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Article: The Branch of the Future
Brad recently shared an article on Banktastic regarding a video clip showing the Branch of the Future. This is video takes a look into the potential that bank branches have in the future. Watch the video here!
If you have any thoughts on this video and want to share your opinion, please feel free to comment back to this blog!
Article: Blocking Social Networking Sites in the Workplace
Brad also posted an article he came across regarding the blocking of social networking sites in the workplace. It’s a touchy topic for some, but many people feel that if moderated properly, allowing your employees to use these social networking sites & applications can actually be of benefit to your business. Brad gave his thoughts in this week’s episode - what do you think? To block, or not to block? That is the question.
Firefox 3.0 is Spreading like Wildfire!
If you’ve somehow missed the hype about Firefox’s new browser release, the latest version was released on Tuesday. It’s getting great feedback so far, and Brad thinks you should definitely check it out. You can download this awesome new browser here. If you like it, spread the word! Firefox is aiming to make this a ground-breaking release.
BarCampBankDallas!
BarCampBankDallas is this weekend! If you want to be there, feel free to drop by! We’ll be at the American Bank of Texas in Frisco from 9-5 on Saturday and 9-1 on Sunday. If you want to get in on some awesome discussions, feel free to join us! We’re going to try to work in a lot of fun events, so be there if you can!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:
Q&A: Does the company you work for use Twitter?
Banktastic’s own Community Manager asked a question recently to learn more about Twitter usage among our members’ companies. We got a lot of varying responses where people ran their company’s twitter, only used a personal one, or had none at all.
I personally think that each company should give Twitter a solid chance. Aside from the fact that it’s free to use and connects you with an enormous audience, it’s a great way to put a personal touch on your brand. You get to communicate on a very casual (and fun) level with your customers with Twitter. Handle customer satisfaction issues, troubleshooting, promote new products or services - use Twitter anyway you want for your company. Seriously, give it a shot.
BarCampBankDallas on June 21 & 22
If you haven’t already penciled this into your calendar, do so now! BarCampBankDallas is going to be held on June 21 & 22 (Sat. & Sun.) in Frisco, TX. It’s not too late to register! Just visit the BCBD site to sign up now!
We’ve got a great group of people already signed up for this event, so try to get in on the fun if you can! All of the Banktastic crew will be in attendance, so come hang out and meet us.
We’re also still accepting sponsors for the event. For more information about sponsoring BarCampBankDallas, please email lisa@banktastic.com. We’ll see you there!
The Banktastics to cover Finovate 2008
It’s official! Mark & Lisa will be attending and covering Finovate 2008 held in NYC in October! We had a great time covering FinvoateStartup, and this time it’s going to be even better. If you’d like to meet up with us at Finovate, just contact us before hand and we’ll make sure to work something out. We’ll keep you informed about any more developments regarding covering this event.
If you’d like to get your hands on a couple of Banktastic stickers and a few of our awesome Moo cards, just send an email to lisa@banktastic.com with your name/mailing info, and we’ll send some to you ASAP! Once you get them, stick them some place awesome and add your pics to our Flickr group!
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Article: Customer Bank Fees - Mint Takes on Wells Fargo
An article shared recently by Lisa was about Aaron Patzer of Mint.com speaking out against Wells Fargo and the amount of fees they and other banks charge their customers. Aaron called for a shift in the way banks generate money, focusing less on fees and more on customer-focused programs. Patzer also threatened to “expose” these banks and all their fees on Mint.com. To this, Danny Peltz of Wells Fargo stated, “we wish you luck with that.”
If you have any opinions on this topic, we’d like to encourage you to check out the article on Banktastic and get involved! Let us know what you think about Patzer’s stance on a change in revenue generation for banks.
Q&A: Does your organization use laptop encryption?
One recent question that piqued Brad’s interest was about laptop encryption. A lot of Banktastic members gave insight into what types of encryption solutions they’ve used and what worked for them.
This was a great question that generated a lot of great responses. If you have any advice about laptop encryption, visit the question on Banktastic and share your experiences. Also, if you’ve run into an exceptionally good or bad encryption software, why not head over to the Vendors section of Banktastic and review a company? That way you can help people shopping around in the future by sharing your experiences.
Vendor Rating: FindABetterBank.com
Speaking of the Vendors section on Banktastic, Brad recently reviewed FindABetterBank.com. We’ve said it before, but it’s worth repreating - this website is providing a very unique and innovative service for banking customers, and we love it. If you’ve never checked out their site before, we encourage you to visit and try it out! Once you do, let us know what you think by adding your own rating in the vendors section in Banktastic. We think FindABetterBank is doing a rocking job at helping customers finding a FI that better suits their needs. Great job, guys!
New Blog - TheFinancialBrand.com
Brad wanted to announce a great new blog that everybody should subscribe to - New Blog - TheFinancialBrand.com. This blog is run by Jeffry Pilcher, and focuses on branding, marketing and advertising for FIs (both banks AND credit unions). If you’re looking for a new gem to add to your RSS reader, we highly encourage checking this one out. Subscribe today!
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The Banktastics got together again for another casual roundtable discussion. This time the topic was the personalization of Banktastic. Each of us puts in a lot of personal effort to continually make this site better. From the “Welcome to Banktastic” emails to fixing bugs on the site, one of us is working hard behind the scenes to get that content to you.
Watch the video to get a more in-depth look into how we work to make Banktastic a great community for everyone.
Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:
BLOGS!
The topic of this week’s episode is some of the best banking blogs that you need to read! Check out the blogs we’re featuring, and go subscribe to them!
NetBanker, run by Jim Bruene, is a great comprehensive banking blog. They have lots of great news about finance, mortgage and much more. They update daily to give their readers the absolute best, up-to-date news.
Run by Colin Henderson, The Bankwatch is a great bank news website that features a lot of great social media & research information. This was actually the first blog that Brad ever subscribed to.
The Story is run by Jeff Stephens at Creative Brand Communications. It’s a fantastic blog about marketing techniques for banks. They’ve also got a lot of really great posts about branding and social media. Be sure to check them out!
Marketing ROI is run by a familiar face around Banktastic, Ron Shevlin (aka - The Shevlinator). This blog is a great source for trends in all things related to marketing. Ron updates very frequently, so it’s a great addition to your RSS reader. Go and subscribe now!
Payments News is run by Glenbrook Partners. We’ve done a little research, and it turns out that most of the articles posted on Banktastic come from Payments News! They post several times a day with the latest and greatest banking payment news. If you want to keep up with what’s going on with payments in the banking industry, we highly suggest you subscribe to their RSS feed!
They’ve also tapped into the Twitter world! Follow their updates on Twitter: paymentsnews
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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:
Have you ever used the word “spondu”?
On a rather silly note, Brad brought up the fact that I use the word “spondu” on occasion. There’s a quite nice example of what the definition is in this video. He wants to know if any of you have ever heard of or used the word…ever. So comment back and let us know. I swear the word is real!
BIG Metrics Demo Account for Banktastic Members David G. worked out a nice deal with the people from BIG Metrics to get a demo account for Banktastic members to try out. He thought the application was so great that he wanted to share the wealth with everybody else. To find out what BIG Metrics is about and get the demo account information, click here. We’d like to send a huge thank you to David for working this out for us. You rock!
Private Message about Web 2.0
Brad received a nice private message from David A. about technology leaders and their knowledge of Web 2.0. There’s a great discussion to be had on this topic. Do you think that technology leaders know anything about social media, and would it help them at all to know it? Comment back on the blog and let us know what you think.
New Features on Banktastic!
We’ve rolled out a few new features on Banktastic! The first one is a nice little algorithm we’ve setup in all main sections of Banktastic to show you what’s “hot” and what’s “fresh.” Based on community activity, you can see what’s the most popular content out there by clicking “hot”, or check out the latest news, questions or vendor ratings by clicking “fresh.” It’s a great new way to sort content on Banktastic. Check it out!
The other BIG thing we’ve rolled out this week is a groups section that’s not currently available to the public version of Banktastic. We’ve given associations, member groups, credit union leagues and many more the opportunity to use Banktastic as a communication tool to stay in touch between conferences. It’s like a mini-Banktastic all for particular group. An established group can share announcements, post articles, private message anybody within the group, and ask questions all within the privacy of your own group. You have the option of keeping all of your content private, or sharing it openly with the rest of the Banktastic community. It’s a great way to keep your members connected in between events or meetings.
Here’s a little sneak-peek at what a group looks like:
If you’d like more information about groups or are thinking of creating one in Banktastic, please contact brad@banktastic.com or lisa@banktastic.com. We’d be more than happy to setup a webinar to show you all the capabilities of a group on Banktastic.
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The Banktastics also got together to discuss openly our new private messaging feature on Banktastic.com. We really appreciate the feedback we’ve gotten so far about whether or not to make messaging completely open. We wanted to take a few minutes and share with you our own personal thoughts on the messaging system we’ve implemented.
Watch the video and let us know your thoughts on the private messaging system on Banktastic!
We thought it would be fun to share with you all how things went down on April 29 with covering FinovateStartup 2008. There were a lot of things we were able to do that other people covering the event weren’t able to. We reviewed, we interviewed, we invited guests to join us, and we brought it all live to you throughout the day. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, so feel free to watch our “casual Friday” discussion on how it went!
Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:
Complete FinovateStartup Coverage
One more mention of FinovateStartup, and we’ll move on, we swear! We’d like to thank everyone who’s watched our interviews, viewed our episodes or read our reviews online. A week after the event, and our coverage has generated roughly 9,000 views! We were really glad to be able to cover the event and bring you the content as quickly as we did. It was a bit chaotic, but it definitely paid off. We hope you enjoyed it!
Banktastic Article: Innovation - The Growth Accelerator
One article that piqued Brad’s interest recently on Banktastic was one he posted entitled “Innovation - The Growth Accelerator.” The article basically talks about how innovation makes a creative environment in the banking industry. If you would like to read the original article and get involved in the discussion on Banktastic, click here to check everything out!
Private Messaging on Banktastic - We need your input!
Last week, we launched private messaging on Banktastic, and we’re in need of your feedback. As the system is right now, you’re allowed to message and be messaged only by your friends. The Banktastics are considering changing this so that you can send and receive messages from any Banktastic community member. If you feel that the system should be completely open, or if you’d prefer it stay semi-closed, please let us know what you’d like by commenting on this blog post. We really need your input, so please don’t hesitate to tell us!
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The guys saw a lot of innovative companies demoing at Finovate, and we happened to get some really great interviews with a few of them. Snippets from companies that Brad interviewed (Mint, SmartyPig & CreditKarma) are featured in this episode. If you’d like to watch the interviews in their entirety, follow these links: Interview with CreditKarma Interview with Mint Interview with SmartyPig
We’d like to say thanks to all Mike Ferrari, Ken Lin & Aaron Patzer for letting us interview them! We’re glad to have the opportunity to show the Banktatsic Community what you’re all about.
A big thanks to everyone that met up with Brad & Mark while they were in San Francisco. They had a blast, and you can check out the pictures here!
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