by. Georgann Smith Audience segmentation has always been part of a marketer’s job. Today, it’s becoming easier with the availability of advanced data and analytics solutions. Life stages are just one way smart [...]
by. Laurel Stiller I recently returned from a family vacation in Maine where my husband and I set the requirement that we fully relax and disengage from work. Surrounded by the beauty of New England, [...]
Credit union CFOs became adept at managing expenses during the recession, and must maintain that focus even as the economy improves, the CUNA CFO Council communications committee writes in the 2014-2015 CUNA Environmental Scan. Consider [...]
by. Henry Meier Just how big a deal is the announcement late yesterday afternoon that the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC have rejected the so-called “living wills” drawn up by the nation’s 11 [...]
There are all kinds of houses. Small houses and big houses. Houses for kids and houses for seniors. Houses you rent and houses you own. There are beach houses and mountain houses. Mansions and condos. [...]
by. Joe Swatek by. Joe Swatek It’s hard to name a public place where you don’t see advertising. Ads are all around the gas pump, on backs of event tickets, even in public [...]
Every year, you probably identify a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) for your team. It typically sounds something like this: “This will be the year we change our sales culture” or “We’re going to [...]
You are putting a lot into your website and mobile presence…because you know that’s where consumers are looking. Your homepage is, obviously, a big consideration for your design – and you have, understandably, made [...]
Courage to do what is right seems to be in short supply, but is more critical than ever today. Consider University leaders who invite world-renowned commencement speakers and then deny them a voice based upon [...]
by. Anthony Demangone Starting out is hard. Things may look too complicated. Problems appear everywhere. Confidence evaporates. Self-doubt bubbles up. You feel alone. The other side of that coin seems better, but isn't. Things may [...]
Many credit unions are considering exiting the mortgage business, and some have already done so. The risks of making mortgages have greatly increased, the cost to originate is at an all-time high, and new regulatory [...]
by. Jesse Boyer With a year already full of cyber attacks from DDoS to HijackRAT to Emmenta—and it’s only August—it shouldn’t be too surprising that regulators and other government agencies are [...]
by. Matt Neznanski I was in my favorite coffee shop the other day when I overheard a repairman discussing the sad fate of the shop’s furnace: it had given up the ghost after a [...]
Risk-Based Capital dominated the deluge of discussions at the 47th Annual NAFCU Conference held in Las Vegas, NV, a week or so ago. But so did payments, technology, security, and a myriad of other timely [...]
by. Henry Meier I want to thank the American Bankers Association for letting me be an honorary member for this post today. As I looked around for stuff to write about what struck me as [...]
