Archive for September, 2007

Friday Fun - The Worst Week Ever

Yes, I had a crappy week.
This is just a peek into the life of your humble credit union marketing Blogger.
Monday - Got a call from my dad at 7:30 am. I missed the call on my cell phone and then forgot he had called. I got around to checking my voicemail at about 9:30 finding […]

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How to get youth members the Provo Utah way

This is the coolest thing I have seen in a while.
#1. Provo High School is making financial education a requirement for graduating from high school. This is brilliant and can only help the credit union cause.
#2. Seeing an opportunity to be apart of this revolutionary idea -  Utah Community Credit Union has opend a satellite […]

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Congratulations Elevations Credit Union

Congrats on again being named Colorado’s Best Financial Institution. It is pretty nice to see a credit union that is getting the recognition by it’s members for being good stewards of what it means to be a credit union.
Oh, and for beating Wells Fargo 
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How To Write a Press Release for Your Credit Union

There are thousands of books out there on how to write a press release. There are even more online resources. Here is one more neat, short how-to segment on how to write one for your credit union.
I am going to give you some good stuff here on what not to do and some tips on […]

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What Free Online Management Tools Mean to Your Credit Union

Well, I have been waiting for it and it happened - Mint.com has opened it doors for business. Mint.com is a social banking application supported by Yodlee.
With sites like Wesabe.com out there, what can traditional online banking apps really offer the consumer? Not much.
How sad is that? Where is the innovation? Here is a list […]

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Pet Peeves - Stop Marketing With Colored Copy Paper!

Ok, here is a new segment - Pet Peeves.
I usually keep things like this to inside my circle of friends or colleagues, but since we are all in the same boat, I think I can share with you.
STOP USING ASTROBRITE AND FLOURESCENT PAPER TO MAKE SIGNS!
Guys, please, this looks ridiculous.
I know it is cost effective, […]

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How To Create Your Own Credit Union Blog - An Introduction

So there has been a lot of interest from credit unions in setting up blogs. I am still leery of suggesting that all credit unions do this. If you aren’t prepared to give it 100% and give good and valuable information - DON’T DO IT! Don’t have your blog be a simple delivery channel for […]

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ROI, Web 2.0 and the Promtional Giveaway

I am so sorry guys. I posted this yesterday. I spent probably about an hour on it and I hit the “Publish” button and it didn’t publish. I lost all that work. ARGH!
Ok, it actually worked out for the best because I found some new information that pertained to the post.
Let’s see how much I […]

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