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In this series we'll look at several aspects of creating a 6-7 song EP. We'll cover tracking acoustic guitars, electric guitar, bass, and vocals with modest equipment, and then fill out the rest of the tracks with virtual instruments. I'll work with a drummer to program drums, and then with different band members to fill out the rest of the instrumentation and vocals.
In this first video we'll talk about the scope of the project and how that relates to your investment in time and effort. We'll also check out some ideas on how you can get more locked-in by using scratch tracks, and we'll talk a little about tracking acoustic guitars.
Avid Delays Financial Reporting, But Promises Brighter Future, Including Pro Tools and Sibelius
Avid, makers of Pro Tools, Media Composer, Sibelius, and other products was on Tuesday suspended from being traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange because of a failure to issue timely financial statements. And the company by the admission of its own chief executive faces a changing industry.
However, our earlier report included inaccurate information from financial analysis site The Street. Their report included outdated financial data. Our reporting was not correct; we have since spoken to Avid.
The Street reporting (and thus ours, in building a report on it) was inaccurate and misleading in that financial data for Avid actually isn't available. That's the sole reason for the NASDAQ delisting. The company went into further detail on Wednesday in a pre-recorded webcast for investors, which you can watch on the site.
The main point is this: we don't have any 2013 numbers for AVID. Avid has filed no earnings reports, including the 2013 Form 10-K American public companies must submit to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission, the US financial regulatory body). In addition, Avid says the numbers that from 2012 are part of the restatement process. (There never was even a Q4 2012 statement.) It's also worth noting that our bias is heavily on the audio/music side, not the video production market to which Avid caters. That is only one portion of Avid's business, and we can't adequately cover the rest.
The main point of the story, though, was people in music or keenly interested in the future of the company. We received an unprecedented amount of feedback from users, across the spectrum of music and audio makers. The message: those of you who do use Pro Tools care about it passionately, and many of you consider it an irreplaceable tool. Those of you who don't use Pro Tools are passionate, too, about what is happening at Avid and what it means for the industry. We got the facts wrong, and it's important we get them right, and that we follow this story as it develops. (The Street has since removed those statements from their story, and even went as far as removing their "SELL" rating for the stock. However, it is not our business to report inaccurate information, whatever the source, and I apologize.)
Here is our understanding, and the latest information.
Avid does have cash. This is the most important revelation. An Avid spokeperson tells CDM Avid at the end of 2013 had $48 million in cash and no debt. The company has reassured us they're committed to music products like Pro Tools and Sibelius. The cash figure is important, as it means they can support that commitment with real investment.
Avid is recalculating their financials largely around the issue of upgrades. Avid is performing a "restatement" – a re-issuing of financial data – based on the way they account for software updates. Long-time Mac users will recall Apple talking about charging for software updates for accounting reasons. The logic is this: free software updates are considered liabilities, or "post-contract support." This is not uncommon accounting practice, and certainly is in no way specific to Avid. In plain terms, if you give away a free update to your customers, it isn't really free to you – it has material value, and it's distinct from something like a warranty in that it adds new functionality. (If Whirlpool fixes your kitchen fridge, they don't suddenly add an automatic ice crusher and Internet connection it never had.) Avid's CFO also said in the statement Wednesday that the company may have over-accrued some restructuring costs.
When the work is done, Avid's revenue will be the same, but the timing of that revenue will not; the recalculation involves "deferred revenue."
The financials have been delayed again, until summer. Avid announced at the beginning of January that the restatement was taking longer than originally expected, and they publicly anticipated being delisted by NASDAQ. (NASDAQ had previously given them an extension in filing, which they missed.) As of this week, they are estimating summer. If they make that target, we'll see updated financial numbers for past years and new quarterly reports, and Avid says they want to again be traded on NASDAQ.
Avid's new strategy centers on media management. The investor video today isn't necessarily recommended viewing; think long, slow, and corporate. But Avid's CEO Louis Herndandez, Jr. did provide a peek into the new Avid strategy, "Avid Everywhere." In the video, Hernandez says that the "value chain" has shifted beyond just creation, to monetizing and sharing content. The solution appears to be a combination of cloud solutions and new media management tools built into software like Pro Tools and Media Composer.
Based on the description and presentation slides, these would even give you the ability to finish a track in Pro Tools at home, then have a TV studio looking for music for a sports feature license it from you, all within an Avid-run marketplace. There are also new tools ranging from metadata, tagging, and search to cloud-based collaboration and exchange.
It's far too early to judge this strategy, as it's difficult to understand from a set of strategic slides. By April, we should be more able to do so. Avid tells CDM they won't be able to comment on specifics until the first components of Avid Everywhere appear around the broadcasting trade show NAB. We'll have an update then.
The S3L hardware – Avid's latest play for a hit in the pro audio world. Product images courtesy Avid.
Avid's official statement to CDM:
· Avid's de-listing from NASDAQ and its subsequent listing on OTC is the result of delays in the reporting of financial information — it was not related to operating performance in any way; As we have previously reported, as a result of the restatement, previously issued financial statements are not accurate and should not be relied upon.
· We are continuing to work very hard to correct the accounting, which is related to nearly 5 million transaction lines spanning eight-and-a half years. We announced that we are targeting completion of the restatement by mid-2014.
· We continue to invest in product innovation. Since the beginning of the restatement process, we released Pro Tools 11, Media Composer 7, Sibelius 7.5, two new online shared storage offerings, a brand new mixing console – the S6, as well as a new live sound system – Avid S3L. During this process we remain squarely focused on the execution of our product innovation and growth strategies. Having ended 2013 with $48 million in cash and no debt, we believe we are well positioned to support these efforts.
· With a compelling Avid Everywhere vision established, the launch of the ACA, a significant number of new product innovation announcements planned for 2014, we believe we remain well positioned to support our customers' ongoing success
Sam Butler, product manager for Sibelius, is quoted in the New York-based (unofficial) Sibelius Blog with an effort to calm Sibelius users:
Although I can't comment about specifics, I'd like to reassure you that behind the scenes, we're carrying on as usual developing Sibelius, Pro Tools, Media Composer and our other software and hardware solutions. We're investing heavily in new technologies and expanding our development teams to transform our solutions. Over the next few months to a year, you'll see big advances in our products and solutions.
For Sibelius, we'll soon be releasing Sibelius 7.5, which marks a huge milestone for the team. After that, we'll be looking into improvements to both Sibelius and the Scorch platform that are in line with the Avid Everywhere platform.
The Sibelius news is doubly relevant, as many engineers formerly working on that product were fired; some are now working for Steinberg on something new.
Version 7.5 will include new Timeline navigation, updated playback expression and notation interpretation, added collaboration and sharing, and integration with the iPad Scorch.
While it's encouraging to hear product developments, it's disappointing for the confidence in Avid that accounting delays still haven't been resolved. These delays, irrespective of the validity of their cause, have some real repercussions. And Avid faces some serious challenges that are not directly due to the state of the industry, but to the state of the company's own financial health.
They outline some of these problems in their own words, in the disclaimer statement that accompanies this week's press release.
Those "risks and uncertainties" include:
…the effect on the Company's sales, operations and financial performance resulting from: delays in Avid's completion of its financial statements and the filing of its periodic reports; the delisting of its stock from the NASDAQ stock market and the Company's ability to have its shares relisted on the NASDAQ stock market; the previously disclosed ongoing SEC and Department of Justice inquiries; pending litigation and possibility of further legal proceedings adverse to the Company resulting from the restatement or related matter; the costs associated with the restatement and the SEC and DOJ inquiries; the identified material weakness in Avid's internal controls; recent changes in Avid's management; recent changes in Avid's external accountants; Avid's ability to execute its strategic plan and meet customer needs…
This is usual legalese associated with any financial releases, but some of the details – such as the SEC and DOJ inquiries and litigation – are specific areas of concern. Avid needs to demonstrate both the organization of the business and their strategy for customers.
April and summer appear to be the timeframe when we'll see if they can deliver.
Good reading, in the meantime:
Timed with the new CEO's hiring roughly this time last year:
Meet the New CEO of Avid: Q&A with Louis Herndandez, Jr. on the Future of Pro Tools – See more at: http://www.sonicscoop.com/2013/02/18/meet-the-new-ceo-of-avid-qa-with-louis-herndandez-jr-on-the-future-of-pro-tools/ [SonicScoop]
Six Things You Might Not Know About Avid's New CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr. [studiodaily]
Forbes' Bobby Owsinski has a fairly black-and-white take. (Side note: he also notices something I noticed just reading things on Avid's investor site – the stock, now over the counter, is seeing heavy trading and actually lifting in value.)
The Avid saga is just another example of a technology company in a small market that's based around creative professionals. A company like this has no business being public in the first place as it's growth will be capped by the market size sooner or later. A public company is more beholden to its stockholders than its customers, especially when things go bad, which is a bad recipe when it comes to the entertainment industry.
That may be, though it seems the time to make that judgment will be after we see how the next few months play out in Avid specifically. The headline is a bit over the top:
Avid Delisting A Potential Shot To The Heart Of The Music Business
In fact, the NASDAQ delisting has absolutely zero immediate impact on the music and movie business. Long-term Avid health will certainly impact Avid customers, but so, too, will the direction the company takes and how the products – and competitive products – evolve.
Avid Investor Relations (including the video, which from reading the forums, eager readers have been watching in its entirety):
And their latest press release.
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Multitude, Amazing Gated Delay for Mac, Now On Sale, Benefits Ukrainian People
So much of the world of tool-making for musicians remains the work of impassioned individual developers, making a labor of love. Sinevibes is a perfect example of this kind of fine-crafted software, combining ingenious interface ideas with rich, musical sonic invention.
As Ukraine erupted into chaos in recent weeks, I watched the updates from Kiev-based Sinevibes developer Artemiy Pavlov on social media, hearing the word from inside the city and his perspective – analytical and emotional – on what it meant. Yet, remarkably, I also watched a series of developer updates to his plug-ins. Artemiy was glued both to the latest news and Xcode, it seemed, through the whole affair.
His OS X Multitude plug-in we've visited before; I already considered it a must-buy. Now, it's on sale for US$39, and 100% of that goes to benefit those who suffered in the violence in the Ukraine. Sinevibes announces: "100% of the money from this sale will go to support the recovery of wounded activists and protesters, and to support the wives and children of those who lost their lives."
Because these funds are going directly to Ukrainian recipients, Artemiy tells CDM he is working directly with donation coordination and medical offices at the local level. With the sale already on, that has already dispersed some funds. "Last week I sent some funds to the central medical office," he tells us, "as well as personally to a few people which they gave me details for."
If you need a reminder of what the effect does:
- It comprises four delay units, each with forward/reverse playback.
- To produce rhythms, there are then five gate sequencers and four delay sends.
- To those, you can add up to eight effects for each delay unit, route-able to any stage: frequency shifter, sample rate and bit depth reducers, circuit bender, noise, multi-mode filter, saturation, and flanger.
- You also get two LFOs for each delay, which in turn can be routed freely and use different waveforms and "adjustable chaos."
In other words, it's really a modular delay/multi-effect – deep stuff. The stuff you could make entire tracks out of.
The sale is on now through the 15th of March:
And some sounds, to refresh your memory:
More is coming, too. "Multitude 1.1 is in the works and 2.0 will be released later this year, with many new features and enhancements," says the developer. "Both free updates."
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Commutative Property of Addition Teacher Resources
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Arithmetic Commutative Property of Addition 1 Worksheet
Skills and drill practice may not thrill your class but as they say, practice makes perfect. They solve 16 single digit addition problems that require them to use the commutative property. Additional activity are available through this site from grades 1 through Geometry!
Famous Public Properties
What can a middle schooler do in 90 minutes? He can practice using the commutative, associative and distributive properties of addition and multiplication. He can also simplify expressions using the commutative, associative and distributive properties. Now that's time well spent!
Properties of Operations
In this algebra worksheet, students identify different properties of integers and their operations. There are 30 questions with an answer key.
Pattern Search
Pupils identify and define various mathematical properties, such as the commutative properties of addition and multiplication, and the associative property of addition. They also reason and communicate mathematically by making mathematical connections. Finally, learners create their own simple array and exchange with a partner.
Finding Addition Patterns: Lesson 1 of 6
Students find the sums of two one-digit numbers. They explore the commutative property of addition. They record sums on an addition chart.
Closure Tables-ID: 8641
Ninth graders investigate the property of closure. In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders explore the concept of closure and create closure tables. Students analyze different sets of numbers and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to determine closure.
Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Properties
Middle schoolers explore the concept of the associative, commutative, and distributive properties. In the associative, commutative, and distributive properties lesson, students discuss real world examples of each property. Middle schoolers demonstrate each property using note cards with numbers on them.
"The Grapes of Math" by Gregg Tang
Students practice mental addition and use the associative and commutative properties of addition to solve problems.
More and More Buttons
I love lessons that use everyday objects. Using dice, scrap paper, and buttons learners create random number sets, chart the number sets made, and then use the commutative property of addition to create joining sets. This is a good lesson which really conveys the concept.
"How Many Fish in the Fishbowl?"
Students complete a math worksheet. They go over five "topsy turvey" (commutative property of addition) examples as a class and determine how many fish are in the fishbowl. They write the number sentence and then rewrite the sentence using topsy turvey.
Properties of Real Numbers
Students use paper cups and colored chips to observe properties of operations with real numbers. As a class, students brainstorm and use manipulatives to demonstrate associative, commutative, distributive identity and inverse properties. In groups, they write a "properties poem" and create a slide show explaining the properties. Additional multi-sensory projects are listed.
New! Plastic Building Blocks
Let's build a castle! Dennis and Cody have big plans, but do they have enough blocks between the two of them to accomplish their goal? A great context that requires students to add and compare mixed numbers. Encourage the use of pictures or diagrams to support answers. An excellent problem to assign following a instructional activity on the addition of mixed numbers.
Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions
Here is an excellent lesson on fractions, decimals, unit rates, proportions, and problem solving. In it, learners engage in six activities in an "investigation center." The activities are based on a fictitious trip to a bakery, and involve several important concepts of rational numbers and proportions. Outstanding blackline masters are embedded in the plan, which will make it easy to successfully implement the lesson with your class.
6.EE.4 Equivalent Expressions
Straight to the point, learners are asked to compare a set of five expressions, determine which are equivalent, and then write equivalent equations for those that do not have any. A benefit is that they will review using properties of operations with the expressions. This activity was designed for and successfully meets one of the sixth grade math Common Core standards. You will find a commentary attached that provides a detailed explanation of the solution.
Rectangle Perimeter 2
While this activity is centered around expressions that represent the perimeter of a rectangle, it also hits at the fundamental concept of equivalent expressions, simplifing expressions, and like-terms. Classmates express their understanding and reason about these concepts.
New! Use the Commutative and Associative Properties to Solve 3 Factor Word Problems
Use diagramming to multiply three numbers together in this fourth of a series of five on using operations to multiply and divide. A visual sample reviews the commutative property of addition, and then applies the concept to a multiplication word problem. The word problem is put into a number sentence and solved in a variety of ways.
Show that Changing the Order of Two Addends Does Not Affect the Sum
Wow, I give this lesson plan perfect for little learners, 4 stars! To convey the commutative property of addition and build foundational math skills, learners play a game called Kangaroo Jump. They review flash cards, play the game, the put it all to practice with a set of well-developed problems.
Addition Properties
Addition becomes much simpler once scholars understand its properties. They examine the commutative property through five equation pairs. For each, the addends have been switched and scholars must fill one in. The next six problems give an equation and ask scholars to choose an addition fact with the same sum from three options. Debrief this instructional activity by asking scholars what patterns they notice, introducing the commutative property if you haven't already. Encourage kids by explaining that this means they know two addition facts for every one they learn!
You Can Add!
Starting mathematicians demonstrate strategies to add two or more numbers. In this computation lesson, learners use cubes to represent the associative property of addition and practice adding several numbers together. They also view an included PowerPoint presentation on strategies of addition.
Properties 'Plus'
Third graders examine word problems and find two different methods of solution. In this commutative and associative properties lesson, 3rd graders understand how those properties can aid them in solving problems different ways.


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US 6374274 B1 Abstract A network database system wherein clients of subscribing entities are authorized network access to reliable documents that are identified by each entity as being relevant to clients of that entity. Features that can be included in the system are customization of the documents to reflect sourcing by particular subscribers, automated formatting of the documents for storing in a network database, client access facilitated by subscriber-maintained databases, and the avoidance of cookies remaining on clients' computer hard drives following document access. Also disclosed is a method for processing repeated data requests on a distributed computer database.
Claims(7) 1. A system for converting tagged documents and facilitating network access and navigation of the documents by subscribers' clients, at least some of the documents being tagged with a first tag code for delimiting a predefined portions of the documents, the system comprising:
(a) a primary computer including:
(i) a word processor having a program macro facility;
(ii) means for receiving the documents as source text files;
(iii) means for transmitting converted files to a computer network for access by remote computers; and
(iv) a macro program for converting the source text files by directing the word processor to substitute at least a first navigation code for each instance of the first tag code in the source text files;
(b) a network server computer for receiving the converted files, the server computer including:
(i) a hardware interface for communicating with the computer network;
(ii) computer software for activating the hardware interface and including a protected login module for permitting authorized users to access the converted files; and
(c) means for enabling the network to process user requests for selected portions of the converted files based on the first navigation code.
2. The system of
3. The system of
4. The system of
5. A method for converting tagged documents and facilitating network access and navigation of the documents by subscribers' clients, at least some of the documents being tagged with a first tag code for delimiting predefined portions of the documents, the system comprising:
(a) at a primary computer:
(i) receiving a plurality of the tagged documents as source text files;
(ii) using a word processor to open each of the source text files;
(iii) invoking a macro program of the word processor;
(iv) in the macro program, directing the word processor to substitute at least a first navigation code for the first tag code of the documents, thereby producing converted files; and
(v) transmitting the converted files to a network server computer;
(b) at the network server computer:
(i) receiving the converted files;
(ii) processing user requests for access to the converted files to identify authorized users; and
(iii) processing requests for selected portions of the converted files by the authorized users based on the first navigation code.
6. The method of
(a) at the primary computer:
(vi) inserting variable placeholders in the converted files; and
(b) at the network server computer:
(iv) maintaining a user database;
(v) scanning requested pages of the converted files; and
(vi) replacing the placeholders with selected elements of the user database for transmission in the requested pages.
7. The method of
Description Appendix A is a hard copy printout of the assembly listing consisting of 37 pages, including the title page. This assembly listing is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the reproduction of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. The present invention relates to communication networks, and more particularly to networks providing document access to authorized subscribers. One application of information retrieval systems is to provide (by display, printing, or other appropriate means) a collection of documents that is directed to a particular field, so that a particular set of authorized users can select and retrieve a desired portion of the collection. One example of such a system for use in the office of a professional practice has a terminal connected to a memory device having the collection accessible to it (such a collection of video tapes or compact disk ROM being selectively inserted into a compatible drive unit), the terminal controlling the drive unit to access desired portions of particular ones of the media having documents of interest to clients of the practice. Unfortunately, such systems are expensive to provide, set up, and maintain in that all of the costs must be attributed to a single practice. Also, the set up and maintenance frequently requires skills that are not readily available on site. A recent development is the wide use of network communications over the Internet, on which a wide variety of information is available in massive volumes using local telephone connections and personal computers. The Internet is actually a collection of networks and gateways that use the Transport Control Protocol/Interface Program (TCP/IP) suite of protocols that was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. The local telephone connections are typically to nearby network server computers (servers) that have connections to other servers. Documents and other information are commonly stored on the Internet using Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) in HTML or ASP format in web sites that are implemented at associated servers, the sites being addressed and navigated by using �browser� software of user's computers. The HTTP version 1.1 (outlined in detail in RFC 2068 at http:www.csl.sony.co.jp/cgi-bin/hyperrfc?rfc2068.txt) specifies that upon transmission of each requested element, the browser disconnects from the server. Thus the protocol as defined is �connectionless� in that a single continuous connection is not maintained while browsing a website. A great advantage of this technology is that a large segment of the general population has access to the Internet from home. However, much of that information is of questionable validity, especially when provided free of charge, and the location of relevant information can be a daunting task that involves sifting through great volumes of extraneous records. Consequently, a number of Internet and other computer database services that are restricted to paying subscribers have been developed. These services are commercially viable for business applications; however, they are often excessively expensive and difficult to use in relation to their utility for infrequent personal use. Also, many such services that need to identify users cause authorization information to be transmitted and permanently stored on users' computer hard disk drives. Traditionally Internet servers identify a user by transmitting the requested data along with a special plain text file called a �cookie� which is stored on the user's computer disk memory and can have values written thereto by the server. These cookies typically contain information like the user's name and miscellaneous data that is read back each time the user connects and makes a request, typically for each page or element thereof as indicated above. These cookies are objectionable in that it can contain �viruses� that are known to be harmful to the users' computers. Accordingly, web browsers of the prior art pop up a dialog box that asks whether the user will accept the cookie, further creating an inconvenience to the user. If the user refuses the cookie, then continuity is effectively broken between the browser and the server. Thus there is a need for a reliable source of information that is relevant to clients of professional practices, that is easily accessed and selected by authorized users, that monitors or tracks user access sessions without requiring users to accept cookies, and that is inexpensive to set up and maintain without requiring high levels of specialized skill by employees of particular practices having clients that are authorized users. The present invention meets this need by providing a network database system wherein clients of subscribing entities are authorized network access to reliable documents that are identified by each entity as being relevant to clients of that entity. Features that can be included in the system are customization of the documents to reflect sourcing by particular subscribers, automated formatting of the documents for storing in a network database, client access facilitated by subscriber-maintained databases, and the avoidance of cookies remaining on clients' computer hard drives following document access. It will be understood that while the term �cookie� can include transmitted and stored codes that do not remain following network access and is therefore not considered harmful, as used herein the term is exclusive of transmitted access data that does not remain stored in the client's computer following termination of network access. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings, where: FIG. 1 is a plan view of a database system according to the present invention being connected to a computer database; FIG. 2 is a flow chart for a document conversion macro of the system of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a flow chart for an index preparation portion of the macro of FIG. 2 FIG. 4 is a flow chart for an convert document portion of the macro of FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is a navigation path diagram for a subscriber entity portion of the system of FIG. 1; and FIG. 6 is a navigation path diagram for a client network access to the system of FIG. 1. The present invention is directed to a document conversion and network database system that is particularly effective in providing relevant document data to authorized clients of subscriber entities. With reference to FIGS. 1-6 of the drawings, a network database system 10 includes a primary computer 12 for receiving and processing data from a provider 13, a subscriber computer 14, and a client computer 16, each of the computers 12, 14, and 16 being connectable to a distributed computer network 18. In an exemplary implementation, the computer network 18 includes a multiplicity of communication lines 20 and a plurality of server computers 22. One such server, designated 22A, is a primary server that is set up in a conventional manner for directing communications on the network 18 and having additional features in accordance with the present invention that are described below. Optionally, the primary server 22A is principally associated with the primary computer 12 (by a local telephone connection); moreover, the primary computer 12 can be integrated with the primary server 22A. Another server, designated 22B, communicates with the subscriber computer 14, and a further server, designated 22C, communicates with the client computer 16. It will be understood that a single server may communicate with more than one of the computers 12, 14, and 16. Further, it is contemplated that the system includes a plurality of the subscriber computers 14, multiple counterparts of the client computers 16 for each of the subscriber computers 14 and, possibly, a plurality of the primary computers 12. In the exemplary implementation described herein, the communication network 18 is the Internet, with at least some of the communication lines 20 being conventional telephone utility lines, each computer having a suitable modem or digital port (not shown) for interfacing with the telelphone utility lines. As used herein, each of the servers 22 other than the primary server 22A is considered to be a part of a composite network, designated 18′. A principal feature of the present invention is that the primary computer 12 is implemented for automatically customizing selected documents of the provider to identify the subscriber, and optionally the client, and reformatting the selected documents to facilitate navigation therein by the subscriber's clients. The clients selectively access and navigate the documents using communications between the client computer 16 and the client server 22C. The primary computer 12 includes a CDROM drive 24 for receiving and inputting source disks 25 that may be periodically received from the provider 13. The computer 12 may also include a high-density disk drive 26 for writing processed counterparts of the received data on output disks 27 for delivery to the primary server 22A. It will be understood that the CDROM drive 24 and the high-density drive 26 can be a single device, and further that the processed data can be transmitted to the primary server 22A over the network 18 instead of being delivered on the high-density disks. A suitable primary server 22A can be implemented with the server computer 22 running WINDOWS NT 4.0, MICROSOFT INTERNET INFORMATION server 4.0, MICROSOFT INDEX server, MICROSOFT SITE-SERVER EXPRESS, MICROSOFT ACTIVE SERVER PAGES, MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 6.5, and MICROSOFT TRANSACTION SERVER that are commercially available programs of Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., the uppercase terms being believed to be respective trademarks of Microsoft. According to the present invention, the server 22A is further programmed for authorizing and tracking client access as described below in connection with a subscriber and client database that can be implemented in the above-identified SQL Server program. Document Conversion The source disk 25 preferably contains the data from the provider 13 in a plurality of document files, one or more index files, and one or more map files, illustrations, the map files defining links to related documents and images. In an exemplary implementation, the various files are stored as compressed text files in American Standard for Information Interchange (ASCII) format. Typically, certain text is delimited with special codes, such as by being enclosed in brackets, as �[ . . . ]�. Preferably, the text files have imbedded tags for delimiting titles, subtitles, sections, headers, footers, etc. However, HTML tags are appropriately locatable for aesthetically formatting the documents and facilitating navigation thereof based on the document structure alone, without reliance on imbedded tags being in the raw ASCII files. For example, titles and subtitles may be identified by having a length of only one line. As shown in FIG. 2, a document conversion process 50 is operable when the source disk 25 is mounted in the CD drive 24. The process includes a conventional decompress step 52 wherein compressed file archives of the provider 13 on the disk 25 are decompressed and each of the resulting files is copied as ASCII text in a suitable hard disk memory working directory 53 of the primary computer 12. Next, a suitable word processor program is entered in a start word process step 54 and a conversion macro 56 is invoked for processing the source text as described herein. Suitable word processor programs include MICROSOFT WORD 7.0 and MAC WORD, as appropriate for suitable IBM-compatible and MCINTOSH implementations of the primary computer 12, each program being available from Microsoft Corp., MCINTOSH being believed to be a trademark of Apple Computer Corp. In each of these implementations, the conversion macro 56 is appropriately coded in VISUAL BASIC, also available from Microsoft Corp. In the conversion macro 56, the working directory 53 as well as a target directory are determined in an initialize step 58, and linkmap and docmap files therein are opened in an open map step 60. In the initialize step 58, one of several possible modules of the files is selectable according to available categories of the information. For example in the case of medical documents, exemplary categories are Adult Health, Pediatric Health, Behavorial Health, Women's Health, etc. as further enumerated in the above-referenced listing of Appendix A. The working directory can be a particular subdirectory having the selected category of documents. Next, a file is read from the top of the directory 53 in a read first file step 62, and a loop 63 is entered wherein a test index step 64 is performed. This test is firstly on the filename main part for bypassing signon and menu files, for example, and secondly on the extension, also bypassing �*.art� artholder files, the test branching to a prepare index step 66 that is described below in connection with FIG. 3 if the extension is �.idx�. If not, control advances to test article step 68 that for normal articles and similar files such as credits and menus branches to a convert article step 70 that is described below in connection with FIG. 4. Otherwise in each case of bypassing, the macro advances to a read next file step 72, followed by a test done step 74 whereby the loop 63 is repeated unless there was no next file, in which the macro 56 ends, completing the process 50. As shown in FIG. 3, the prepare index step 66 includes a strip step 76 for removing non-index lines from the current (index) file. A variable η is set to �A� in a set topic pointer step 78, whereupon a loop 80 is entered in which a get section step 82 finds lines that begin with the letter η, with allowance for the absence of topics having that identification, and further allowance for the topic n having subheadings. Next, in a convert links step 84, index links are converted to HTML links, and the section η is replaced in an insert section step 86. Predefined top and bottom content is then added to the file in an add boilerplate step 88, that content being next modified (by specifying a subindex name, etc.) to be consistent with the selected module in a specialize boilerplate step 90, after which the current index portion is saved in a save subindex step 92. The topic letter η is then incremented in an increment pointer step 94, and a test loop step 96 is performed for repeating the loop 88 until done, in which case control is returned to the main portion of the macro 56. As shown in FIG. 4, the convert article step 70 first finds and replaces embedded tags of the current raw article file with corresponding HTML commented tags in a convert tags step 98. Text that is delimited with special characters is located, and corresponding HTML delimeters are substituted therefor in a special text step 100. Particularly, bolded text in the raw ASCII files is delimited by brackets (� . . . [bolded text] . . . �), being changed by the special text step 100 to � . . . <b>bolded text</b> . . . �. A window title and a displayed article title are created in a create title step 102 that also adds top and bottom HTML tags to the file. Unused header information is then hidden by comment codes, and delimited with appropriate tags in a hide header step 104. Typically, the raw ASCII file has a footer containing a copyright notice, there being a need for improving the form and content of the notice. Accordingly, the footer/copyright information is segregated with lines and italics being added in a convert footer step 106. Also, if there are sets of tags delimiting reformatted text that should not be altered (such as lists, menus and tables), tags delimiting such text are changed to corresponding HTML tags in a convert preformat step 108. For example �<!−− /btable−−> . . . table text . . . <!−− /btable−−>� is changed to �<pre> . . . </pre>�. Next, a document anchor step 110 establishes a document target name at the top of the file in HTML format, and extracts external target articles and artwork using the linkmap and docmap files, and imbeds corresponding HTML links. Following the document anchor step 110, a section links step 112 selects section headings and adds copies thereof at the top of the article, the copies being hot-linked into the article body. The section links step 112 makes use of imbedded tags (if present) and structural characteristics of the raw ASCII file to identify the section headings. Next, a paragraphs step 114 converts imbedded paragraph tags to HTML paragraph tags. In the case of indented paragraphs, that text is delimited by �<bodyquote> . . . indented text . . . </bodyquote>� tags. Simple bulleted lists are then converted from reformatted text into properly formatted HTML lists in a make lists step 116. More complex lists are also reformatted, if feasible; otherwise they are left as reformatted text. Finally, predefined top and bottom content is then added to the file in an add boilerplate step 118, for providing a consistent appearance in all article files. That content is next modified in a specialized boilerplate step 120 using predefined markers having the actual module name, etc. as in the above-described specialize boilerplate step 90 of FIG. 3. Upon completion of the conversion macro 56, the document and index files, stored in HTML/ASP format are transmitted by any suitable means to the primary server 22A. As an alternative to using the high-density disk 27 as described above, the files can be uploaded by transmission over the network 18. Subscriber Navigation In the exemplary Internet implementation of the system 10, the primary server 22A has a default web page that is addressable from the subscriber computer 14 and any of the client computers 16. As shown in FIG. 5, a subscriber navigation path 130 permits a subscriber to set up a practice-specific home page using a new site selection option 132 from the default page, designated 134. In a practitioner registration process, after appropriate information concerning the site is entered using a series of screens, a username and and password for the site is generated at the primary server 22A, and a virtual website is created as described below. As indicated in FIG. 5, this information is not immediately available to the subscriber, being subsequently e-mailed (following verification of financial arrangements if desired), the primary server 22A being implemented in a conventional manner for communicating the username and password to the subscriber computer 14. Alternatively, the subscriber's usernme and password can be passed over the network 18 to be displayed on the subscriber computer 14 and saved by the subscriber. The subscriber navigation path 130 also includes a practitioner login path 136 that is password protected according to the present invention. Once the subscriber has transmitted the username and password to the primary server 22A, the server transmits corresponding codes directed to a username and password header portion of the web browser being run in the subscriber computer. Thus in subsequent browser requests directed to the family of web page locations, the same username and password is automatically passed to the server 22A as a part of the request. This is an important feature of the present invention that avoids the risks and inconvenience of the subscriber computer 14 having to accept cookies from the server 22A, which cookies might possibly contain harmful viruses. Appropriate coding for passing the username and password into the appropriate header field of the subscriber's or client's web browser is included in the ODBC program module of the primary server 22A, the details of such code being within the skill of the web-server programing art. Following successful login, control passes to an administration page 138 from which the subscriber can generate and maintain client data/statistics using a stats window 140, the client data being retained by the primary server 22A in the above-identified SQL server. The subscriber can also authorize new users in an authorize window 142, or amend the previously entered site data in an information window 144. Additionally, the subscriber can access the above-described converted documents from a practioner home page 146, from which an index window 148 facilitates identification of sought-for information. A new and completely different virtual website is created for each practitioner of the subscriber that completes the practitioner registration process. Thus another important feature of the present invention is that although the registration process of the new site path 132 process requires only five to ten minutes to complete, the resulting practice-specific website appears to have required hours of highly skilled labor to produce, just for the practitionsr's clients. The practitioners may efficiently promote themselves with these websites, extending the client educational materials of the converted documents to the clients with very little effort. Client Navigation As shown in FIG. 6, clients of any of the subscribers can also access the default web page 134 from a client computer 16 as described above in connection with FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 6, a client navigation path 150 permits a client to register using a new client selection option 152 from the default page 134. After appropriate information concerning the client is entered using a series of screens, a username and password for the client is generated at the primary server 22A. The information required from the client can include last name, first name, middle initial, mailing address, telephone number, a personal password, and an e-mail address. Of course some of this information can be omitted, particularly if it has already been provided to the SQL client database, a minimal requirement being that there be sufficient information transmitted from the client to distinguish from other clients. As indicated in FIG. 5, the username and password information is not immediately available to the client as described above in connection with FIG. 5, being subsequently e-mailed (with instructions for using the site). It will be understood that the subscriber can communicate the subscriber's username or any other predetermined designation given to the patient for permitting the client to complete the registration process, which designation can serve as temporary authorization pending granting of the patient's username and password. Also, the client's permanent password can be either chosen by the client or generated by the server 22A. Once registered, patients have access from the default page 134 and a client login window 154 to the subscriber's home page 146 and the index page 148. Most preferably, the initial client authorization is unique to each practitioner of the subscriber, each of the practitioner virtual home pages having a respective address that is terminated by the corresponding authorization term, whereby the first screen that the client sees is his practitioner's virtual home page. This page then links to the document modules that the practitioner originally selected during the practitioner registration process. In a preferred form, each client education article begins as follows: �Welcome, <client's first name><client's last name> to [systemowner].net. This client education material has been provided to you by <practitioner's practice name>.� Of course, many variations of the above may be appropriate. Anything that is stored in the practitioner/client database(s) can be displayed on the document pages, so that they can br personalized messages. Document Compilation The converted documents are dynamically compiled in a process that first reads the header field �WWW-Authenticate� for the username, that field reading � . . . WWW-Authenticate username:password . . . � An exemplary form of the corresponding record of the SQL database reads: Username|firstname|lastname|mi|lastlogin date|etc. A suitable select statement for extracting the client's name is: Select �fname� �mi� �lname� from table where username=�X�. An exemplary HTML coding for each web-page is: Welcome <%fname%> <%lname%> to Ssytemowner.net This web-site has been provided by <%practicename%> Here is the article text . . . . . . . . . text end. Basically, the primary server 22A looks at each page before sending it out and replaces the placeholders or variables with the corresponding information from the database table. Any fields of the database can be inserted into the documents. The pre-processed pages are then sent to the client's browser to complete each of the client's requests. Suitable program code for directing this dynamic compilation is provided in the SMTP program module of the primary server 22A, the details of such code being within the skill of the web-server programing art. Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions thereof, other versions are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not necessarily be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein. Patent Citations
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SCMP.com's pick of the best Chinese virals of 2012
Posted Dec 27th 2012, 02:56pm by Staff Reporter
... Staff reporter For many, 2012 was the year that China's netizens took to their keyboards and made their presence known. And where virals and internet memes were concerned, they really marked their territory. Here, SCMP.com picks the China virals that took the world by storm in 2012. CCTV's happiness survey When China Central Television (CCTV) asked random Chinese people ...
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News - World
SCMP.com's top 10 most popular news stories of 2012
Posted Dec 30th 2012, 11:25am by Staff Reporter
... Staff reporter Billionaire tycoons, super-typhoons and topless royals: 2012 had it all. And the South China Morning Post was there to cover it all. Here, SCMP.com lists the most popular stories of the year according to our readers. Tycoon offers HK$500m bounty to find husband for gay daughter In terms of global recognition, it's safe to say 2012 was Cecil Chao Sze-tsung ...
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1115759/scmpcoms-top-10-most-popular-news-stories-2012 -
News - Hong Kong
SCMP.com's most popular polls of 2012
Posted Dec 31st 2012, 10:12am by Staff Reporter
... Staff reporter Hongkongers were more vocal than ever in 2012, with protestors taking to the streets to speak out against national education plans and take part in Occupy Tamar. And SCMP readers reflected that online by voting in our daily polls. Here, we list the most popular polls of the year. Are mainland Chinese people still welcome in Hong Kong? Yes: 354 No: 7060 Should HK ...
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News - Hong Kong
SCMP.com's top 10 videos of 2012
Posted Dec 28th 2012, 05:32pm by Staff Reporter
... More readers than ever are watching and sharing our videos which cover everything from news to entertainment. Here, we look at the top 10 most viewed news videos of 2012. Eye-witness account of ferry disaster Ding ping-kwan, 62, told how he was at Na ga wan on Lamma island on October 1, 2012, the night of the ferry tragedy that saw 38 people die. He told SCMP.com how he had witnessed ...
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News - China
SCMP.com's top 10 most popular China stories of 2012
Posted Dec 30th 2012, 12:02pm by Staff Reporter
... SCMP's award-winning graphics team created an at-a-glance guide to the Wen family's riches which proved a hit with readers. ... in the leadership transition of 2012, was expelled from the Communist Party in September after a career that saw him as Mayor of Dalian City, Minister of Commerce and Party Chief of the Chongqing ...
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1115781/scmpcoms-top-10-most-popular-china-stories-2012 -
Lifestyle - Health
Find your feet on the trails with SCMP's guide to Hong Kong's hikes
Posted Nov 29th 2013, 11:58am by Jeanette Wang
... under your belt, you can slowly move up to longer distances and perhaps even that ultramarathon one day. But if you're thinking of trying out some trails, it's best to be equipped ... be able to see where to land far in advance, by looking three to five metres ahead." Familiarity with the course always helps, so if you've signed up for your first race, it's best ...
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1368518/find-your-feet-trails-scmps-guide-hong-kongs-hikes -
SCMP's Greg Torode tweets the US presidential election from Washington
Posted Oct 29th 2012, 12:24pm
... The Post's Chief Asia correspondent Greg Torode is in Washington covering the final stages of the White House race and its implications for China and the region. Torode, a veteran of the 2000 and 2008 campaigns, examines whether the candidates' ...
http://www.scmp.com/article/1072396/scmps-greg-torode-tweets-us-presidential-election-washington -
Lifestyle - Food & Wine
SCMP's 100 Top Tables
Posted Mar 13th 2013, 11:06am
... Welcome to SCMP's 100 Top Tables 2013, the definitive chief executives' guide to the best restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau for entertaining clients. From the best private rooms to corkage, we give you tips to help you choose the perfect place to impress guests or celebrate a special occasion. Our guide covers a variety of Chinese cuisines, including Cantonese, along ...
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-wine/article/1189733/scmps-100-top-tables -
News - Hong Kong
The best stories of 2012 from South China Morning Post
Posted Dec 30th 2012, 12:00am by SCMP staff
... for the full list of the best stories, videos and virals of 2012 at scmp.com/2012-best ...
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News - Hong Kong
National education plan gets everyone talking online
Posted Dec 30th 2012, 12:00am by SCMP staff
... Staff reporter 'My Take' columnist Alex Lo proved to be the Post 's king of controversy, with one of his articles attracting more reader comments than any other since scmp.com began accepting reader comments in August. Lo's column of S ...
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Our Leading Practices sessions feature practitioners and selected vendors sharing industry best practices and field-tested solutions for your most pressing challenges. Topics run the gamut: from recruiting through succession planning, from analysis of sales performance to creating a winning culture. But every workshop shares one thing: You'll walk away with a practical technique or strategy that you can implement to improve your business.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
International Member Special Session:
Leaders Growing Leaders With Quincy Crawford Quincy M. Crawford, CLU Bio here Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Ret.)
Quincy M. Crawford, CLU
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Ret.)
GAMA's international members are in for a lively, informative experience: Industry oracle Quincy Crawford, author of the best-selling Master Firm Builders series book Leaders Growing Leaders, will lay out his approach to field leadership in financial services, including potential opportunities to embrace and land mines to avoid.
LoTT Special Session Breakthrough Leadership Making the Ideal Real
Janet Vandenbark
Chuck Wachendorfer
The foundation of improving one's leadership effectiveness or influence begins with understanding oneself and increasing self-awareness. This program is designed to help leaders understand how their behavior is teaching and influencing all the time, as well as to help them clarify the ideal leader they'd like to become and how to begin closing that gap.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Women in Leadership Task Force Special Session Creating a Better Business Model
Wanda Witherspoon, CLU (Moderator)
State Farm Insurance Companies
Aamir Chalisa, M.B.A., LUTCF
FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group
Tara Showalter, J.D., CFP CRPC
Waddell & Reed
Emily Viner
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Come one, come all! In this special session, open to both men and women, we'll discuss how strategies that address key challenges women face in the industry may help us build a better business model for all.
Monday, March 17, 2013 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Advisor 2020: The Forces and Opportunities Shaping the Financial Services Advisor of the Future Peter Hoopis, CLU ChFC CLF Bio here MassMutual Financial Group
Peter Hoopis, CLU ChFC CLF
MassMutual Financial Group
Enjoy a sneak preview of the newest research study from the GAMA Foundation for Education and Research. Advisor 2020 will inspire you to think differently about the advisory practice. Its findings will very likely disturb you, spark new ideas about your business model, inspire creative thinking about the work your advisors do and the value it provides, and cause you to reconsider where your advisors can best grow and excel in the coming years. Hear Peter talk about how his firm is incorporating the research findings of Advisor 2020 into its business model.
Building a "Growth" Mentality Vince Evangelista, ACS AIAA ALHC FLMI Bio here Sun Life Canada
Vince Evangelista, ACS AIAA ALHC FLMI
Sun Life Canada
Caution: You Are in Your Own Way Amy Salo, CFP Bio here Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Amy Salo, CFP
The landscape of the financial services industry is changing — does your firm have the processes and tools to survive? Amy shares the three major challenges the industry is currently facing, along with the solutions she has developed to address them in her firm. Fine-tune your recruiting approach to connect with, inspire, motivate, and attract successful people to your organization while decreasing their launch time through a unique fellowship program.
Driving Early Production and Retention Through Coaching Advisors Gary L. Karthauser, CLU ChFC CLF Bio here The Principal Financial Group
Gary L. Karthauser, CLU ChFC CLF
The Principal Financial Group
Selecting and retaining the best advisors is job one for most field leaders. Discover how Gary's focus on building relationships has led to 70 percent of his new hires coming from agent referrals and a 47 percent four-year retention rate. Through a strong focus on joint work and a rigorous launching process, Gary's business center leads his company in new-producer productivity. You will learn how to apply Gary's principals in your firm to dramatically improve retention and productivity.
How to Secure and Grow Centers of Influence and Alliances Michael A. Yoken, CFP CMFC Bio here New England Financial A MetLife Company
Michael A. Yoken, CFP CMFC
New England Financial A MetLife Company
Cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with CPAs and property and casualty agencies will provide a stream of new, warm-source clients for your advisors. During his 24 years in the industry, Mike has honed his ability to secure alliances by focusing on the needs and motivations of his alliance partners. Mike shares his entire process, from identifying good partners and setting up a first meeting, to phrases, stories, and hot-button issues that will help you solidify the alliance.
Leadership Lessons Michael Hargis, CLU ChFC CASL Bio here State Farm Insurance Companies
Michael Hargis, CLU ChFC CASL
Harness the power of a passionate leadership mind-set to create a winning culture and produce outstanding results. During his 34 years in the industry, Mike has honed his leadership skills and currently oversees 40 percent of his company's Top 100 New Agents. Mike will reveal his key leadership strategies, including scripting center-of-influence discussions to help boost recruiting referrals, improving production results through diversity, and coaching to elevate performance.
Leading Your Team to the Top of Their Game Kelli McCauley Bio here McCauley & Co.
Kelli McCauley
McCauley & Co.
Russ Vandersteeg
Achieve increased success by creating a common dream that inspires your entire firm. Kelli and Russ will share the VAE (vision, alignment, execution) model that engaged Russ's leadership team in a mission to help their agents accomplish enviable productivity, averaging $210,000 GDC per experienced representative. Discover how to craft a shared vision for your firm, develop initiatives that align your team with the vision, and get your team to execute on the things that matter most.
Resource Partner Special Session:
The Invisible Hand of Sales Management Matt Linklater Bio here The Sequoia System for Advisors
Matt Linklater
The Sequoia System for Advisors
Learn effective methods and techniques for coaching top performers as well as best practices that leading advisors use to build their business. The Sequoia System for Advisors will run a unique and interactive session that illustrates how sales leaders can add value to their top-performing agents. Don't miss this chance to hear ideas on how you can further develop your agents and their business.
Monday, March 17, 2014 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dynamic Success Through Effective Mentorship David W. Pence, CLF LLIF LUTCF Bio here COUNTRY Financial
David W. Pence, CLF LLIF LUTCF
COUNTRY Financial
Groom your future leaders and improve new-advisor launch and retention by implementing a mentorship program within your organization. After using this program, David's team moved from last in their region to first in just one year and is currently ranked among his company's top agencies. David's mentorship program is based on his experience in the Air Force and focuses on creating a sense of team unity that now permeates his culture.
Linking in for Recruiting and Referrals Georgette H. Geller, CLU ChFC Bio here AXA Advisors
Georgette H. Geller, CLU ChFC
AXA Advisors
Connect with well-educated, high-income individuals from the largest professional network, and fill your recruiting and referral funnels by unleashing the power of LinkedIn. Georgette provides the strategies she has used to grow her business through LinkedIn, as well as specific tips and tools that will ensure your success while protecting your network. Georgette will also share best practices from social media experts to enhance your results.
The Making of a Successful First-Year Financial Security Advisor Matthew Roemer Bio here Freedom 55 Financial
Matthew Roemer
Freedom 55 Financial
Discover how implementing a streamlined process when hiring and onboarding new advisors can lead to reliably strong production and retention results. Matthew, who has been consistently recognized as a top recruiter within his organization, will share the tools and techniques he uses to ensure he selects the right candidate — the critical first step in producing a successful new advisor — as well as the processes he uses to launch and hold them accountable.
See Them Through the Fog: Helping the Next Generation
Kenneth L. Gallacher, FSS American National Insurance Company
Kenneth L. Gallacher, FSS
American National Insurance Company
Put an end to cold-source recruiting by developing a fun agency culture geared toward successfully launching new agents. Kenny will share the interviewing, onboarding, and accountability processes he uses to engage his new agents and set them on the path to long-term success. With a strong focus on organizational unity, Kenny's new agents realize they can prevail in this often-challenging business.
Succession Planning: Are You Playing Offense or Defense?
Daniel J. Flynn Bio here MetLife
Daniel J. Flynn
Turn one of the industry's biggest challenges into a growth opportunity for your firm. Implementing advisor succession planning will provide service continuity for your advisors' clients and protect their families and employees. Leveraging the power of teams, Daniel reveals how you can assist seasoned advisors in selecting a team to take over their practice, which will allow them to realize the full value of their practice and foster further growth for the business.
Why Leveraging "Unique Ability" Matters Dawn Dellinger Bio here Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Dawn Dellinger
Keep your frontline managers focused on their strengths while improving your agency's production, retention, and recruiting results by implementing a team-based structure with individual responsibilities for each manager. After shifting to this structure, Dawn and her team increased continuity for advisors and staff, improved job satisfaction for managers, and differentiated their organization from their competitors. This restructuring created deeper focus for each manager while fostering a greater sense of self-accountability.
Marketing Magnetism: Attracting Your Best Clients Without Selling
Maribeth Kuzmeski
Red Zone Marketing
What's working right now to attract new clients and fans, expose your brand, get people talking, and differentiate yourself? Maribeth Kuzmeski will share powerful marketing, communications, and positioning strategies producing results for some of the nation's top financial professionals — strategies that are mostly inexpensive, can be implemented immediately, and are done without typical selling strategies.
Trustworthy Selling: Recapturing the Lost Art of Selling in Your Training and Development Programs Joey Davenport, CLU CLF CLTC Bio here Hoopis Performance Network
Joey Davenport, CLU CLF CLTC
Hoopis Performance Network
This session will equip you with field-tested language and techniques used by top producers to help your advisors overcome procrastination and move prospects to action. Joey will also share language and tools to increase the quantity and quality of their referrals. He will discuss ways to create a sense of urgency and offer tactics proven to boost closing ratios by nearly 30 percent.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Building a Culture of Accountability
Samuel Terrazzino, CFP LUTCF
Empower your advisors to thrive by developing a system of self-accountability. Over the past four years, Samuel has shifted the focus of his agency from transactional sales to a planning mentality that provides solutions for clients. In support of this cultural shift, Samuel created an infrastructure that sustains advisor activity and provides the benchmarks and tools to boost success, resulting in an annual growth rate of 17 percent. Improve your accountability structure with this step-by-step approach.
Building a Trusted Advisor Culture: Helping Agents Apply Behavioral Economics for a Value-Driven Sale Danny Negin Bio here Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Joseph Solitro, LLIF LUTCF Bio here Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan
Danny Negin
Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan
Joseph Solitro, LLIF LUTCF
As experts in their field, your advisors are responsible for the financial well-being of their clients. But all too often, a client's focus on price can waylay an advisor's efforts to provide complete financial protection. Danny and Joe have implemented a holistic approach, with their advisors relying on the principles of behavioral economics to ensure that their clients' entire net worth is properly protected. This focused approach to advising has boosted both their advisor and client retention rates to new heights.
The Power of Who J. Christopher Noonan, CLU ChFC Bio here AXA Advisors
J. Christopher Noonan, CLU ChFC
Apply Bob Beaudine's The Power of Who to your agency to bolster your warm-source recruiting and eliminate the need for networking. By cultivating relationships with the 100 people who are most important to him and capitalizing on their innate desire for him to succeed, Chris sparked a new recruiting approach within his firm that doubled his warm-source candidate pool. Discover how the amazing people you already know are the key to achieving your goals.
Sourcing and Attracting the Right Candidate Pete Gillespie, M.B.A. Bio here Freedom 55 Financial
Pete Gillespie, M.B.A.
Reignite your passion for recruiting through consistent processes that get results. Pete's strict adherence to his recruiting philosophy of "Hire slow, fire slow" has created a foundation for his young advisors to succeed and brought him a 41 percent four-year retention rate. His approach encourages agency loyalty while providing succession-planning opportunities for senior advisors. In sharing field-proven tactics and strategies, this session should help you invigorate your recruiting approach and boost your retention rate.
The Three C's of Coaching: Commitment, Clarity, and Collaboration
Marcia Charton
Use the three-C's-of-coaching framework — commitment, clarity, and collaboration — to develop specific strategies that will elevate top producers and reinvigorate veterans. By creating a shared vision with her producers and clearly delineating each individual's responsibilities for achieving that vision, Marcia creates connections that enhance overall team performance. Through this focused approach, Marcia has tailored solutions for her producers, leading her financial services group to be ranked fourth nationally for State Farm.
Unlocking Your Advisors' Potential: You Can't Teach People to Sell By Teaching People to Sell
Mike Esterday
Integrity Solutions
Why do so many advisors fail? Why do talented, intelligent advisors with outstanding products and excellent training plateau well beneath their potential? Up to 85 percent of success involves feelings, attitudes, emotions, and beliefs. This session will share ways to impact both the behaviors and attitudes that lead to higher levels of productivity.
Building Your Mission-Driven Firm
Steve D'Annunzio
Soul Purpose Institute
Join Steve in this interactive workshop to learn and understand the four transformational stages of mission-driven firms. Steve will lead an exercise completing Stage One so you leave with a pragmatic foundation to reboot to a new level of production in your firm.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm
Multiline 2020: Agency of the Future
Keith Ryniak, CLFi
American Family Insurance
Jim Horan
The One Page Business Plan Company
Clovis Guevara
America National Insurance Company
The multiline industry continues to change not at an evolutionary pace — but at disruptive rate. This highly interactive session will focus on the underlying causes of these significant changes and explore strategic solutions trailblazing field leaders are currently experimenting with. It is designed to provide a forum for multiline field leaders to interact and discuss future trends, including important findings in Firm 2020, a recent study from the GAMA Foundation Education and Research.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The Dawn of the Superhuman Advisor: A Panel Discussion on How Social Media Can Help Build Teams and Generate Business
Clara Shih (moderator)
Hearsay Social
A panel of distribution leaders from top firms will discuss their experience with social business, sharing qualitative insights and concrete actions every leader should be taking to get from "likes" to generating business on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other popular social media sites. The session will include a discussion on social media for recruiting and coaching advisors on best practices. Participants in this workshop will walk away with a blueprint for leading their organizations to success in the social media era.
Discovering Women's Paths to Success
Kristen Alfheim, CLTC CSA(Moderator)
Maryam Habashi
Bankers Life and Casualty Company
Maribeth Kuzmeski, M.B.A.
Christina Pretto
AIG Financial Network
Are women from Venus when it comes to finding success? Join us in this dynamic workshop to hear and share new ideas with other industry leaders on how to maximize success for the female producers in your agency.
Continuing Education
LAMP attendance and participation qualifies for up to 20 hours of PACE credit to maintain designations awarded by the American College. Information on obtaining PACE credit will be available at the GAMA Galleria in the Resource Center at LAMP and on your LAMP app.