social networking

LinkedIn courts advisors as social media use grows

By Joyce Hanson | May 2, 2013

Fully 63 percent of mass affluent consumers take action after using social media to learn about financial products and services, says a LinkedIn study.

Employers turn to tech for wellness

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | March 28, 2013

A survey of employers showed many are using new technologies in their wellness programs, including 62 percent that use gamification.

Social media: Look, we're doing it!

By Corey Dahl | March 27, 2013

Three success stories from the industry’s social media frontline.

4 secrets to strategic social media marketing

By Russell Trahan | February 26, 2013

When it comes to social media, most companies are online networking when they need to be social media marketing.

Fear of exposure

By Maribeth Kuzmeski | November 23, 2012

Worried about competitors contacting your clients through LinkedIn? Don’t be.

Life insurance is sold, not bought. But for how long?

By Anand S. Rao | October 19, 2012

Technological, cultural and regulatory changes are forcing the life insurance sector to re-evaluate its fundamental belief that insurance is sold and not bought.

8 Apps to Stay on Top of Social Media

By Noah Guillaume | September 10, 2012

With social media taking on so many different forms, it requires an arsenal of apps to be prepared for them all.

Connect for Life and Annuity Award Winners Announced

By Michael K. Stanley | August 16, 2012

CSC announced the 2012 winners of its third annual Connect for Life and Annuity Awards at the ceremony for its conference of the same name in New Orleans.

5 External Trends That Will Affect Us

By Marvin Feldman, CLU, ChFC, RFC | August 3, 2012

A look at five trends that are changing the way agents, financial advisors and the industry do business.

Employees, Executives Disagree on Social Media's Place

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | June 14, 2012

Forty-one percent of executives say social networking contributes to building and maintaining workplace culture, but only 21 percent of employees believe the same, according to a new Deloitte LLP survey conducted by Harris Interactive.