It is one situation to Yelp about poor service or crummy food at a restaurant, but it seems an entirely different scenario to use the threat of social media limited nuclear war for gain or to resolve an issue or dispute.
Kevin Knauss
Posts by Kevin Knauss not related to health insurance or other categories, usually editorials, travel essays, food, pictures and maps.
Medicare Educational Presentations
Medicare Educational Presentations Narrated Power Point presentations on the basics of Medicare: Parts A, B, & D Who is the audience for Medicare Educational presentations? Children of parents in or entering Medicare eligibility. People already in or transitioning to Medicare. Anyone who wants to know more about how this important health insurance program works. Medicare Educational […]
Where’s the follow up?
Weekly, I meet many fellow business people at mixers, fundraisers, and networking events that have products and services I could potentially purchase. Of these hundreds of people I have met, do you know how many have actually followed up with me?
Health Insurance Sucks!
Health Insurance Sucks!So you are out getting some exercise walking in the neighborhood when a rogue dog starts chasing you. The dog’s owner calls him off but not before you trip and bang up your knee and ankle. As you trudge over to urgent care you feel ‘OK’ knowing you have health insurance. Then the bite, […]
Don’t Leave The House
One afternoon I was with my ‘Sales Leader’ working with a couple applying for health insurance, when I noticed that we were missing a document. I started to excuse myself to go out to the car and retrieve it. The ‘Sales Leader’ shot me a look, raised his hand and said in a whispered voice, […]
Medicare Melancholy
There is perhaps no consumer item as highly regulated in terms of product and marketing as health insurance for the 65+ year olds, also known as Medicare. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regulates marketing materials down to the size and type of font. All literature, advertising, marketing events, telephone scripts must be approved […]
Contribute Without Paying a Dime.
My May fundraiser for the Up And At It, www.upandatit.org, non-profit job readiness program, has already raised over $100 for this great organization. For each new ‘Like’ to my Facebook Fan Page ‘Insure Me Kevin’ in the month of May, I am contributing $5 to Up And At It! That’s right, you click, I donate. […]
Where’s the pill for plantar fasciitis?
Where’s the pill to cure plantar fasciitis? I have had the PF pain for weeks now and I am sick of it. It hurts a little when I run, but it really stings when I walk. They have a pill to cure heartburn, acid reflux, cholesterol, high blood pressure and on and on. So when […]
Up & At It: Hope
I just finished volunteering on my first project for Up and At It, a non-profit focusing on job-readiness skills for people residing in transitional living communities, www.upandatit.org. The 3 day project includes self-esteem build up, resume’ writing skills, job interview role play, defining their success stories in life, business attire clothing, hair salon makeover and, on […]
Massage for the Brain.
Massage therapy is great for an achy body, but what about an achy brain? This week I met with Chad Hunter the massage therapist in my business referral group. Ostensibly, these one-on-one meetings are to learn more about each other’s business and how to increase referrals to one another. Often times, you also talk about […]