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Insurance, the Smart Home, and the Business of Keeping Customers Engaged

It takes a lot of time and money to acquire a customer, so once you have them, you better keep them. How can you do that if you only talk to them when they have a problem?

Consumer engagement was a big topic of discussion at the recent Connections Conference, the annual IoT event produced by Parks Associates. The topic has always been a “thing” to the security industry, where subscription renewals are paramount and companies attach home-automation devices to engender “stickier” customers.

From the article "Insurance, the Smart Home, and the Business of Keeping Customers Engaged" by Julie Jacobson.

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