Real Time/Download Campaign’s 2011 Agency Survey

by Agents Council for Technology on May 7, 2012 · 0 comments

The attached Real Time/Download Campaign’s 2011 agency survey provides the full survey findings. This report includes the industry’s latest data on agency usage of Real Time and Download. As might be expected, most of the 3,700 agents who responded have agency management systems (97%) and 90% are downloading to some degree. The report addresses the frequently asked question as to which tools agents are currently using for personal lines and commercial lines real-time quoting (pp. 10-11). There is also helpful information on the benefits of Real Time (p. 5) and the time savings being achieved from both the use of Real Time (pp. 12, 13 & 15) and Download (pp. 6-7).

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Aartrijk Brand Camp 2012

by Pat Alexander on April 20, 2012 · 0 comments

Brand Camp 2012

Agent Scholarship for Aartrijk Brand Camp Named in Honor of Maureen Wall Bentley

March 8, 2012

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:   Charles Wasilewski, (908) 647-2216; charles@Aartrijk.com     Agent Scholarship for Aartrijk Brand Camp  Named In Honor of Maureen Wall Bentley  Co-Founder of Event Led Insurance Branding Initiatives SPRINGFIELD, VA (March 7, 2012) — Insurance branding specialist Aartrijk will award a scholarship for an independent agent to attend its Brand [...]

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‘Anatomy of a Brand’ Is Theme of Aartrijk Brand Camp 2012

January 16, 2012

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:  Charles Wasilewski, (908) 647-2216; charles@Aartrijk.com Registration Opens for Insurance Branding Event SPRINGFIELD, VA. (January 12, 2012) — Industry branding specialist Aartrijk announced that the theme for Brand Camp 2012 is “Anatomy of a Brand.” Registration is now open for Brand Camp 2012, an event for insurance and financial services [...]

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On Being Creative – Aartrijk

January 11, 2012

In today’s 24/7 online world you need to be creative to get attention. My friends at Aartrijk have done just that over the past few weeks. Creative is just what they have been in creating and introducing us to a cause they support. Here is the scoop on the Aartrijk Zoo. Actually, I have always [...]

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Agency Opportunities in a Time of Profound Change

January 9, 2012

About this article: We are living through a period where several major transitions are occurring simultaneously creating both opportunities and challenges for independent agencies. Consumer expectations and communications preferences are changing, and hybrid digital/personal relationships are creating enhanced experiences for consumers. Agencies have more choices regarding how they organize, the technologies they decide to utilize, [...]

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Expand Your Marketing Strategy Online

November 16, 2011

About this article: Agencies have a great opportunity to build upon the local footprint they have developed using traditional methods by adding digital components to their marketing plans. This article outlines three powerful online marketing strategies that agencies can employ at little or no cost to extend the strong local presence they have developed to [...]

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Three Tools for Maximizing Your Agency’s Facebook Reach

November 7, 2011

About this article: How does your agency extend its reach on Facebook beyond current fans? This article explains step by step how you can use the Tagging, Questioning and Contests tools to create new potential business and individual prospects on Facebook.  By Kevin Ament  When working with agents in a recent Progressive social media workshop, [...]

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Real Time Eddie – Comics – NEWS RELEASE

October 24, 2011

  CONTACT: Dave Willis, (603) 444-2225; dave@Aartrijk.com   It’s A New Comic, Charlie Brown! ‘Real Time Eddie’ Debuts In His Own Cartoon Series ‘Speed’ Campaign Aims to Enlighten, Entertain  Carriers and Independent Agency Principals, Staff PEARL RIVER, NY (October 18, 2011) — “Speed,” a new cartoon series featuring independent agency system mascot Real Time Eddie, debuts [...]

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Using Social Media to Enhance Disaster Communications

October 20, 2011

   About this article: Several agencies, carriers and associations did an outstanding job keeping their clients and members informed in the East Coast disasters using social media and e-newsletters. This article discusses what these agencies and associations did and also outlines the opportunity the Independent Agency System has to build on what has been done [...]

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