What's old is new again

The phrase "what's old is new again" means that trends, styles, or even ideas that were popular in the past can cycle back into fashion or relevance. This cyclical nature of trends suggests that things previously considered outdated or old-fashioned can be rediscovered, reinterpreted, and embraced as fresh and modern. 

This month (August 2025) really drove this concept home for me. Around 5 years ago the New York Distance Learning Association (now North America, NADLA) were approached by USI to service the insurance needs of our community. Actually it was Chubb ( www.chubbsmallbusiness.com ) that was seeking help in servicing Small Business and our NADLA business community (from LA to NYC) was deemed to be attractive. Especially for things like Cyber Insurance. If you use 'the Internet' you really need Cyber Insurance. 

And so, next thing you know I was doing a www.CoffeeInTheClouds.us video podcast interview with Mike Sicard, Chairman and CEO of www.USI.com as USI is one of the largest Chubb partnerships. For many months, the landing page www.NYDLA.org/USI received millions of views. Very cool indeed.

And then, life goes on. We moved on to other projects, other opportunities. Many years passed. 

Until THIS month, August 2025 USI sponsored a webinar with a focus on Insurance for the "Trucking and Logistics" vertical market. Out of the blue I got an email: 

Hi Thomas,

I hope this message finds you well. My name is {name} and I am a Partner and Vice President of our commercial insurance division here at USI. I have been following the impactful work your organization is doing and believe there are exciting opportunities for collaboration between our organizations. 

I would love to discuss this further over the phone or even by grabbing coffee/lunch at your convenience. Please let me know if you have any availability in the coming weeks. Looking forward to connecting!

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I said, "Well, did you know that we have the landing page www.NYDLA.org/USI still up, from our Chubb Cyber Insurance campaign years ago? Check it out." 

AND SO........ on 8/13/2025 we invited 15,700 of our NADLA.org members who are in "Trucking and Logistics" to attend the USI webinar. And now we are offering those 15,700 attendees 'Dash Cams' and support services via www.VerizonConnect.com and www.Azuga.com (our NADLA sponsors). If a trucking company uses Dash Cams and related services, they can reduce their insurance premiums by 10% or more. So, it's a perfect fit. It's a perfect value-added member benefit. 

Oh, and we are also offering those 15,700 webinar attendees all things www.8x8.com 

In 2018 we helped to 'Ring the Bell' with 8x8 at the NYSE in NYC. Back in the day, the NYDLA.org was a major promoter of all things 8x8. Long story short, they ran into some headwinds, as did many telecom and technology companies in the last ten years. Well, 8x8 is back - in a big way. 

I expect to do a CoffeeInTheClouds video podcast interview the CEO and/or the CTO of 8x8 very soon, same as we did with www.NYDLA.org/USI and Mike Sicard. Instantly and immediately we can offer these 15,700 Trucking and Logistics companies who attended the USI webinar on 8/13 the opportunity to be www.PoweredBy8x8.com  Oh, and if there are (now) GlobalDLA.org members who GetAireSpring.com (GLOBAL) they can now use all things 8x8 to live, learn, work, play, teach, train, coach, mentor to/from ANYWHERE in the world. 

My first 'MTP' company from the 80s was MaritimeTechnologyPartners.com as we sold AireSpring's Blackberry Phones and Service to the Maritime industry. By default, the 'Maritime' is global, and requires robust and affordable global communications. Along the way, we formed MyTeachingPartners.com and even MyTruckingPartners.us all serviced by AireSpring.com - we are constantly telling the world to GetAireSpring.com - it's a DLA member benefit! 

Old, old, old...........and now NEW again. I love how that works. 

For all of us - for all of our... members.

www.NYDLA.org/USI