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Attention Agencies: Swing Your Attention on Over to Vine

Jul 1 2013 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish.Aaaaaah! Nope, that is not the call of Tarzan that you hear. That is the sound of excitement coming from myself and insurance agents...

How Should Insurance Agencies use Twitter?

Jun 26 2013 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish.Twitter is a social media platform that all insurance agencies should be using in this day and age. Why? Because it is free to use,...

Social Media Is Here to Stay, Texas P/C Professionals Say

Jun 26 2013 // The value of social media as a tool for marketing and selling property/casualty insurance may be a matter of debate but one thing is for certain: While the nature of social media may be evolving, it’s not going...

50 Top Apps for Independent Agents

May 14 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. But when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...

Buffett Debuts on Twitter, Gains 1,000 Followers a Minute

May 3 2013 // Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money.The 82-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday, picking up more than 45,000 followers in...

50 Top Apps For Independent Agents

Apr 22 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. And when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...

Judge Rules News Outlets’ Use of Photo on Twitter Violated Copyright

Jan 16 2013 // A U.S. judge has found that two news organizations improperly used images that a photojournalist had posted to Twitter in one of the first big tests of intellectual property law involving social media.Agence France-Presse...

Oklahoma Mom Sues Over Twitter Picture of Unclothed Daughter

Jan 7 2013 // The mother of a Booker T. Washington High School girls basketball player is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from Tulsa Public Schools, Twitter and others after a picture of her daughter in her underwear was circulated...

Commentary: Sandy Shows Social Media is Practically Made for Insurers

Dec 17 2012 // In the days before Superstorm Sandy, there were many questions. When and where would it arrive, and what kind of destruction would it bring? Later these questions were replaced with others: were friends and family OK? How...

South Carolina Firm Settles Suit Over Value of Twitter Followers

Dec 6 2012 // A South Carolina Internet company has settled a lawsuit with one of its former employees over the value of Twitter followers.Attorneys for Noah Kravitz said that their client had settled a suit filed against him by...

How to Find Success Using Social Media

Jul 2 2012 // With all the hype about social media, it’s easy to believe you’re missing an immense opportunity if you are not participating. Yet hundreds of Twitter accounts, Facebook business pages and LinkedIn profiles...

Twitter to Limit Use of Patents in Lawsuits

Apr 18 2012 // Twitter said on Tuesday that it would structure its patents so they could not be used for offensive litigation purposes without permission from the people who developed them.Twitter said the move would give inventors more...

Actuary Analyzes Insurance Twitter Messages, Wins Prize

Apr 11 2012 // Usually actuaries focus on insurance rates and loss reserves, not advertisements. But according to one actuary: Jake, the State Farm agent whom a jealous housewife was convinced was up to no good with her husband –...

50 Awesome Social Media Ideas for Insurance Agencies

Apr 2 2012 // Social media is a good marketing tool when used wisely. Today’s agencies are creating interaction among fans while developing promotions that generate revenue. The following includes 50 marketing ideas that agencies...

Social Recruiting: Branding Your Company as an Employer of Choice

Mar 5 2012 // Seventy-nine percent of companies are already using or planning to use social media in their business strategy. The No. 1 benefit organizations attribute to social media is increased awareness among target customers. Yet...

Judge Allows South Carolina Firm’s Twitter Lawsuit

Feb 20 2012 // A South Carolina company’s lawsuit accusing a former employee of costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business when he took Twitter followers can go forward, a federal judge has ruled.San...

Judge Allows South Carolina Company’s Twitter Lawsuit Against Employee

Feb 2 2012 // A South Carolina company’s lawsuit accusing a former employee of costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business when he took Twitter followers can go forward, a federal judge has ruled.On Monday, San...

South Carolina Company Sues Ex-Worker Over Twitter Followers

Dec 31 2011 // An Internet company in South Carolina has sued one of its former employees, saying the worker cost the company thousands of dollars in lost business when he took 17,000 Twitter followers with him when he left the...

How to Compete for Personal Lines with the Direct Writers

Nov 28 2011 // Let’s face facts. It’s unlikely that any individual independent agency will ever “beat” the direct writers. They have massive marketing budgets, a strong online presence, great name recognition, and...

How to Compete for Personal Lines with the Direct Writers

Nov 21 2011 // Let’s face facts. It’s unlikely that any individual independent agency will ever “beat” the direct writers. They have massive marketing budgets, a strong online presence, great name recognition, and...