When a bank buys an insurance agency it's a marriage made in heaven. At least, it seems that way. On the agency side, principals have the opportunity to cash out at a time when values are declining. For those wanting to remain in the business, a bank offers a needed infusion of capital.

BASIC STEPS FOR PUBLICITY 1. Choose only one person from your agency or organization to contact news media. Two persons contacting the same newspaper editor or program director will create confl...

BE A PR PRO: THINK LIKE A JOURNALIST! by Mike Maynard Why do so many journalists cringe when they receive phone calls, faxes, and e-mails from public relations professionals? Becaus...

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR by Chris Burand Many agency owners lament their staffs lack of a work ethic. Agency owners typically judge their employees work ethic against t...

Linking up Q: How do you eat an elephant? A: One bite at a time. A comprehensive PR campaign can begin with just one activity. In seminars, workshops...

BEST PARTNERSHIP Dear (Customer Name): When a business partner suffers a fatal accident, it's a devastating time for all those concerned. The remaining partners feel a great loss after spending yea...

Career coaches and psychiatrists tell us that their clients suffer from a familiar set of traps when it comes to progressing in their careers. In this document, Don Phin explores some of the most common work-based traps.

BEYOND BEST PRACTICES: ARE YOU EXCEPTIONAL? by Tom Doran What are the five most crucial success factors to which you would attribute your success? This is the fundamental Best Pract...

When it comes to our privacy, trust, and security in this modern age, we have come to have more of an inherent focus on how we can obtain more access, easier and more securely. When we want to learn about online privacy systems like VPN technology, we opt to find out more online , to educate ourselves. The way that we handle our insurance is no different. In fact, insurance is the latest industry to find itself infiltrated by the modern prowess that is blockchain technology. Decentralised in nature, blockchain is the pioneering force in the drive to a future that is more sectioned, more secure, and safer than ever before. Insurance is one of the last pieces of the puzzle in the pursuit of this ideal.

'BOOT CAMP' FOR INSURANCE AGENCIES by Dana Falardeau Why does the Army hire people with no experience? Could it be that they want to train them the right way at the start? Coul...