As August wanes and autumn draws near, only days remain until the start of the college football season. Regular readers of this blog know my story. In the early 1970’s as a freshman at Auburn University, I was part of a small army of non-scholarship players, better known as “walk-ons,” kids armed only with the dream of earning the right to wear the orange and blue, and perhaps … [Read more...]
Banking’s unsung hero.
I love this time of year, for a variety of reasons— temperatures dropping, leaves changing, and of course, college football. We just went through the season for patriotism. Memorial Day is the season’s unofficial start. Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, all reminders of the work, symbols and sacrifice that made our country great. The other day, while wandering … [Read more...]
Could this be what the future of banking looks like?
Our country seems so awash in bad news these days, it feels like ISIS could kick back in its collective recliner and watch us destroy ourselves. And American banking is not immune from sad tidings of great sadness. A draft plank of the Democratic platform released July 1 calls not only for the expansion of Dodd-Frank, but also would authorize the United States Postal … [Read more...]
Banker’s brawl helps no one.
An article in the May 11 edition of The Wall Street Journal caught our eye last week. While the piece seemed to emphasize the rift between big and community banks, to us it seemed to serve up some lessons on how – or how not to – compete against the big boys of banking. In short, the story covered a spitting match between Camden Fine, president and CEO of the Independent … [Read more...]
5 Lessons Learned At Chick-fil-A
Even when it seems that criticism and competition will make feathers fly at Chick-fil-A, headlines tell a different story. Here at BankMarketingCenter.com, we’ve been interested of late in the lessons community banks and credit unions can learn from success stories in other economic sectors, which brings us to Chick-fil-A. Pull up a chair, grab some sweet tea – Chick-fil-A’s … [Read more...]