CUAO Youth Summit 2010
Thanks to everyone for attending the Credit Union Association of Oregon’s Youth Summit. It was an honor to speak to the group and I hope our session encouraged some creative thinking. Here is the presentation if you’d like to download it and keep it for your records. Using Technology to Attract Younger Members (PowerPoint Slideshow) Using Technology [...]
Read moreThe Credit Union Social Media Disconnect
Do I really care about the latest marketing campaign that XYZ Credit Union is doing? “Have you seen the video on YouTube by GenY Star? It would make the perfect national marketing campaign,” bleets many of the social media sheep in the credit union industry. Do you know why most credit union CEO’s don’t blog [...]
Read moreGen Y Entrepreneurs
Chris Saad, of Data Portability fame, posted this video on his blog. It clearly demonstrates what Gen Y’ers think about when they build a company. I also think that many other Gen Y’ers look for environment like the ones described when they are looking for employment. And if credit unions can’t attract Gen Y employees, [...]
Read moreI'm a millennial/Gen Y and proud of it!
Last night 60 Minutes aired a piece on "Millennials", people born between 1980 and 1995 (aka Gen Y), entering the workforce and what complete junk. Apparently we are self-absorbed and we need to learn how to use a knife and a fork. I don’t know about you guys, but I never had my parents speak to [...]
Read moreMore user generated CU ads
Fairfax County Community Credit Union has launched a new campaign to have GenYer’s create a 30 second TV spot about why their GenY checking fits their lifestyle. They are giving away $1,000 and an iPhone to the winner. All submissions get posted up on their YouTube site and you get to vote on their website. Forum [...]
Read moreMmm, Cake… Cake Financial that is
Cake Financial has launched their public "alpha" today at TechCrunch40. Bringing a new spin to social networks, Cake enables investors to track their performance next to their peers, their friends, and other investors. By automatically plugging in to most of the major brokerages, Cake can automatically retrieve your holdings for up to ten years and track [...]
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