The organic growth challenge
What creates the types of places people love going to? Think Disney…why do people like to go there? Because of what they can buy? Because of the rides? Because of the nostalgia? Maybe a [...]
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Does your credit union have a strategy or a plan?
Virtually every board and credit union executive has engaged in strategic planning, but is this planning of any value beyond helping to demonstrate to regulators that you all take your job seriously? In a nutshell, [...]
3 Tips for telling your brand story
The act of banking is a commodity. You can walk a block or drive a mile and find dozens of banks, credit unions, and in some communities even predatory lenders. All are more than willing [...]
Zany Gen Y-targeted videos reap rewards
You know your credit union’s video efforts are a hit when... One clip racks up more than a half-million views on YouTube-and then gets hijacked by cyberpirates aiming to cash in on its lofty [...]
Focus on the positive
You never regret time spent exercising. After a good workout, you feel happier, more satisfied and healthier. Same goes for any activity or hobby that allows you to recharge. Why not apply a similarly uplifting [...]
5 surefire ways to ruin your credit union
by. Vicky Salkeld To kick off the 2014, my church began a new series called “How to Ruin Your Life”. The idea, though at first seemingly a negative approach, has proven to be a motivator [...]
Let loose the lawyers
by. Henry Meier Even though I can understand why few Americans are shedding a tear for the sharp decrease in law school admissions, sometimes I think that America’s excessive hatred of lawyers has real [...]
Lessons the Target breach taught credit unions
by. Nicole Reyes There hasn’t been a merchant breach nearly the size of Target’s in several years, and it created a bit of a scramble for solutions among many financial institution (FI) card [...]
Today Show’s Jean Chatzky dispenses a myriad of ‘Money Rules’ that you can apply right now
by. Mike Lawson Fresh off the set of NBC's Today Show, finance expert, author, and speaker Jean Chatzky joined us to talk a little credit unions -- along with her book "Money Rules." We started [...]
Cyber management: The rules have changed
In case you haven’t noticed the rules regarding cybersecurity and who gets blamed and who gets credit have changed rather drastically in a very brief period of time. The old rule for a CEO [...]
Five ways credit unions can produce Google friendly marketing
Late last year Google released Hummingbird, the latest change to their search algorithm. Hummingbird was developed because Google saw a change in user’s intent, mainly seeing an increase in users searching using conversational tones. [...]
Don’t get out, get even
For credit unions, the 2014 mortgage landscape is a rocky one. It’s no mystery at this point that new regulations set forth by the CFPB such as origination rules, servicing requirements and “ability to [...]
NCUA’s net worth reform: Bad for credit unions; Bad for members
by. Henry Meier NCUA has taken its obsession with how best to protect the Share Insurance Fund to an extreme with its recent risk-based net worth requirement. In putting forward its radical proposal to impose [...]
New research indicates credit unions need to get into the digital wallet game
by. Georgann Smith A recent Javelin Research study provides some interesting data on digital wallets and the role financial institutions (FIs) could play regarding this emerging payments solution. Javelin found consumer awareness and interest in [...]
What is the impact of the Replicator filling up?
by. Kirk Drake Many of Ongoing Operations clients use our Replicator Data Vaulting product to both backup and recover their critical data. The solution has been a big success and is currently on its third [...]