We may hate Black Friday and Cyber Monday (or hate ourselves for loving them) but they’ve become such established beachheads on the holiday calendar these days that we’ve added Gray Thursday, Small Business [...]
Albert Einstein said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” Intellectual curiosity, the passion to grow and to learn, can actually help to develop intelligence and ability. Dr. Carol S. Dweck, a [...]
As we get closer and closer to the new year (time is flying by!) we thought now would be the perfect time to review 3 concepts that should be integrated into your content marketing to [...]
by: Kristen Hicks Eight days of gifts can put a big enough dent in your wallet, and that’s without spending money on Hanukkah decorations too. Switching to do-it-yourself crafts for your Hanukkah decorations this [...]
Bill Klewin, director of regulatory compliance for CUNA Mutual Group, is retiring after 28 years with CUNA Mutual Group. Andrea Stritzke, formally with PolicyWorks in Des Moines, Iowa, will be filling his position at the [...]
Six laws to promote a corporate culture of integrity. by: Kelly Schmidt Truer words have never been spoken… “Raise your hand if you have taught your children not to lie,” Larry Johnson asked the audience [...]
If you are the person responsible for your bank or credit union brand, odds are you are in love with it. And why not? You’re the person that has spent tons of time, money [...]
by: Christina Lavingia One of the biggest fears many Americans have when banking online or over their phones is becoming the victim of credit card fraud. Credit card fraud results in losses totaling billions of [...]
Credit union marketers need to get more sophisticated with how they track the sources of sales, especially in digital channels. Here are three tips to get started. by: Jeff Lyons Credit union marketers have long [...]
by: Natalie Powers We recently attended the BAI 2014 Retail Delivery Conference to see what’s new, improved, and trending in the realm of financial service delivery and engagement. Not surprisingly, much of the discussion [...]
I recently read the following quote from an NCUA official related to the role of specialized cyber examiners from a NASCUS/CUNA Cyber Security Symposium last week; “Obviously a small institution that could implode from [...]
The Regulatory Process Is Broken While every business in America has a hit list of specific regulations they want reformed, a larger and more consequential issue is the need to reform the regulatory process itself. [...]
“If everything is important, then nothing is important.” - Patrick M. Lencioni It’s a scene repeated countless times each year in just about every sport… The game is on the line, time is running [...]
by: Christina Pontisso The Los Angeles Times recently named Credit Unions as one of the best options to invest your money into the social good. The main reason being that credit unions are not-for-profit and [...]
by: Ron Shevlin In an article titled To Restore Trust in Banks, Build Ethics into Business Decisions in American Banker, the authors wrote: “If a bank decides to have a formally designated individual (i.e., [...]
