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Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily

PYMNTS

When planning a large-scale marketing push or publicity stunt, it can be easy to overlook the fact that getting attention is hard, and getting positive attention is even harder. And the summer of 2018 has already featured two flashy mass-market promotions that aimed for it, missed and got to watch things go spectacularly awry.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

FICO

One driver of this observation is likely the FCRA-mandated seven-year purge rule for negative information, which means that missed payments reported in the 2007-2009 period (epicenter of the recession) have been dropping off of people’s credit reports. Paul and Boston. Which states have seen the biggest increase over time?

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

CB Insights

He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. While Lin left the company in 2005, it was acquired by Microsoft in 2007. Education: Stanford University (MBA), Australian National University (BA/BSC).

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How Masabi Makes Public Transit Ticketing Mobile

PYMNTS

In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Donovan explained how the company works to replace good ol’ transit tickets in 30 global markets. In 2007, we started our first trial with a company called Chiltern Railways in the U.K.,” s national railroad system. Donovan said. From paper to digital. In 2012, we moved beyond the U.K.

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Most Platforms Can’t Scale, Will Fail

PYMNTS

But that was the buzz – and the quote above that started the media hype-meter going into overdrive is from September 24, 2007. In fact, it’s not surprising at all that Revolution Money pretty much fizzled not long after the check cleared to the PR firm that wrote that September 2007 press release. And in most other industries.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. MCBS, with a market cap of $705 million, and LTM revenues (net interest income plus fee income) of $125.5

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