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A River Runs Through Service

Chip Bell

Just, consider of all the stories told about the Mississippi river running over 2000 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans. A mighty river can take you many miles, connecting you with countless ports and people along the way. Rivers are still an important source of commerce transportation.

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What is an MGA in Insurance?

Lightico

Marketing – MGAs often use their expertise to develop innovative marketing strategies. For example, insurance carriers will give MGAs access to products that they wouldn’t otherwise offer. In return, MGAs help insurance carriers sell more policies.

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Delivering Unique, Attractive (Even Branded) Customer Experience Lagniappe: Any Company Can Do This

Beyond Philosophy

In the Merriam-Webster page defining lagniappe, here’s the description it received: “We picked up one excellent word, wrote Mark Twain in Life on the Mississippi (1883), “a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word -‘lagniappe’…. It is Spanish, so they said.” Be distinctive.

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The 20 Stakeholder Experience Emotions: Which Are Most Positive and Value-Enhancing, and Which Are Most Negative and Value-Destroying?

Beyond Philosophy

We picked up one excellent word”, wrote Mark Twain in Life on the Mississippi (1883), “a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word -‘lagniappe’…. It doesn’t require very much in the way of financial investment, innovation or ingenuity. Here’s the reality about experience lagniappe: It isn’t new.