Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Three ways millennials could accelerate FinTech trends in 2016. When it comes to finance, millennials are a generation known to be conservative in spending and distrustful of financial institutions. Thus, it’s not shocking that millennials are a driving factor in the growing financial technology, or FinTech, movement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

Beloved by younger millennials and up-and-coming Generation Z members, Snapchat is the little social media engine that could in an era when it seemed the social media die had all been cast (and where Facebook won most of the rolls). Borrowing is an option, but an expensive one as interest rates are climbing.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Out of Mom and Dad’s basement, millennials are primed to become your next best customers. Bauhs is on the tail end of the “millennial” generation, which is commonly defined as those born between 1980 and 2000. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials. By Ed Avis.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Turnarounds in tech — and in social media in particular — are not unheard of, Nathanson wrote, meaning it is not impossible for Snap to snap back from all this. This is one of a host of recent troubles Snapchat has faced since going public, troubles that are increasingly noticeable and worrisome to market watchers.

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Banking 2020

APRIL 28, 2015

Digital Banking with Digital Face: There has been a massive behavioral and thus expectation shift in the customer relationship, especially among millennials. For millennials, the F2F relationship is no longer irreplaceable when the customer requires a utility driven solution or a real-time resolution through the digital relationship.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

When Amazon, the largest retailer by market cap, says that it had its best day ever , it’s hard not to call that a sizzle – and then some. Even Amazon competitors like Macys, Target and even Best Buy reported that their sales rose that day by 13 percent or more – as they rode the Prime Day draft and put their own offers in market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facebook leadership underestimated the role that platform governance plays in keeping platforms alive and thriving – and it may be too little, much too late to turn things around. There’s a big available market with a lot of room to grow that pie – after all, Amazon “only” has about 50 percent of the online commerce market , and the U.S.

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Your Full Potential

MARCH 2, 2016

The Driving Force Behind Decisions and Better Leadership , due to be published in the Spring of 2016. Now that we know that relevant and unique marketing is what’s needed, “changing lives” seems a tad too generic. Get your senior leadership team in a room. The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, What’s In It For Me?

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Your Full Potential

JANUARY 19, 2016

billion + Facebook users, 500 + million Tweeters, Linked In is exploding, and we are seeing large increases in digital marketing budgets. Data –Marketers must be more systematic and targeted when reaching out to consumers. But numbers don’t lie: over 2 billion smartphones already activated, 1.2 Encourage your followers, friends, etc.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Daniel Loeb, manager of activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, led an investment of roughly $3B into Nestle in 2017 and launched an attack on the company’s leadership in mid-2018. Peltz and P&G collectively spent over $100M on marketing to bring investors to their sides. stake in P&G in Feb’17.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Community bank marketing resources. Freudian Slip Award. C’mon Man!’

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Goes to the always-sharp Mitch Feiger and the team at MB Financial for the bank’s sale to Fifth Third at a 24% premium to market price in May.

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