An effective credit union renaming and branding initiative takes vision, research, consumer and cultural insights, and commitment to the future.

Brand, NamingRandy SchultzOctober 30, 2019credit union branding, financial services branding, credit union naming, credit union name development, credit union marketing, bank branding, bank marketing, Naming, Name Development, strategy, strum, Top

Form Vs. Function? Both!

Better creative, by design.

Strategy, BrandKory DavidsonAugust 19, 2019credit union marketing, bank marketing, brand strategy, kory davidson

Lifestyle Segmentation & Personas

The missing key to successful digital transformation: the last mile, one-to-one user personalization.

Data Analytics, Business IntelligenceMark WeberAugust 6, 2019data analytics, lifestyle segmentation, credit union marketing, bank marketing, customer profitability, customer intelligence, marketing analytics, Intelligence

What Financial Institutions Can Learn from Fast Food Chains about Social Media

When it comes to social media, out-of-the-box thinking is a must.

BrandJulie GrimmJuly 12, 2019credit union social media, credit union branding, credit union marketing, bank branding, bank marketing, bank social media

Identity Crisis

Is your credit union’s name helping or hurting your future growth and success?

BrandMark WeberFebruary 18, 2019credit union naming, financial services branding, credit union marketing, credit union branding, bank branding, bank marketing

Weber Marketing Group is now Strum

Weber Marketing Group, a 30-year nationwide leader in financial services branding, data-driven strategy and analytics announced its name change to Strum.

NewsStrumFebruary 17, 2019strum, strum agency, credit union marketing, credit union branding, financial services marketing, financial services branding, bank branding, bank marketing, bank branch design, credit union branch design, credit union naming, credit union name development, digital marketing, business intelligence, mark weber

Power to: Hang your hat on your brand positioning

Can big, trillion-dollar national banks genuinely and authentically share stories of how they help make a difference in the world?

BrandLibby WilsonFebruary 16, 2019libby wilson, bank branding, bank marketing

The Art and Science of Brand Balance

Data-driven marketing should be balanced by impactful branded creative, made possible by including qualitative insights whenever possible.

BrandGuest UserJanuary 28, 2019bank branding, financial services marketing, credit union branding, credit union marketing, financial services branding, bank marketing, brand strategy, John Mathes

A 200-year-old brand attempts to break through its iconic male image.

Passion and purpose inspired Johnnie Walker, a scotch whiskey maker, to introduce “Jane Walker” to its product line—a symbol of its commitment to progress and gender equality. They further backed this talk with a promise to donate $1 to gender equality focused organizations.

BrandKaren McGaugheyJanuary 10, 2019financial services branding, financial services marketing, credit union marketing, credit union branding, bank branding, bank marketing, Karen McGaughey

Retail Insights: Capital One's New "Café Concept"

Join us on a field trip to check out what makes Capital One’s café concept so unique and a completely different strategy to branching.

BranchesRuth KapciaJanuary 10, 2019bank branch design, credit union branch design, bank branding, financial services marketing, bank marketing, branch design, branch of the future, ruth kapcia

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