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Jamey Polak

Jamey Polak

Strategic Account Manager at IdeaStar, Inc.

 

Agent Resource Centers – Agent Training Via the Web
12 Nov 2008
Posted in Market Focus
Insurance agent training seems to be wildly inconsistent across different distribution groups.  Some rely on a regional or district manager, some have a corporate trainer fly around the country, others fly their agents to the home office. Some are starting to use Webinars.  And, many use some combination of those methods.  I really don’t see how any of them could ... Read more...

 

Online Agent Resource Centers Vital to Attracting Top Agents
29 Oct 2008
Posted in Market Focus
This will be the first in a three part series regarding online Agent Resource Centers As with nearly every other industry, the Web is reshaping the way insurance agents and companies do business. The Web has an unmatched ability to disseminate information, as well as automate time-consuming administrative processes.    This allows insurance companies and agencies to accomplish the paradoxical task ... Read more...
Replacing Agent Newsletters with Blogs in Insurance Industry
30 Sep 2008
Posted in Market Focus
When insurance carriers or marketing organizations put together newsletters, whether hard copy or .pdf for electronic distribution, there are typically content creators, designers, and in some cases I.T. personnel involved in creating it and disseminating it to the field.  A blog on the other hand, once set up, allows the content creator to post his/her article directly without going to ... Read more...