“Dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto”

Or, the Not So Immediately Apparent Connection Between Agile Development (Scrum) and the Manufacturing Quality Revolution of the Latter Half of the 20th Century…and, Why We Should Care. (How about that for a title!) Here’s a shorter one: How QQ … Continue reading

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Geo-Targeting Proves That Less is More

Insurance agencies can utilize geo-targeting to reach local customers more effectively. Use these tips to develop a geo-targeting strategy for your agency. Geo-targeting, also referred to as “location-based marketing,” can help insurance agencies narrow their focus down to local leads. … Continue reading

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Why Your Insurance Agency Needs a Mobile Strategy

Going forward, you won’t succeed without a mobile strategy. Find out how to create a mobile strategy for your agency in this post. You won’t be successful without a mobile strategy. Do you think I’m being overly dramatic? Well, perhaps. … Continue reading

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Slide Presentation: Emerging Technologies and Insurance Agencies

Emerging Technologies and Insurance Agencies from QQ Solutions

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Slide Presentation: Facebook – A Quick & Dirty Marketing Guide For Insurance Agencies

Facebook Marketing Guide for Insurance Agencies from QQ Solutions

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Tried-and-True Selling Methods

Despite an ever-changing marketplace and shifting demographics, some selling methods still prove to be successful for insurance agents. Succeed in sales by getting back to these basics. In the days when your father or grandfather was an insurance agent, a … Continue reading

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Catalyst v1.5 Goes Live on Tuesday, April 30th!

On Tuesday, April 30th, we’re releasing version 1.5 of our new Web-based mobile agency management system QQ Catalyst. We’ve added great new features and enhancements. Read what’s new in this post. New Features Context-aware videos. Simply click the new video icon … Continue reading

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Email Marketing Tips

Is your approach to email marketing causing you to lose customers? Follow these email marketing tips on how to craft the right message. As an insurance agent, you receive several dozen emails a day, from changes to existing policies to … Continue reading

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Using Social Media With QQ Catalyst to Connect With Customers

Social media integration is a key benefit of QQ Catalyst. Read this blog post to learn the best ways to take advantage of social media. Social media has become an important channel for insurance agencies to connect to their clients … Continue reading

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Customer Service Tips for Insurance Quote Calls

Quote calls are sometimes a customer’s first impression of your agency. Follow these tips to make them feel welcome and increase your chances for a sale. Your insurance agency may offer the best insurance products and rates in the world. … Continue reading

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What’s In Store With 1.4

Thanks to our rapid release cycle, QQ Catalyst keeps getting better and better…and fast! Sorry about the title of this post, but, I’m really excited about our big new release next week. Here are some of the new features in … Continue reading

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Facebook Marketing Mistakes

It’s not spelled out for new members, but there are lots of poor ways to market your agency on Facebook. Try to avoid these behaviors. Facebook may feel like the Wild West when you first launch your insurance agency’s page, … Continue reading

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Should Your Agency Be On Facebook?

Facebook is a great way for insurance agencies to market themselves and stay connected with their customers. Learn some Facebook success tips in this post. Should your agency be on Facebook? In a word, YES! Facebook has become a very … Continue reading

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Win an iPad Mini!

To celebrate the successful launch of QQ Catalyst, QQ Solutions is holding a sweepstakes on its Facebook page to give away a free iPad Mini. Our product launch for QQ Catalyst has been wildly successful, and we couldn’t be more … Continue reading

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Enhancing Your Internet Presence To Win Local Business

Local business is critical for your insurance agency. Learn how you can tweak your Internet marketing to target more of your local clientele. For most insurance agencies, local clients are the bread and butter of the business. So, it makes … Continue reading

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Facebook Topic Ideas for Insurance Agencies

Many insurance agencies have a presence on Facebook, but consistent posting can be tough. Read on for some ideas your clients and prospects will really “like.” Posting content on a regular basis is an important part of interacting with customers … Continue reading

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How to Make Your Agency’s Press Releases Stand Out

A press release can be a good tool for marketing your agency, but it must be done right. Learn how to achieve wider distribution for your releases. Good press releases have been a solid marketing tool for ages now. When … Continue reading

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A Better Way to Multitask & Handle Interruptions: The Birth of the Stack

Multitask with ease via the incredible, innovative “Stack” feature in our agency management system – QQ Catalyst. One of the core design philosophies behind our new QQ Catalyst agency management system was to create an elegant solution to the problem of … Continue reading

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How to Have Better Sales Calls

Nailing a sales call can be difficult, especially for new agents. But, approaching calls with the right focus can play a big part in improving your process. In the day-to-day duties of an insurance agent, client calls can be one … Continue reading

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Cross-Selling and Account Rounding: Key Strategies for Agency Profitability

Increase sales with better client data tracking using your agency management system. Get a big boost in cross-sells. It’s no surprise that finding new business is more costly and time consuming than growing the business you already have. But, are … Continue reading

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Taking it Step By Step with QQ Catalyst’s Innovative Guided Workflows

Enhance productivity. Get work done faster and more accurately with Catalyst’s Guided Workflows. Discover the most intuitive agency management system on the market. Our newest insurance agency management system, QQ Catalyst, has many innovative features. One of these we call Guided … Continue reading

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QQ Catalyst: Changing the Game in Agency Management

QQ Solutions has a truly innovative new insurance agency management system: QQ Catalyst. Read on to learn some key design features. Since 1988, QQ Solutions’ goals have been geared toward making insurance agency management systems as easy-to-use as possible. If you … Continue reading

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The Science Behind Word of Mouth Marketing

…or it Really IS a Small World, After All! In 1967, Harvard University psychologist, Stanley Milgram, asked residents in Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas to attempt to send a package to an individual described only by his name, some general … Continue reading

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Track Commissions With QQ Evolution 2

Did you know you can easily track your commissions with QQ Evolution 2? The lifeline of every agency is commissions. How are you tracking commissions? Do you know if there are any outstanding commissions owed? The QQ Evolution 2 agency management system allows … Continue reading

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Guerrilla Marketing for Your Agency

In this post, I’m going to talk about how you can market effectively, using your time, energy and imagination, rather than a big marketing budget. This has become known as Guerrilla Marketing. The term Guerrilla means “little war.” Guerrilla marketing, … Continue reading

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On Reducing Friction in Your Agency

Friction?!? No, this is not a post about mechanics or physics or racing tires. It’s not about how surprised you’ll be when your car engine seizes up because you forgot to check the oil for a whole year. It’s about friction … Continue reading

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