Nationwide’s Social Media Resources

We’re proud to be a part of the Nationwide Insurance family. They provide us with excellent resources, support and their insurance products help us meet the needs of Texas and Colorado residents. For this reason, we were excited to see a fellow insurance blog provide a breakdown of Nationwide’s social media activities.

The article provided links to all the social sites including Twitter, Facebook and Youtube but pays special attention to, “The World’s Greatest Spokesperson in the World,” and his various viral marketing and service-oriented exploits. In describing Nationwide’s choice of a brand icon, Insurance Marketing HQ had this to say:

The choice of a generic looking (as in not animated or Cro-magnon), non-celebrity as the spokesperson is a curious decision, but one that allows Nationwide to show off a humorous, human and creative side without selling out its brand. The campaign is special because the WGS actually interacts with fellow Nationwide employees and fans in his uniquely self-important demeanor, making them feel like part of the campaign.”

We thought that was a pretty accurate description and it makes a lot of sense when you read the comments by Steven Schreibman, vice president of advertising and brand management for Nationwide, who states in a press release:

Nationwide is outspent by most of our competitors, so this campaign will leverage on-line and viral media in a huge way to give fans a chance to learn more about our legendary pitchman and hopefully build a dialogue with Nationwide about how our personalized customer service can make their insurance experience better. The World’s Greatest Spokesperson in the World will be an advocate for consumers, listening to the things about insurance that frustrate them, and then challenging Nationwide to address these concerns.”

Perhaps we’re a bit biased, but we’d love to heard what you think about the campaign?

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Dagley Insurance Texas and Colorado Business Partners Offer Web Discounts

At Dagley Insurance and Financial Services, simply providing auto, home and business insurance to Texas and Colorado is not enough for us. We believe in building a stronger community so Dagley Insurance is now partnering with Colorado and Texas businesses to provide their customers with discounts and promotional coupons just for choosing to do business with Dagley Insurance.

You can visit our partner’s page and start saving with venues such as Berryhill Baja Grill & Cantina, Champion Restoration, and Contemporary Concierge in Texas, or venues such as Pin Point Mailing in Colorado. If you own a business but do not currently have your insurance with Dagley, just fill out a quick form on our website to get started, or give us a call and we can explain the value of having an additional web presence.

Becoming a partner is easy, and is especially valuable if you don’t have a website or area small business trying to compete with national chains. It also puts your logo and business in front of the thousands of unique visitors who traffic our site monthly.

If you are a local business in the Texas or Colorado, you can become a partner on our page just by calling 866.297.2582 or filling out the brief form, and we’ll create a Partner listing on our site.

Dagley Insurance is always coming up with more ways to offer our customers benefits for insuring with us. Our referral program is filled with rewards! Just refer someone to Dagley for auto, home, or business insurance and start experiencing the rewards.

Nathan Dagley

Owner, Dagley Insurance & Financial

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Serving up a delicacy for restauranteurs

 

There are few entrepreneurial ventures that require the level of passion that is demanded, to succeed in the restaurant business. As a restaurateur you have to love what you do, and if you don’t it is apparent. Unlike industries that have a lag time between purchase and consumer reaction the restaurant world is defined by each and every single bite. The reaction is immediate and there is no opportunity to correct a failed experience. It simply is what it is, either your customer had a great dining experience or they didn’t. Anything short of a great dining experience is a failure; at least it is if you are one who has the passion that this industry demands.

After all as a restaurateur your objective is to create an illusion for your customer and to never allow the customer to see or experience any aspect of the monumental effort that is involved in creating a quality dining experience. The restaurant business is not for the faint of heart; from managing front and back of house and ordering to aromas and atmosphere and everything in between as a restaurant owner you need perfection.

Regardless of the type of restaurant you have from a neighborhood diner to a 5 star rated epicureans delight one thing remains consistent across the board and that is the necessity of having a comprehensive insurance policy that takes the worry of liability off your plate. With a solid insurance partner in place you can focus on the plethora of experience related task that need to be accomplished on a daily basis.

Much like the passion and dedication required of the restaurant industry the same type of fervor is vital to the operation of a successful insurance business. Dagley Insurance & Financial Services in Katy, Texas specializes in providing restaurant liability insurance that addresses all of the major risk concerns. In addition, we have a full menu of coverage’s that will satisfy any palette, as simple or sophisticated as it may be.

The insurance is the main course but there is dessert and there is always room for dessert. Dagley Insurance has effectively given reason for all commercial businesses to reevaluate their current insurance provider. As a commercial client of Dagley insurance you not only get the superior customer service and coverage that made the Dagley name famous but now you also get a comprehensive social media marketing campaign implemented for your business. Unheard of, right? Well it is true. The same effort that Dagley used to grow their business, and by the way they have offices throughout Texas and Colorado, they now implement the program for their clients to help them grow their business.

Imagine if you had the best coverage, a seamless transition, great customer support, a tailored program that matches your needs and a marketing effort that will get more people through your doors. Now that’s what I want from my insurance partner. Now stop imagining and contact Dagley Insurance for a quote you have nothing to lose and customers to gain.

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Views from the corner of Insurance & Marketing

From an executive management perspective when you think about marketing and insurance in a single thought process it is usually due to a unique or at least unorthodox marketing effort that your company is deploying and what the potential exposure is relative to that effort. For example, if you are hosting an event such as a golf outing or hosting a pre-race party at a NASCAR event or any other type of marketing that presents potential exposure to risk. That’s when you think about insurance and marketing in the same context. For many years now companies have been leveraging the popularity of events or attractions as a vehicle to convey their message to the patrons or participants, after all it affords the opportunity to interact live with your target market.  In more recent years there has been a more aggressive style (albeit not as efficient in zoning in on a specific target) marketing movement that is often considered to be controversial. Street marketing has been used effectively for years in bringing attention to causes like cancer awareness.  In 2007 in Germany an AIDS prevention campaign made use of little paper men to demonstrate the effects of AIDS. These little paper men were positioned around Hamburg.  People noticed. The campaign garnered so much success and instantly became the model or at the very least a jumping pad for street marketing campaigns all over the world. In fact, the evolution of this type of marketing has been so rapid that folks, in large cities at least, are rarely shocked or surprised or wowed when exposed to this type of effort. But they still notice and that’s the objective. Right? Well, perhaps not! This style of marketing has taken a ‘big brother’ turn recently and goes on now in ways that are very subtle with a supposed subliminal message being delivered. You may have already been immersed in or in fact been  a ‘player in’ a street marketing effort.

Would you spend your marketing dollars on a campaign that is designed to not get people’s attention? Whether you would or wouldn’t, either way, you better be certain of one thing, and that is, that your company is protected during any marketing effort that yields potential exposure.

So that’s when you think of marketing and insurance together. Makes sense. Not so fast. Dagley Insurance & Financial Services, headquartered in Katy, Texas has effectively changed the paradigm regarding this supposition. They not only think about insurance and marketing in the same thought process, no, they’ve actually created a harmonious and symbiotic relationship between the two. And guess what, it’s pretty. At least the commercial insurance clients of Dagley thinks so, they think it’s the most beautiful relationship that they have ever seen. It’s very simple, I’ll explain, If you are a commercial insurance client of Dagley Insurance you will receive, as a value added benefit, the effort of the in house marketing team implementing a comprehensive social media marketing effort on your behalf, for your company. It’s a benefit and it’s not one of those marketing efforts designed to not get people’s attention. This campaign gets people’s attention, it’s strategic and it works. It provides more exposure for your company because Dagley wants to earn and keep your business. They built this program because at Dagley they know when their clients businesses grow their business grows. It’s a good deal. What’s your insurance company doing for you?

Contact Dagley Insurance and Financial Services today for more information.

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Great. We are buying a house. Now what?

Moving to a new home whether across town or from across the country is always a challenging time. Identifying a neighborhood that is suitable to your needs and desires is as vital as is finding a suitable realtor to assist you in the process. It truly is an important relationship. Perhaps the most critical relationship though, and ideally the first you develop is your insurance provider. Not the big box internet carriers but the brick and mortar insurance company that you can walk in to and talk to your agent in person. Times have changed substantially over the last several years with the bargain basement online providers that advertise the cheapest prices. What they don’t highlight in their creative advertisement campaigns is that along with the lower prices they offer (which isn’t always the case by the way), they are also providing the lowest amount of protection. Imagine, that for the biggest personal investment that the average person makes in their lifetime many make the mistake of price shopping for the protection of that investment. A good rule of thumb while considering insurance coverage for a new home purchase is to go with a company who provides you with an actual agent, a real person that is accountable to you. A relationship, so that you can be educated on and therefore make the best decision on the level of coverage that you need to protect your investment. Not just, the least you need from someone that has never met you, never seen your property or has never been in your state let alone your neighborhood.

When you have a relationship with your insurance agent in place you’ll find that some of the other relationships fall into place. They work with and know the local market and therefore can provide you with reputable referrals to mortgage providers, realtor’s and many other relationships you’ll need in your new home. One company in fact, Dagley Insurance & Financial Services headquartered in Katy, Texas, one of the more sophisticated insurance providers, has developed a program that evaluates and monitors partner realtor’s, mortgage companies, etc. So  you can feel confident that when establishing a relationship with Dagley you will also have the benefit of their scrutiny when looking for the other needed relationships. It’s just how it’s done at Dagley. Now that’s a service you cannot get from someone who doesn’t have an office in your area.

For more information on protecting your home contact Dagley Insurance or stop by one of our locations.

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