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How to Build Trust with the Visual Insurance Consumer
How to Build Trust with the Visual Insurance Consumer

In this interview with Elevate 2017 speaker, Marcus Sheridan, we learn how to build trust with new visually dominated insurance consumer. Marcus is a keynote speaker at Agency Nation Elevate 2017. Learn more about register for the event here. If you...

Posted: Jan 23, 2017

How to Spend a $1,000 a Month Agency Marketing Budget
How to Spend a $1,000 a Month Agency Marketing Budget

What if you set a $1,000 a month budget for agency marketing? What would you spend the money on? In this episode we share a sample marketing plan for a $1,000 a month agency marketing budget. Get more Agency Nation Radio here.

Posted: Jan 15, 2017

What To Do Before You Start Marketing
What To Do Before You Start Marketing

You've decided to dive head first into marketing your insurance agency. Here are few things to do before you begin your first marketing campaign. Get more Agency Nation Radio here.

Posted: Jan 13, 2017

How to Fight Back Against the Negative Categorization of Independent Agents
How to Fight Back Against the Negative Categorization of Independent Agents

Direct and captive writers are creating negative categorizations of independent insurance agents. Today we discuss how to fight back... Get more Agency Nation Radio here.

Posted: Jan 10, 2017

Steve Jobs and Waiting for Permission - ANR54
Steve Jobs and Waiting for Permission - ANR54

Steve Jobs credits much of his success to picking up the phone and making the calls that lead to new relationships. Unfortunately, too many people take this comment at face value, focusing on the phone aspect and not Steve Jobs true meaning: Never wa...

Posted: Dec 26, 2016

Impact of the Sharing Economy on Insurance with Robin Smith - ANR53
Impact of the Sharing Economy on Insurance with Robin Smith - ANR53

In this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Marty talks with Robin Smith, CEO and founder of WeGoLook (which has since been acquired by Crawford & Company), a sharing economy company designed to help insurance industry professionals with onsite property...

Posted: Dec 22, 2016

The Argument for Insurance Being a Commodity and Why That's OK
The Argument for Insurance Being a Commodity and Why That's OK

In this episode Marty and Ryan argue over whether or not insurance is a commodity. More importantly, if insurance is a commodity, then what defines who consumers choose as their insurance provider. The answer is YOU! Get more Agency Nation Radio here...

Posted: Dec 12, 2016

The Argument for Insurance Being a Commodity and Why That's OK
The Argument for Insurance Being a Commodity and Why That's OK

Posted: Dec 12, 2016

Independent Insurance Agency Best Practices: Dissecting the Big I 2016 Report
Independent Insurance Agency Best Practices: Dissecting the Big I 2016 Report

Listen as Marty Agather interview Madelyn Flannagan of the Independent Insurance Agents and Broker of America on their recent Best Practices Report. Madelyn Flannagan is the Vice President of Agency Development, Education and Research at the IIABA (a...

Posted: Dec 02, 2016

Chip Bacciocco: An Inside Look at the Turnaround of TrustedChoice.com
Chip Bacciocco: An Inside Look at the Turnaround of TrustedChoice.com

From struggling insurtech startup to thriving, profitable industry technology leader, listen as Chip Bacciocco, TrustedChoice.com CEO explains the turnaround. Learn more about TrustedChoice.com. In this episode of Agency Nation Radio, you get the ins...

Posted: Dec 01, 2016