Latest Digital Marketing Headlines
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Louisiana Bill Would Ban Social Media Posts While Driving
Apr 12 2013 // Hold that Twitter thought. If you are driving in Louisiana, a proposed state law would make it illegal for you to post status updates or anything else to social media websites. With an eye toward closing a loophole in the...
Outsourcing Your Digital Marketing Strategy: When do you know it’s time?
Mar 21 2013 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. Local insurance agency owners wear multiple hats – sometimes, too many! You may want to save money and do it all yourself, but that...
Re/insurance Industry Social Media ‘MySlipcase’ Marks 9 Months
Mar 7 2013 // MySlipcase, a social media platform developed specifically for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, reported high growth in the nine months since it was launched. The company said its website now has 342...
UK’s Arc Legal to Increase Access to Social Media Abuse Coverage
Feb 22 2013 // A bulletin from the UK’s Arc Legal Assistance Limited, an independent provider of legal expenses insurance products and related services, notes that the “increased awareness of social media abuse cases together...
Kansas Bill Would Limit Employer Access to Applicants’ Social Media Accounts
Jan 31 2013 // Two Kansas lawmakers are seeking support for a measure that would limit employers’ access to job applicants’ social media accounts. Rep. Gail Finney and Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, both Democrats, back measures...
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...
Businesses Operating in Social Media Denial
Nov 19 2012 // Is your agency or company suffering from social media denial? Despite 60 percent of Americans using some form of social media, according to the Pew Research Center, the prevailing belief by businesses is that social media...
Businesses Operating in Social Media Denial
Nov 19 2012 // Is your agency or company suffering from social media denial? Despite 60 percent of Americans using some form of social media, according to the Pew Research Center, the prevailing belief by businesses is that social media...
Businesses Operating in Social Media Denial
Nov 9 2012 // Is your agency or company suffering from social media denial? Despite 60 percent of Americans using some form of social media, according to the Pew Research Center, the prevailing belief by businesses is that social media...
Using Social Media Responsibly
Nov 5 2012 // Social media are changing the way insurance professionals do business. How can these forms of media, such as Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, help make your business more successful? And how can you protect...
Social Media Friends Nabbed In Northern California Staged Auto Insurance Fraud
Oct 29 2012 // Susan Lee, 24, Angelique Jones, 20, and Angela Medeiros, 40, all of Sacramento, Calif. have been arrested on three felony counts each of insurance fraud. The bail for the three ranges from $20,000 to $50,000. A fourth...
Using Social Media Responsibly
Oct 22 2012 // Social media are changing the way insurance professionals do business. How can these forms of media, such as Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, help make your business more successful? And how can you protect...
Astonish now Integrates with QQ Solutions to Provide a Complete Solution for Insurance Agency Management and Digital Marketing
Oct 10 2012 // 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...
Using Social Media Responsibly
Oct 8 2012 // Social media are changing the way insurance professionals do business. How can these forms of media, such as Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, help make your business more successful? And how can you protect...
N.Y. Man Harnesses Social Media to Protest Against Progressive
Aug 15 2012 // Progressive Corp. is getting a lot of attention in the social media world this week. But it’s clearly not the kind of attention the insurer wants to get. On Monday, a New York-based comedian named Matt Fisher posted...
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...
So Many Social Media Sites, So Little Time
Jun 13 2012 // Congratulations. You’ve set up your company’s Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts. Now you just have to log into each one, post updates, start discussions, tweet, read comments, check analytics to see how...
Social Media Postings Lead to Firing of Texas Executive
May 15 2012 // Houston-based Francesca’s Holdings Corp. reported it has fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media. But the women’s clothing retailer...
Seriously? Another Social Media Site?!
Apr 9 2012 // We all know social media sites can drive traffic to your site and help you climb the SEO ladder (check out Honey’s blog post about SEO). And I’m sure your business is already on a few of them. Facebook, Twitter...
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...
