There are MANY different kinds of digital ads out there… including everything from programmatic placement of display ads, to Google Search Ads and Social Media boosted content. But how can you really tell which of [...]
No, it’s not the answer to the question, “What’s my routing number?” In fact, it’s not a frequently asked question at all. It’s a question people ask silently and you’ve [...]
Who doesn’t love a good puppy photo in their news feed? Right? While occasional novelty or humorous posts may have some merit in your content plan, it is important to realize the value social [...]
This past week global hotel chain Marriott International (500 million) and Quora (100 million), one of the largest Q&A internet portals, announced security breaches compromised their data. How should users respond? For approximately [...]
Like most consumers, credit union members are increasingly shifting to online channels to shop for the holidays. That’s according to an analysis of CO-OP credit union members’ credit and debit card purchases from Thanksgiving [...]
One of the biggest ways FinTech firms have been able to gain a competitive edge on traditional banks, for small business (SMB) customers, is through relationship-building. Banks are shuttering their physical branch locations at the [...]
Running a small businesses can be tough. Between staffing, compliance, policy creation, managing payroll, financial reports, and the 2,000 other things you have on your plate, sometimes the time you have “left over” (if [...]
As I was listening to the eulogies for President Bush last night, I couldn’t help but notice how often I heard words like loyalty, decency, public service, leadership, competitiveness humor and compassion. It struck [...]
The recent discovery of one of the largest data breaches in history adds to a laundry list of breaches at major corporations just this year. In an anxious attempt to protect their member's sensitive financial [...]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the Senate will vote Thursday on the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to lead the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Kraninger was nominated to replace Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, [...]
NAFCU lobbyists remain active on Capitol Hill as the House and Senate are expected to take action on a number of key items in the coming days, including legislation to avert a partial government shutdown [...]
Everyone in a leadership position wants to be a good leader. In order to be the leader that your team needs, you need to connect with them both personally and professionally. Here are some things [...]
What is a credit union’s highest returning, yet often least optimized asset? If you guessed the credit card portfolio, you are correct. Consider this: Historically, credit cards easily represent among the highest yielding assets [...]
I’m very lucky that I have a close relationship with my mom. She’s humble, funny, genuine and she is a remarkable grandmother. She lives in Michigan and our family now lives in Colorado. [...]
Leadership is sharing. A leader shares. That’s my response whenever anyone asks me to sum up leadership in as few words as possible. Think about it… Unless you’re a genuine hermit (and probably [...]
