CRM News

Activity vs Sales – Predicting Producer Success

Sales iQ Activity vs Sales Which is the better predictor for producer success? Many agency principals and sales managers believe that compensation and commissions will motivate their producers. That’s true for those who are motivated solely by money. Many studies …

Vertafore, Microsoft Partner to Provide Agents Access to Dynamics Platform

Insurance software provider Vertafore has partnered with Microsoft to give insurance agents access to the capabilities of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) platform. The partnership is designed to improve customer-facing interactions and give agents data that can be …

AXA Strategic Ventures Invests in ‘Big Data’ Startup Company, Evercontact

AXA Strategic Ventures* has made a $1 million investment in the French tech startup company Evercontact, a cloud service that extracts contact information in emails and shares and updates them automatically. With more than 100,000 users, Evercontact is the only …

Astonish now Integrates with QQ Solutions to Provide a Complete Solution for Insurance Agency Management and Digital Marketing

Warwick, RI, 10/10/12 – Astonish, a leading insurance digital marketing system in the U.S., today announced its integration with QQ Solutions, Inc.’s agency management system, QQ Evolution 2. QQ Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of software and Web-based technology …

Inc. Magazine Ranks Astonish 267th on its Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

Warwick, RI, 08/23/12 – Astonish ranked no. 267 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 with a three-year sales growth of 1,350%. With the leading insurance digital marketing system in the nation, Astonish has earned this designation through unwavering commitment to helping …

Astonish Launches New Website with Insurance Industry Marketing Tools

Warwick, RI, 07/24/12 – Astonish, a Digital Marketing Company catering to Local Insurance Agencies, Financial Services and Group Benefit firms, MGA’s, Aggregators and Carriers recently launched a new website www.Astonish.com to educate prospective and existing clients on their line of …

Minnesota Agents Group to Administer Risk Management Program

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers announced that the agents association will assume administrative leadership of the Certified Risk Managers (CRM) Program in Minnesota. The CRM Program provides advanced, technical …

CICs and CRMs Earn Update Credit at Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium

Dallas, TX – April 20 2011 – The Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium has been approved by The National Alliance for Education and Research as a qualified annual update for Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) and Certified Risk Managers (CRM) certificate holders. According …