by. Larry Meador Email marketing is a vital component in any credit union’s marketing strategy. As a regular channel of communication, it provides gives members and potential members a peek into your institution. According [...]
Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting to a really smart group of credit union leaders about social media at the CUES School of Strategic Marketing. But I only had 30 minutes on the agenda – [...]
As fall approaches, we here in NAFCU’s regulatory compliance division are preparing for our Regulatory Compliance Seminar in Baltimore. In just a short few months – beginning Oct. 14 – we’ll be meeting to discuss [...]
It’s that time of year again—strategic planning season for credit unions. Across the next several weeks volunteers and leadership teams of credit unions large and small will trek from their homes and lock [...]
by. Anthony Demangone Yesterday, Dan Berger and I travelled through North Carolina to visit some wonderful NAFCU members. We drove, so there was a good deal of sports radio, singing, and Dan glaring at me [...]
by. Brandon Bogler There’s no doubt data analytics can be helpful to financial institutions (FIs) in a number of ways. These include identifying the profitability of specific customer segments, isolating consumer behavior trends, developing [...]
The top 15 are writing their blogs this weekend, and here is a quick peek at the judges’ perspective. Some contestants say that they have so many thoughts and are unsure how to construct them [...]
by. Tim Daugherty In the past when people would discuss or have questions about their “DR Plans” they would refer to the IT department. Why did that happen? Well since it had to deal with [...]
Every credit union and bank wants a great brand. Not a mediocre brand. Not an average brand. A great brand. Many strategic plans and initiatives at banks and credit unions focus on branding. For a [...]
by. Bill Prichard It’s not the imaginative leap, but the operational challenge that makes efficiency in the age of “always on” access so puzzling. It is necessary – though not always easy – to provide the [...]
by. Mike Lawson OK, I admit I am a biased audience when it comes to video. I think it's an ideal tool to capture the emotion and human element of a story because of the [...]
“The material provided by Biz Kids along with the episodes provides kids with lessons that they can apply to real life. Kids with any type of learning style are able to grasp the concepts as [...]
What makes an engaging video? Why does one video go viral and another doesn’t? The answer to that is both simple and complex: simple to answer, but complex to understand and produce. Videos go [...]
As a political science junkie in college, my classmates and I enjoyed debating any issue of the day. Often into the wee hours of the morning. Our professors joined in the game, often giving us [...]
by. Ron Daly A business associate was telling me a crazy story just the other day. He was holding out his credit card to pay for lunch and I noticed it was a shiny, newly-issued [...]
