Organic growth, changing customer demand and competition are the top factors driving independent agency and brokerage technology investments, according to results from Applied Systems Applied Net Technology Survey
The top tech trends for 2015 address three developments: the merging of the real and virtual worlds; the advent of intelligence everywhere; and the digital business shift, according to analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, held in October in Orlando, Fla.
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Start planning now: These trends will disrupt the business, end users and IT, and the risks brought on by late or failure to adopt will be significant.
At 76.6 million, millennials are the country's largest generation and also the fastest-growing consumers and employees. They bring $1.68 trillion in purchasing power to the table, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Smart agencies will develop a plan to attract, serve and retain these individuals, as they will have a...
I have learned not to take things personally. You will receive a lot of rejection and constructive criticism from potential clients. This will help mold you into a well-rounded, knowledgeable agent. Even when you are rejected, many of those people will come back to you for your services.