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Developing and Sustaining 
an Effective Mobile Strategy 
Business Development Institute 
October, 2014 
Copyright © 2014 by Bankers Life and Casualty Company. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, or 
posted without the permission of Bankers Life and Casualty Company. For internal distribution only. 
© 2014 Bankers Life 1
Background 
Bankers Life 
• In business since 1879 
• Over 300 locations 
• 5,200 career Agents 
• Sell “at the kitchen table” 
• Products: 
– Life 
– Health 
– Annuities 
Varun Parekh Mobile 
• 11 Years w/ Bankers Life 
• Director, Sales Technology 
• Defined the Mobile Strategy 
• Oversee: 
– Web / Portal Technology 
– SaaS Implementations 
– Mobile Technology 
– Level 2 Tech. Support 
• Kicked off in 2011 
• 5 mobile apps implemented 
• 2 mobile SaaS platforms 
• 2 industry awards won 
• Leveraged: 
– Partners 
– MEAP 
– Native 
– Offline 
© 2014 Bankers Life 2
Why Mobile? 
High Use of Mobile Technology in the Field… and Growing. 
88% 
53% 
93% 
71% 
9% 
20% 
1% 
1% 
Mobile apps overtake PC Internet usage in U.S. in 2014 
Mobile devices accounted for 55% of Internet usage in the 
United States, while PCs clocked in at only 45%. 
• 47% from Apps 
• 8% from mobile browsers 
(Enders Analysis, 2014). 
© 2014 Bankers Life 3
Steps to Success 
1 
Identify 
2 
Prioritize 
3 
Plan 
4 
Align 
5 
Develop 
6 
Deploy 
7 
Evolve 
8 
Integrate 
9 
Measure 
10 
Repeat 
© 2014 Bankers Life 4
1. Identify 
Sales & Productivity 
Cost 
© 2014 Bankers Life 5
2. Prioritize 
COMPLEXITY 
Higher Lower 
Prior to Sales Call In Front Of (Potential) Customer After the Sales Call Sales Management 
Lower EFFECTIVENESS / VALUE Higher 
© 2014 Bankers Life 6
3. Plan 
2011 
Assessment 
Strategy 
CBA 
Technology 
Partner Evaluation 
PoC 
T65 GPS 
2012 
UL 
BSPN Mobile Web 
BSPN (iOS) 
BSPN (Android) 
ePresenter 
Field Mobile 
Technology Survey 
2013 
Fact Finder 
BSPN 
Enhancements 
ePresenter 
Enhancements 
eApp Enhancements 
BSPN Native 
Field Mobile 
Technology Survey 
2014 
eLearner 
Responsive Web 
Design 
BSPN Native 
eP 
eP Native 
Illustration 
Field Mobile 
Technology Survey 
© 2014 Bankers Life 7
4. Align 
Phone 
• Prior to Sales Call 
- Prospecting 
- Activity Management 
- Training 
• After the Sales Call 
- Customer Alerts 
- Sales Tracking 
- Policy Delivery 
• In-Field Support 
- Book of Business 
- Compensation 
- News 
Tablet 
• During Sales Call 
- Sales/Mktg Presentation 
- Fact Finder 
- Product Builder 
- Illustration 
- Application Capture 
- Payment Capture 
• Sales Management 
- Sales Tracking & 
Management 
- People Management 
© 2014 Bankers Life 8
5. Develop 
Build vs Buy 
MEAP vs Native 
Web vs App 
Online vs Offline 
© 2014 Bankers Life 9
6. Deploy 
Support 
… education, services, and communication 
will increase in importance for all 
stakeholders as mobile device adoption 
increases. 
(LIMRA, 2013) 
Communicate 
Train 
Training financial professionals can be 
especially helpful to encourage the 
less tech-savvy to use mobile tools. 
(LIMRA, 2014) 
© 2014 Bankers Life 10
7. Evolve 
© 2014 Bankers Life 11
8. Integrate 
Deploy Enhance Integrate 
Alternative 
Prospecting 
Fact 
Finding 
Sales 
Presentation 
Quotes & 
Illustrations 
Electronic 
Application 
Customer 
Service 
© 2014 Bankers Life 12
9. Measure 
© 2014 Bankers Life 13
10. Adapt and Repeat 
1 
Identify 
2 
Prioritize 
3 
Plan 
4 
Align 
5 
Develop 
6 
Deploy 
7 
Evolve 
8 
Integrate 
9 
Measure 
10 
Repeat 
© 2014 Bankers Life 14

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  • 1. Developing and Sustaining an Effective Mobile Strategy Business Development Institute October, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Bankers Life and Casualty Company. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, published, or posted without the permission of Bankers Life and Casualty Company. For internal distribution only. © 2014 Bankers Life 1
  • 2. Background Bankers Life • In business since 1879 • Over 300 locations • 5,200 career Agents • Sell “at the kitchen table” • Products: – Life – Health – Annuities Varun Parekh Mobile • 11 Years w/ Bankers Life • Director, Sales Technology • Defined the Mobile Strategy • Oversee: – Web / Portal Technology – SaaS Implementations – Mobile Technology – Level 2 Tech. Support • Kicked off in 2011 • 5 mobile apps implemented • 2 mobile SaaS platforms • 2 industry awards won • Leveraged: – Partners – MEAP – Native – Offline © 2014 Bankers Life 2
  • 3. Why Mobile? High Use of Mobile Technology in the Field… and Growing. 88% 53% 93% 71% 9% 20% 1% 1% Mobile apps overtake PC Internet usage in U.S. in 2014 Mobile devices accounted for 55% of Internet usage in the United States, while PCs clocked in at only 45%. • 47% from Apps • 8% from mobile browsers (Enders Analysis, 2014). © 2014 Bankers Life 3
  • 4. Steps to Success 1 Identify 2 Prioritize 3 Plan 4 Align 5 Develop 6 Deploy 7 Evolve 8 Integrate 9 Measure 10 Repeat © 2014 Bankers Life 4
  • 5. 1. Identify Sales & Productivity Cost © 2014 Bankers Life 5
  • 6. 2. Prioritize COMPLEXITY Higher Lower Prior to Sales Call In Front Of (Potential) Customer After the Sales Call Sales Management Lower EFFECTIVENESS / VALUE Higher © 2014 Bankers Life 6
  • 7. 3. Plan 2011 Assessment Strategy CBA Technology Partner Evaluation PoC T65 GPS 2012 UL BSPN Mobile Web BSPN (iOS) BSPN (Android) ePresenter Field Mobile Technology Survey 2013 Fact Finder BSPN Enhancements ePresenter Enhancements eApp Enhancements BSPN Native Field Mobile Technology Survey 2014 eLearner Responsive Web Design BSPN Native eP eP Native Illustration Field Mobile Technology Survey © 2014 Bankers Life 7
  • 8. 4. Align Phone • Prior to Sales Call - Prospecting - Activity Management - Training • After the Sales Call - Customer Alerts - Sales Tracking - Policy Delivery • In-Field Support - Book of Business - Compensation - News Tablet • During Sales Call - Sales/Mktg Presentation - Fact Finder - Product Builder - Illustration - Application Capture - Payment Capture • Sales Management - Sales Tracking & Management - People Management © 2014 Bankers Life 8
  • 9. 5. Develop Build vs Buy MEAP vs Native Web vs App Online vs Offline © 2014 Bankers Life 9
  • 10. 6. Deploy Support … education, services, and communication will increase in importance for all stakeholders as mobile device adoption increases. (LIMRA, 2013) Communicate Train Training financial professionals can be especially helpful to encourage the less tech-savvy to use mobile tools. (LIMRA, 2014) © 2014 Bankers Life 10
  • 11. 7. Evolve © 2014 Bankers Life 11
  • 12. 8. Integrate Deploy Enhance Integrate Alternative Prospecting Fact Finding Sales Presentation Quotes & Illustrations Electronic Application Customer Service © 2014 Bankers Life 12
  • 13. 9. Measure © 2014 Bankers Life 13
  • 14. 10. Adapt and Repeat 1 Identify 2 Prioritize 3 Plan 4 Align 5 Develop 6 Deploy 7 Evolve 8 Integrate 9 Measure 10 Repeat © 2014 Bankers Life 14