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Interview with Eastern NY FCU
Mark got together with Chris Langley, the CEO/President of Eastern NY FCU to talk about RateMatch. We edited down the interview into a shorter segment which you can watch in the above video. If you want to check out the unedited version, watch the video below!
Again, huge thanks to Chris Langley for taking the time to let us interview him! We really appreciate it!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
CU Potential and KVFCU Merger
Mark has covered the KVFCU merger on past episodes of The CU Scoop, but he wanted to let you in on the coverage on the CU Potential blog. Christian Mullins is doing a great job writing about the merger process, so check out his blog for more info about KVFCU.
Open Source CU on Credit Unions and the Economy
Brent Dixon recently posted on the Open Source CU blog about how credit unions are getting a lot of positive attention in the news lately as the economic crisis continues to trouble banks. He shares some news snapshots from news stories that feature a lot of CU love, and asks how credit unions should respond to the positive attention. Check out the blog to get in on the conversation.
The Ask Jack Blog
Members Credit Union has launched an “Ask Jack” blog, where their CEO, Jack Braswell, will basically ask questions submitted by members of their credit union. They do a lot of video on the blog, which you know we love. Mark thinks this is a great way to communicate with your CU’s members, so go and check out the Ask Jack blog now!
Making Boring Stuff Fun!
Lisa Hochgraf posts on the CUES Skybox blog about how to teach members about important (yet, boring) things about credit unions through the use of fun. She points out the unique way that Larissa Walkiw and Common Wealth CU made learning about the difference between banks and credit unions fun. Lisa asks for other examples of teaching members about your products and services that are fun. Get in on the conversation here.
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
Partnership Symposium
We were at Partnership Symposium in Indianapolis last week checking out all things credit unions! Mark and I met a lot of really great people we’ve been connected with through Banktastic and Twitter, and shared a lot of really great conversations with everybody.
We interviewed people, played games, took pics, and we’re bringing the best of the best to you in this episode. Check out some interview snippets from some of the most innovative people in the credit union industry while getting a good laugh or two!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
BarCampBankBC!
Many people came together this past weekend at BarCampBankBC. The attendees worked hard to bring the content to those unable to attend. We’d encourage you to check out the streaming video posted by Brent Dixon over on OpenSourceCU and the live blogging from William Azaroff here.
We’d like to encourage you to get up and check out the upcoming BarCampBank events to see if you can get registered for one or help plan one in the making! BarCampbankCharleston is coming up on October 25, so check it out if you can!
Find Us at Partnership Symposium!
Just in case you’ve forgotten, Partnership Symposium is next week! Yes, Mark and I will be in Indianapolis to check out this big event, and we plan on bringing you some good content in the next couple of episode of “The CU Scoop!” If you’re going to be at the event, we’d love it if you stopped us and said hi. We’ll be filming our show at the event, so stop us if you see cameras in our hands - you could be in our next episode!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
TheCULoop Discusses the KVFCU Conversion
KVFCU in Maine is in the process of potentially converting over to a bank, and Andy LaFlamme discusses the controversial move in his blog, . The conversation is already going with some great questions stemming from it. We highly suggest reading up on the conversion and following it as it unfolds.
MyLifeMyMoney vs. Young & Free
A very hot discussion that’s been hitting the blogs lately was what some are considering a blatant rip-off by Resource 1 CU (Dallas) of Common Wealth CU (Alberta). If you’re somehow unaware of the situation, Common Wealth CU launched the Young & Free campaign targeted to Gen Y by use of social media, attractive incentives and a “spokester.” Recently, Resource 1 CU announced it’s program, MyLifeMyMoney, which seems like an almost carbon copy of Young & Free’s campaign, from the incentives to the stick figure people used in Y&F’s videos. Share your thoughts with us on this situation - do you think it’s okay for one CU to borrow/use/rip-off another CU’s idea?
TDECU and Hurricane Ike
As Hurricane Ike slammed the gulf coast of Texas this weekend, TDECU, based out of Lake Jackson, TX, used its blog to help people out. They kept an eye on the situation and updated their blog with new information as often as they could to provide a central location where their members could come and see the current status of the status. We think it was a very interesting way for TDECU to communicate with their members during a time of need. Good job, guys!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
Filene Implementation Podcast
Mark discusses a really interesting podcast that Filene recorded with Educators Credit Union about implementation. This CU implemented several of Filene’s i3 ideas, and focus on how they made them work during this podcast. Definitely interesting to learn about the implementation instead of focusing on just the innovation!
ThatCreditUnionBlog
Mark wanted to suggest a blog to you all. Check out ThatCreditUnionBlog run by Rob Rutkowski. It’s full of really great information regarding the credit union movement submitted by Rob and other members at his firm. Check out the blog and subscribe to it - you won’t be disappointed!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
iPhone App Design Toolkit
Thinking about designing an iPhone app for your credit union? Well, Brent Dixon recently posted a design toolkit for credit unions to use on OpenSourceCU. Go take a look and see what Brent put together!
Coupon Code for Finovate 2008
William Azaroff recently posted that he had a handful of coupon codes for Finovate 2008 on his blog. He has 5 coupon codes available, so go and sign up to get $250 off the cost of the conference. And don’t forget - Mark and I will be at Finovate 2008, and we’re still looking for some guest bloggers. If you’re interested in helping us review Finovate, email lisa@banktastic.com
Social Media Marketing Best Practices
Lately on EverythingCU, Morriss Partee has been talking about the best marketing practices of social media. For instance, he discusses several different things you can do as a blogger to increase readership of your own blog. It’s a great read - check it out!
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Blog Starter Kit from Currency Marketing Tim McAlpine of Currency Marketing has been sharing the best of the best blogs out there and breaking them down for you on their blog. Tim’s posts are really going to help you stay connected to what’s going on in the financial industry by checking out the best blogs out there. This is a great chance to amp up your RSS reader, so start subscribing!
Premier Federal Credit Union’s Hot Dog Sale
Jeff recently posted on the CU Communicator blog about Premier FCU’s annual hot dog sale. This is a great example of a credit union reaching their members in a fun way. One of the coolest things about this post on the CU Communicator is that there’s a video to give you a behind the scenes look at how they assembled the event and how it all went down. Check it out!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
Banktastic LinkedIn Group
Mark wanted to bring a little announcement from The Burst to The CU Scoop. David G., one of Banktastic’s awesome members, took it upon himself to create a group on LinkedIn for Banktastic! The group is growing, so join now and look for the Banktastics!
Filene Wants Your Feedback
If you’ve implemented some of Filene’s i3 ideas at your credit union, they want to hear from you! They recently made a call for feedback on their blog, so Mark wanted to help them out by spreading the word. Do them a favor and let them know what you think about their innovation ideas.
BancVue Stats
Jim Bruene posted an article on NetBanker recently that discussed the current status of BancVue and it’s popular rewards checking product. BancVue released a list of stats that show how well they’re doing. According to the stats, there are more than 13,000 new rewards checking accounts per week - that’s awesome! For a complete list of the stats, click here.
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:
Young & Free Comes to Texas!
Mark was contacted by Tim McAlpine from Currency Marketing on Sunday to announce that the very popular Young & Free Alberta campaign is coming to Texas! That’s right, Young Free Texas is here! To get some better insight into the new campaign, Mark got on the phone with Trey Reeme at TDECU, the credit union where Young Free Texas was launched, and got a great interview to share with you! We have a nice condensed version, and the whole enchilada below! To check out the condensed version, watch the episode at the top of the blog. And to catch the full-length interview with Trey, watch this video:
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Mark thinks this is a great way to communicate with your CU’s members, so go and check out the Ask Jack blog now!
