by: Stephen Nelson, VP of Credit Union Support, Utah Credit Union Association What follows is an actual re-creation of many conversations that small credit union presidents and executives have recounted to me. CU President: What [...]
by: Fred Johnson, President/CEO, CUES Oftentimes a person’s greatest weakness is an extension of their greatest strength. Apply that idea to credit union boards, and you might find that directors’ deep commitment to [...]
by: Mary Ellen Biery, Research Specialist, Sageworks, Inc. When an orchestra plays a symphony, a stellar performance requires, at a minimum, that each musician plays from the same page in the music. Ideally, the conductor [...]
by: Ron Daly, President/CEO, DigitalMailer, Inc. You know social media is everywhere, used by people of all ages and companies from every industry. Its widespread acceptance makes it a great tool for enhancing communication [...]
by: Mike Lawson, Principal, DML Communications & Host, CUbroadcast Being a former journalist, I talk a lot about the “news values” that editors use to attract readers to stories whether they appear in the newspaper, [...]
How sustainability initiatives help sustain your bottom line Everybody is talking about “being green” these days, and more and more credit unions are striving to have a positive impact on the environment and the community. [...]
by: Brad Powell, President/CEO, Axiaware There are now over 300 million mobile phones in America - and 311 million Americans. This phenomenal growth in mobile usage has powerful implications for credit unions, affecting the [...]
by: Steve Comer, Credit Union Industry Manager, Hyland Software From member records to loan files to day-to-day internal reports and everything in between, document management is the driving force behind the financial services industry. The [...]
by: David Frankil, President, NAFCU Services Corporation Unless you know who your best members are and why, it is impossible to develop a winning marketing an business strategy for your credit union. I thought it [...]
by: Melanie Stern, Senior Program Director, National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions I just returned from Albany New York, the state’s capitol, and the 5th Annual Conference of the New York Coalition of [...]
by: Devin Selte, Corporate Trainer/Leadership Development/Change Leadership, Servus Credit Union I have been extremely lucky in my credit union career to attend several international credit union conferences as well as various educational opportunities. [...]
by: Walt Laskos, Principal, The Laskos Group We all know how important it is for credit unions to nurture current member relationships and attract others. Sustaining a successful business is contingent on continually engaging members [...]
by: Troy Hall, Chief Operations Officer, South Carolina Federal Credit Union Since the introduction of HR1151, credit unions have explored expanding field of memberships through community charters in search of new members. A few credit [...]
by: Robbie Thompson, President/CEO, Credit Union Association of the Dakotas Over the last six week I have been traveling in North Dakota with CUontheRoad and the We’ve Been Waiting For You awareness effort. [...]
by: Bo McDonald, President of Your Marketing Co. I was honored to make a trip back to my home state of New York this week to join the New York Coalition of CDFI’s for [...]
