Are we happy? I’m guessing that question has confounded humans from the first moment we were able to catch our breath and ask that question. For the last decade, we’ve had a semi-definitive answer, courtesy of the United Nations’ annual World Happiness Report (WHR)….Read more Can Credit Unions Make us Happier?
We are thrilled to unveil VSECU’s new website, over a year in the making! VSECU is a values-based financial cooperative that aims to improve the quality of life for all Vermonters. Founded in 1947, it is now the second-largest credit union in…Read more It’s Here! Take a Peek at VSECU’s Brand New Website
We often associate “innovation” with paradigm-shifting breakthroughs that disrupt entire industries. But most of the time, innovation is incremental. Or as Ben Maxim, VP of Digital Strategy & Innovation at MSUFCU, puts it, innovation consists of changes made “day by day, making…Read more Five Principles for Creating a Culture of Innovation
When we released our 2020 Impact Report last year, we had no idea what 2021 would bring. It seemed an end to Covid just might be in sight, and perhaps we would be returning to the office in the not-too-distant future. Neither…Read more Need Some Good News? See our 2021 Impact Report.
You belong to, work at, or partner with a credit union (or some combination of the three). You believe in the difference credit unions can make. And you can reel off the credit union cooperative principles without doing a Google search. Kudos…Read more 3 ways to reconnect with your credit union’s WHY
What do credit union marketers have to do with employee retention and engagement? A lot, according to Teshia Davis, VP of People at SECU. Teshia joins our Remarkable Credit Union podcast to talk about how SECU has navigated the Great Resignation by…Read more Appreciate, Advocate, and Align: Lessons from The Great Resignation
As I started to write this story, my thoughts were focused on the many ways the uncertainties of Covid have impacted credit union marketing efforts over the past few years. But I soon discovered great advice from a somewhat unlikely source: a…Read more Marketing Effectively When Uncertainty Becomes the Norm
Is challenging the status quo the new status quo? Chad Helminak, Director of Programs & Impact at the National Credit Union Foundation, certainly thinks so. He joins The Remarkable Credit Union podcast to talk about how The Foundation’s Credit Union Development Education…Read more Why People and Purpose Are Key
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of UMe Credit Union’s new website! Based in Burbank, California UMe Credit Union was chartered by a group of Burbank Unified School District teachers in 1940. Today, UMe serves over 16,000 members. PixelSpoke is a marketing…Read more It Launched! Check out UMe Credit Union’s Gorgeous New Website
It’s been a rough start to another uncertain year. If there’s anything we can count on, it’s that all of us are hungry for meaningful connection. For all its challenges and potential perils, social media, like banking, can be a force for…Read more What We Learned by Examining 40 Credit Union Social Media Campaigns from 2021