plug D. Bello into your title production process.

If you've read this far, don’t forget to check out the video above! Stay tuned for the next video in our Intentional Outsourcing Series, coming soon.

[VIDEO] Intentional Outsourcing Series: How Outsourcing is Intended to Work!

Welcome to our Intentional Outsourcing series. This series explains what occurs in your organization when you deploy a title production outsource strategy with a purpose.

You may know about generic, transactional outsourcing. But your company deserves something more focused and built for your needs. When you partner with D. Bello, we build a custom solution just for you.