Affinion is now offering new “insight” into its nearly 35 years of global marketing expertise through leading-edge podcasts.  Podcasting allows you to subscribe and listen online to recorded events on timely topics, from ID theft to privacy laws, travel to auto, and shopping to health. Podcasting will enable you to access these audio files below, and, if you're interested, to automatically get these downloaded to your portable mp3 player or iPod. Instructions for various ways of listening are below.
   

podcast icon ID Theft Tips For Credit Union
  David Frankil, President of NAFCU Services Corporation, and Tom Rusin, President and CEO of Affinion Group's North American Division, discuss Credit Union ID Theft Tips. Topics include the numerous and diverse types of ID Theft, as well as how to minimize the chances and consequences of the spiraling crime through fraud alert solutions with Affinion's Identification Protection Network.

   
Profitable Deposit Acquisitions For Credit Unions
  David Frankil, President of NAFCU Services Corporation and Affinion Group's VP of Marketing, Todd Werner, discuss what credit unions can do to successfully grow their deposits. Topics include measuring marketing effectiveness and marketing strategies targeting the five financial personalities.

   
Welcome to Affinion Insight's episode on road rage. Listen and learn as Affinion experts discuss the findings of the 2008 In the Driver’s Seat Road Rage Survey, commissioned by AutoVantage.
Road Rage
 

Affinion's Corporate Spokesperson Todd Smith interviews Brad Eggleston, vice president of AutoVantage, about the worst cities in the country for road rage and the emerging driving trends of our society.

 

Welcome to Affinion Insight's episode on Identity Theft "Red Flags". Listen and learn as well-known attorney and financial services compliance expert Chrys Lemon gives an interesting, informative and detailed analysis of Identity Theft Red Flag issues and requirements.
ID Theft Red Flags Part 1
 

Chrys Lemon offers the latest, in-depth analysis of identity theft “Red Flag” issues and regulatory requirements for financial institutions amid this fastest growing crime. This is part 1 of a 3 part series.

ID Theft Red Flags Part 2
 

Chrys Lemon defines and discusses the five categories of ID theft “Red Flags” and best industry practices in ID theft prevention solutions. This is part 2 of a 3 part series.

ID Theft Red Flags Part 3
  Chrys Lemon answers questions and offers insight into “Red Flag” training, appropriate measures and Affinion’s “Breach Shield” end-to-end solution. This is part 3 of a 3 part series.

 
In this series, Tom Rusin of Affinion and Debix’s Julie Fergerson lend insight into the current state of identity theft and the Debix solution.
   
Debix Part 1
 

Tom Rusin discusses the next generation of identity theft and comprehensive new solutions. This is part 1 of a 3 part series

Debix Part 2
 

Julie Fergerson gives a detailed look into Debix’s capabilities. This is part 2 of a 3 part series

Debix Part 3
 

Tom Rusin and Julie Fergerson answer questions and define the Debix solution. This is part 3 of a 3 part series

 
In this series, Robert Tetenbaum of First Manhattan Consulting and Todd Werner of Affinion discuss driving deposits in hard economic times and give an informative look into the “NetGain” solution.
   
NetGain Part 1
 

Bob Tetenbaum provides an overview of the renewed need for deposit acquisition. This is part 1 of a 3 part series

NetGain Part 2
 

Todd Werner gives you a comprehensive look at “NetGain”. This is part 2 of a 3 part series

NetGain Part 3
 

Bob Tetenbaum and Todd Werner engage in NetGain Q&A. This is part 3 of a 3 part series

   
   
In this series, Chrys Lemon, an ABA-affiliated attorney specializing in financial services compliance, and Martha Carol Holland of Affinion discuss privacy requirements and marketing under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
   
Best Practices in Privacy Law and Compliance Part 1
Chrys Lemon provides an overview of the GLBA Act. This is part 1 of a 4 part series

Best Practices in Privacy Law and Compliance Part 2
Chrys Lemon discusses privacy and opt-out requirements. This is part 2 of a 4 part series

Best Practices in Privacy Law and Compliance Part 3
Martha Carol Holland discusses Affinion's leading-edge model. This is part 3 of a 4 part series

Best Practices in Privacy Law and Compliance Part 4
Q&A with Affinion's panel of experts. This is part 4 of a 4 part series

 

Steps to listen to an Affinion Insight podcast:


To listen to an audio file on your computer: Simply click on the link, and the file will launch. You will be able to listen to it right on your computer.

To download an audio file to your computer: On a PC, right-click on the file link labeled "Play Podcast" and choose "Save Target As..." Save the file to anywhere on your hard drive. On a Mac, right-click the link labeled "Play Podcast" and choose "Download Linked File." Save the file to anywhere on your hard drive.

To download the file to your portable player:  Follow the instructions to download the file, saving the file to sync it with your portable player. This will be the same place that you save your music to to sync with your portable player. On a Mac syncing with an iPod, one of the right click options is "Open With iTunes" - this option will immediately put this item into your iTunes library.

To subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes and automatically have new content downloaded to your iPod: You can find our feed in the iTunes catalog. Go to the iTunes store, click on Podcasts, and type "Affinion Insight" into the search window. Click to subscribe. iTunes will check regularly and download any new content we post into your iTunes library. When you sync your iPod, it will copy onto your iPod.

To subscribe to our podcast feed: If you do not use iTunes, you will need to "subscribe to our feed" in order to take advantage of the subscription feature.  You'll need to use a "podcatcher" - which is software that allows you to have the same kind of subscription as described in the iTunes section above. There are several different podcatchers available, including Ziepod, iPodder, Primecast, etc. Follow your podcatcher's instructions for adding our feed to your subscriptions.

 

 

 
Media and Public Relations Inquries: Todd Smith todd.smith@affiniongroup.com (615)764-2598.
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