Agency Intelligence: The Insurance Podcast Network

All roads lead to Duke Williams when it comes to payments.  His product is often brought up by industry tech expert, Steve Anderson, and agents all around are eager to find out how this technology can help their agencies save money and run better and easier payment systems for their clients.   Get behind the scenes with a 52-year industry veteran who remains at the forefront of software and techno...

She's younger than most of us, owns more agencies than most of us, and is brilliantly known in her community as the "Insurance Chick."  She has plans on growing her agency by acquiring another in the near future and has been successful in growing her business.  Her agency prides herself on staying on top of technology and implements the type of technology that makes communication with her clients...

As agents, we often take for granted all the systems, processes, and tools that make our business run. In this podcast Jason Cass interviews the CEO of AgencyPort Software, Curt Stevenson and walks through what it means to adapt a product to the user of today.   Over 100,000 independent agents use AgencyPortal, an innovative platform that allows carriers to brand it their own so we can consider it...

This is podcast #4 in our Big Wig Series with Chip Bacciocco, CEO of Trusted Choice. He had previously been a podcast guest for Grow back in May, 2013 where he talked about ProjectCAP, now known as Trusted Choice.    Chip Bacciocco shares some inside scoop surrounding the Wall Street Journal article on Google’s emergence in the insurance space. Suffice to say, despite the rapidly changing competit...

What else is missing from your marketing and operations repertoire can be summed up in this last podcast of the year. Jason ties it all in and breaks down what's been cookin' in DIMA (Digital Insurance Marketing Academy), what's behind the scenes in Insurance Mastermind, and everything else that we've brought to you, the Grow community.  We brought to you topics like . . .  What's digital Darwinis...

We interrupt our regularly scheduled podcast in the Big Wig Series with the last episode of the year for The Grow Show with Jason and Joey.   Is your website good enough for 2015?  What's the difference between mobile friendly, mobile responsive, and mobile sites?  Is there a difference?  What matters most:  aesthetics of content? To address these web-related questions, we have special guest Chris...

Join us for another interview in the Big Wig Series! Peter van Aartrijk is the CEO of Aartrijk, a boutique communications firm specializing in insurance and financial services.  He is also the branding guru at Chromium, a branding consulting firm. He speaks nationally on issues of branding and marketing and has amassed a wealth of knowlege and experience within the insurance industry.   You do not...

Shane Eastman is the President of i80 Insurance in Vacaville, California, an hour north of San Francisco.  He is a regular in digital communities, like Jason Cass, where agency owners share ideas, solutions and support. Shane talks about his two main streams of marketing, the power of Social Media and what it has done for his agency.  His success story is worth listening to. He started his agency...

Agency apps and digital communities are just a couple of things that Dave Jackson has pioneered in his area of business.  He’s a veteran agent but just started his independent agency a year ago.  He’s doing awesome things in Gilbert, Arizona and has taken the reigns on digital and social marketing.   Dave has been on both sides of the fence and compares and contrasts having been on the captive sid...

Jason Cass is back in rotation with a rant to introduce what’s to come for the rest of 2014, and to give a sneak peak of early 2015.  We’ve got Big Wig Season kicking off on Tuesday, November 25 so don’t miss our most popular series! Listen to another passionate Cass rant and discover the steps out of mediocrity. This is your platform so get involved!  

You're getting deep and more involved with your social media platforms, you wonder what strategies and tricks to implement to increase your social proof. What do you do?  Listen to Jason and Joey in the Grow Show as they look at the ethics of asking for and creating reviews and testimonials.  See what else other agents doing and see why it's important to load your sites with social proof.  

  More efficient office operations. Digital tools to optimize your sales and referral process.  Social marketing strategies to create a more personable approach, and social media to clutch client retention.  These are just a few points Jason Cass discusses in this interview by John Carroll.     Join John Carroll as the roles reverse in one of the last podcasts in the Month of Marketing.  Jason Cas...

Jeff Tobe is an international keynote speaker who helps organizations rethink the customer experience and motivates individuals to identify visible opportunities where others only see visible limitations.   In this podcast, Jason Cass delves into Jeff Tobe's six points:   Cost vs Value Perspective The Harvey Principle (identifying opportunities) Give Yourself and ASK (Alternative Solution Kit)

Another podcast from the Month of Marketing. John Carroll from Insurance Splash helps agents and agencies market their business. If you haven't met John or have heard of Insurance Splash, you'll have to do some digging now.  He makes selling insurance cool, as he's been told several times over.  He's got a huge following and his content sticks.  This podcast puts John front and central as he talks...

Join Jason Cass in the first Google+ Hangouts with the industry's marketing all-stars, Carrie Reynolds, Ryan Hanley and Steve Anderson.     Carrie Reynolds talks about branding and the importance of a story, Ryan Hanley talks about "audience," and Steve Anderson, the expert on mobile technology shares how texting can add another element of engagement to make the entire customer experience whole.  ...

This is the first ever Grow Show. Once a month Joey Giangola and Jason Cass will discuss new and upcoming industry-related news and trends and open up the discussion with everyone in the community. In this show, Jason and Joey discuss Ryan Hanley's blog post titled, "Google Has Killed the Generalist and No One Cares." Is your content getting Google love? Or are your efforts falling into the waysid...

Part 2 is a continuation of Jason's interview with Ryan Hanley where he continues to talk about his timeline and his thoughts on the evolution of social media and how it is being used for business today.   With the advent of online technologies, successful agencies today are the ones who are providing clients with an experience and fulfilling all three sides of the client expectation triangle: pri...

Jason Cass brings Ryan Hanley back on 18 months after his first podcast appearance at Agents Influence to discuss social media marketing done right by looking into Ryan's successful progression from insurance agent to top content creator in marketing insurance within the digital space. Ryan Hanely who's built the Hanley Media Lab, lead his own podcast ("Content Warfare") and successful YouTube cha...

This is a double header, solo performance where Jason Cass talks about big things for September.  We’re kicking off the September podcast series, “The Month of Marketing,” and discussing how the industry can raise the tide together.     This podcast also has a blog post version, both of which encourages agents to be part of the industry transformation.  Jason leaks secrets about “Insurance Agent 2...

This Jason Cass interview with Ron Story Jr., is one of the last podcasts in the The Weird and Amazing People series.  Ron Story Jr., entrepreneur and Founder ofLeadWarmer will get you thinking about your agency more as a business, rather than just . . . an agency!   Most people treat their agency like a job rather than a businessand Ron challenges listeners to think about what they're doing to in...

“Where will you be five to ten years from now?” Doesn’t that question sound like the classic first-interview question you cringe to hear and sneer as completely useless?  Times have changed and technology has been evolving more rapidly than ever . . . Here we are, back to discuss the future of the insurance industry and whose brain is better to pick than Aaron Wallrich, fourth generation family ag...

If you missed the first half, Jason Cass and Billy Van Jura talked about insurance as a commodity and why that should be seen as your greatest advantage.  They also talked about the types compensation model that works and builds perpetuation in your agency.  In this second half, Billy switches it up and turns to his own questions about social media.     In Part 2, this podcast starts off with Bill...

Meet the next Weird and Amazing Person in this podcast series, Billy Van Jura, Partner at Birchyard Insurance Consultation in New York.  He’s a loyal podcast listener and is way ahead of the game.   This is a two-part podcast that will ruffle your feathers so stay tuned for next week’s Part 2 release. Listen in on this conversation between Billy Van Jura and Jason Cass as they two-step through the...

In Part 1 of the Robb Zbierski interview, he gave some interesting tips on how the brain works. In this second part, Robb talks about why the brain works the way it does then offers some exercises that help enhance your brain power and establish positive patterns. Robb’s visual analogies about the way the brain works awakens your awareness which allows you to make more conscious decisions and acti...

When you meet someone new, you shake their hand and their name dissolves from your memory just as soon as they say it. If you’re one of these people, you need to know that memory affects every little thing from your relationships to your business to your own personal development, and you’re about to uncover how these tiny mysteries connect in this next podcast from The Summer of the Weird and Amaz...