Comments for Steve Anderson's Agency Confidential http://blog.steveanderson.com Increasing agency productivity and profits with technology. Thu, 17 May 2012 22:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Keep Track of Your Laptop by ChrisKinsman http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/29/keep-track-of-your-laptop/#comment-669 ChrisKinsman Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:15:38 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/29/keep-track-of-your-laptop/#comment-669 BitLocker in Vista or TrueCrypt both offer great whole laptop encryption options... BitLocker in Vista or TrueCrypt both offer great whole laptop encryption options…

]]> Comment on Protect Information on Mobile Devices by ChrisKinsman http://blog.steveanderson.com/2009/01/07/protect-information-on-mobile-devices/#comment-668 ChrisKinsman Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:13:19 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2009/01/07/protect-information-on-mobile-devices/#comment-668 I use TrueCrypt for this today. Works pretty much the same on USB drives. I recently used this to create my emergency/bugout USB key... I use TrueCrypt for this today. Works pretty much the same on USB drives. I recently used this to create my emergency/bugout USB key…

]]> Comment on Find Your Blue Oceans by swiftrate http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/12/23/find-your-blue-oceans/#comment-611 swiftrate Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:56:32 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/12/23/find-your-blue-oceans/#comment-611 That was an amazing post. People were pounding us with "blue ocean" strategies this year. We could sell mortgages, sell prepaid-legal, financial planning etc... The problem with these strategies are they were actually "red ocean" strategies we know nothing about. People out there obviously feel insurance agents are open to new revenue streams and are capitalizing on it. We just dont like to dilute our branding. I figure you can either be known as the insurance guy or you can be known as the walmart.... either is fine I guess. Perhaps like Cirque du Soleil we can do what we love in a different arena ?? hmmmm. That was an amazing post. People were pounding us with “blue ocean” strategies this year. We could sell mortgages, sell prepaid-legal, financial planning etc… The problem with these strategies are they were actually “red ocean” strategies we know nothing about. People out there obviously feel insurance agents are open to new revenue streams and are capitalizing on it. We just dont like to dilute our branding. I figure you can either be known as the insurance guy or you can be known as the walmart…. either is fine I guess. Perhaps like Cirque du Soleil we can do what we love in a different arena ?? hmmmm.

]]> Comment on Thriving in Difficult Times by swiftrate http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/11/24/thriving-in-difficult-times/#comment-588 swiftrate Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:25:15 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/11/24/thriving-in-difficult-times/#comment-588 Great Post! I hate regurgitating Seth Godin on blogs but here is a good one: "Change (and the fortunes that go with it) is almost always made during the down part of the cycle. It might not be fun, but it's exciting. (Where do you think Google came from?) The opportunity is to find substantial opportunities (in any field) that deliver real value and have a future." If you think this means more people will buy from a Direct Firm like Geico you'd be wrong. "trust" will be the commodity in the years ahead. Great Post!

I hate regurgitating Seth Godin on blogs but here is a good one: “Change (and the fortunes that go with it) is almost always made during the down part of the cycle. It might not be fun, but it’s exciting. (Where do you think Google came from?) The opportunity is to find substantial opportunities (in any field) that deliver real value and have a future.”

If you think this means more people will buy from a Direct Firm like Geico you’d be wrong. “trust” will be the commodity in the years ahead.

]]> Comment on Keep Track of Your Laptop by swiftrate http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/29/keep-track-of-your-laptop/#comment-575 swiftrate Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/29/keep-track-of-your-laptop/#comment-575 not that alot of insurance professionals use Apple but my macbook pro comes with something called filevault that encrypts the entire "home" folder only allowing access when you log in... so if your laptop is stolen at the airport unless they know your password they are "out of luck". Of course if you dont password protect your account or leave your laptop open on a counter and its stolen you are "out of luck" not that alot of insurance professionals use Apple but my macbook pro comes with something called filevault that encrypts the entire “home” folder only allowing access when you log in… so if your laptop is stolen at the airport unless they know your password they are “out of luck”. Of course if you dont password protect your account or leave your laptop open on a counter and its stolen you are “out of luck”

]]> Comment on A Different Way to Think about Agency Management Systems? by mikemans http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/16/a-different-way-to-think-about-agency-management-systems/#comment-565 mikemans Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:11:34 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/16/a-different-way-to-think-about-agency-management-systems/#comment-565 I have been in the agency management genre for a long time now an I agree with "the 20 something". CRM is more flexible than traditional AMS systems, and the focus is more on the customer than the policy. After all what good is a policy without a customer? I have been in the agency management genre for a long time now an I agree with “the 20 something”. CRM is more flexible than traditional AMS systems, and the focus is more on the customer than the policy. After all what good is a policy without a customer?

]]> Comment on A Different Way to Think about Agency Management Systems? by swiftrate http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/16/a-different-way-to-think-about-agency-management-systems/#comment-559 swiftrate Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:13:34 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/10/16/a-different-way-to-think-about-agency-management-systems/#comment-559 di-to di-to

]]> Comment on Firefox 3.0 Released by swiftrate http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/08/21/firefox-30-released/#comment-531 swiftrate Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:01:43 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/08/21/firefox-30-released/#comment-531 This is true I am a web application developer and I prefer to start coding for safari then tweak fixes for firefox and then finish with all the weird IE stuff. But I found this interesting tool last week that helps =) http://litmusapp.com/ This is true I am a web application developer and I prefer to start coding for safari then tweak fixes for firefox and then finish with all the weird IE stuff. But I found this interesting tool last week that helps =)

http://litmusapp.com/

]]> Comment on Apple Opens iPhone to Business Users by Steve http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/05/02/apple-opens-iphone-to-business-users/#comment-464 Steve Mon, 05 May 2008 15:16:40 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/05/02/apple-opens-iphone-to-business-users/#comment-464 The enhancements for corporate email along with the rumored addition of AT&T's high speed broadband will make it an attractive option for some business people. Battery life may still be an issue, but I expect lots of people to try it. The enhancements for corporate email along with the rumored addition of AT&T’s high speed broadband will make it an attractive option for some business people. Battery life may still be an issue, but I expect lots of people to try it.

]]> Comment on Apple Opens iPhone to Business Users by swiftrate http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/05/02/apple-opens-iphone-to-business-users/#comment-463 swiftrate Sat, 03 May 2008 13:44:10 +0000 http://blog.steveanderson.com/2008/05/02/apple-opens-iphone-to-business-users/#comment-463 I was happy with the web-app capabilities. Ive seen the exchange function work and, while I dont have an exchange server, its pretty slick. I was happy with the web-app capabilities. Ive seen the exchange function work and, while I dont have an exchange server, its pretty slick.

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