by: Rick Ivey Funny how in most instances, the opinions expressed in articles, seminars, and blogs depends on what products and services the author is promoting. You can find infomercials over it all, branch technology, [...]
by: Brandon Bogler Big Data has reached a critical stage. The market is poised to grow to more than $50 billion by 2017. Yet, more than 55 percent of Big Data projects continue to fail. [...]
by: Dan Berger Think positive. You’ve heard it before; you’ve said it before. In the middle of a crisis when everything seems to be falling apart around you, it might be the last [...]
An ideal story for Halloween, I'd say. This one is a real treat for you -- not a trick. It deals with a semi-recent industrial accident in Charleston, West Virginia. A chemical company that produces [...]
Last night I went to bed with every intention of getting up to work out. The only problem is I did not take into consideration the unyielding comfort of my bed on a fall morning [...]
A key differentiator that credit unions promote is superior customer (member) satisfaction. This is a well-intentioned virtue, but is creating a distraction from what credit unions must have to survive – a sales and service culture. [...]
by: c. myers Before any project within a credit union is launched, the project manager and project team should construct an appropriate objective statement for the finished project. The objective statement should clearly give anyone [...]
For these credit unions, it’s Halloween 365 days a year. by: Drew Grossman Black Lagoon Employees Credit Union: Founded in 1954 by a small group of marine biologists, the credit union is a tragic [...]
Imagine asking your board to approve a site for a new branch on swampland. “It’s been on the market for a long time so it’s cheap” you explain. I’m willing to bet [...]
“Some assembly required.” That phrase is a red flag to anyone not wishing to dedicate a Saturday to the construction of a new piece of furniture. Similarly, the term “money services business” is a red [...]
Consumer lending is down across the board, making competition for the loan business of budget-conscious consumers challenging to say the least. Home equity lines of credit (HELOC), however, may be experiencing a bit of an [...]
by: Austin Wentzlaff The Credit Union Movement has been one of the slowest industries to adopt Big Data and Analytics and data warehouse solutions. The reason for this is many credit unions have failed to [...]
by: Anthony Demangone I remember paydays growing up. My father would go to the credit union and stand in line to get money. As did everyone else. Friction. The ATM reduced that friction. I remember [...]
They can make or break your change initiative. by: Lisa Hochgraf When credit union executives are trying to lead, they need to get buy-in from a variety of people–or stakeholders. For example, if the [...]
by: Georgann Smith In a recent post, I wrote about the large budget share chief marketing officers (CMOs) expect digital and mobile technology will consume in the coming years. Recent reports suggest global marketing executives [...]
