Inside this month's issue:

How did your agency stack up against others that completed TAAR’s 2009 survey?

The role of the traditional sales manager needs to change.

Are you checking the financials of potential prospects before you dedicate your time to them?

Learn why Gmail is so popular and why it’s growing so rapidly.

SalesForce offers many benefits—and it is dramatically less expensive than traditional CRM systems.

Tips and tricks for using the Flip Video Camcorder.

Meet Ning—an online social media service that allows users to create their very own social networking sites.

Several useful—and free—translation services are available to decipher Internet content not written in English.

A new, intriguing iPhone application; sending crime tips via text messages; Secret Session at AMS Users Group Convention.

The Insurance Information Institute makes it easy for you to use their videos on your site to inform and educate.

April 2009

Techno Tidbits

G. Barry Klein

Gmail Tips and Tricks

Barry: "Hello. My name is Barry…"

Everyone: "Hello Barry!"

Barry: "…and I'm addicted to Gmail."

Gmail is one habit that users don't want to quit. If you don't yet have a Gmail account, this article will give you some insight into why Gmail is so popular and growing so rapidly. If you already use Gmail, you should find some useful hints here.

Sign up for Gmail

Gmail is free, like its main competitor, Yahoo, and some other Web-based e-mail accounts. To open a Gmail account, go to http://mail.google.com.

Make sure you use a security question/answer and an alternate e-mail account that you will remember. You will need these to quickly get back into your account if you ever get locked out (such as from too many failed login attempts).

Create labels

Most e-mail systems—whether Web-based (like Yahoo) or disk-based (like Outlook)—let you move items out of your Inbox and into folders. Gmail uses labels instead of fold...

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