ARTICLES
Special Report: CU Reality Check 2013
Expect ‘free-miums’ and ‘crowdfunding’ to emerge as disruptive forces.
April 10, 2013
‘Think outside the old banking box,’ economist urges CUs.
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'The lines are blurring between customer service and marketing.'
April 1, 2013
Good social care can set your credit union apart from your financial service competitors.
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Connecting with 'digital natives' requires more than Facebook and Twitter.
March 10, 2013
Gen Yers are nothing like their predecessors.
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Book Reviews
Social media has revolutionized how business is conducted.
December 2, 2012
Are you grateful for your members’ business? Then say so!
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Successful social marketing programs share common characteristics and benefits.
June 6, 2012
Marketers struggle to figure out how social media fits into the marketing mix and how to gauge its performance.
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Your policies should inform employees that they’re responsible for the content they post on social media sites.
May 11, 2012
Fewer than 30% of large organizations will block employee access to social media sites by 2014, according to Gartner. That’s compared with 50% just two years ago.
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View social media tools as tools to improve leadership.
May 1, 2012
Don’t look at social media tools as just more on your to-do list. View them as tools in your personal toolbox to improve leadership, suggests The Wall Street Journal.
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Book Reviews
April 24, 2012
Today's online influencers are Web natives who trade in trust, reputation, and relationships—using social media to accrue the influence that builds up or brings down businesses online.
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Define acceptable off-duty use of social media platforms for employees.
April 8, 2012
Your CU's social media presence likely expands to employees’ personal pages. But being off-duty doesn’t give staff carte blanche to post anything they want about the CUor those affiliated with it.
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The potential impact on your brand and bottom line is ‘breathtaking.’
March 6, 2012
Think of social media as a living, breathing organism that’s constantly growing and changing direction.
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