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Alan Shulman, CPCU
Agency Ideas®
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CPIA Society [now AIMS Society] provides Agency Ideas® newsletter to entire membership as a new sales and marketing benefit

March 9, 2001 - San Diego, CA - Starting with the March-April 2001 edition, the CPIA Society will be providing its membership with subscriptions to Agency Ideas® sales & marketing newsletter. This announcement was made at the Annual Meeting of Members during the Certified Professional Insurance Agent Society's 14th Annual National Sales & Marketing Education Conference, held March 8-10 in San Diego, CA.

"Agency Ideas® newsletter offers CPIA Society members a fresh perspective on the sales and marketing issues affecting their daily business lives. This publication has a well-earned reputation for innovative ideas and creative solutions to selling and marketing insurance, both online and off. That's why we are thrilled to provide this independent newsletter as a benefit for our members," advises Keith A. Savino, CPIA, CPIA Society President.

"This is one of the most exciting developments in the 10-year history of our publication," states Alan L. Shulman, CPCU, Publisher of Agency Ideas®. "The CPIA Society sets and maintains a high standard for professional P&C producers. We are honored that their entire membership will be receiving and benefiting from our sales-enhancing publication and website [www.agencyideas.com]."

About the CPIA: Founded in 1968 as the Fire Mark Society (FMS), the Certified Professional Insurance Agents (CPIA) Society is the preeminent national organization dedicated to providing sales training, networking and marketing innovation to property and casualty insurance professionals. The CPIA Society was the first organization to honor property and casualty agents for sales excellence and to establish the industry's only sales-based insurance designation ... Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA).  Web: www.cpia.com.

About Agency Ideas®: Agency Ideas® is a subscription-only sales & marketing newsletter that is read by thousands of U.S. agents and Canadian brokers. Introduced in November 1990, this independent publication recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. It is known throughout the industry for its creative and original approaches to selling, marketing, and cross-selling P&C insurance. Agency Ideas® is a publication of Shulman Consulting Group, Inc.  Web: www.agencyideas.com.

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