PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

We understand that sometimes brands do things in an effort to get a little boost so that people notice. ” According to the store manager sales jumped 75 percent. Our heart bleeds for those sellers. But, they can, of course, always skip next year.

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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. Their tech helps accelerate the delivery of innovation to FI customers who have the consumers’ trust and are pretty good at managing risk.

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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. Get your senior leadership team in a room. The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, What’s In It For Me? “We change people’s lives.” Talk about a great WIIFM (What’s In It For Me?) None of this is needed.

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Your Full Potential

JANUARY 22, 2016

Believe it or not, consumers really care about value and brand. If your brand reflects that your organization can provide those solutions, people will take notice. A memorable experience can help communicate that value. Put a greater focus on the entire experience of doing business with your organization rather than pushing product.

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Your Full Potential

MAY 31, 2016

Make innovation part of your brand promise. Your brand is the essence of who you are and why you exist. If you really want to be known as innovative, you must make innovation part of your brand. It sounds simple enough but in reality, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. Here we go….

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

billion of assets under management. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. We salute CEO Frank Weidner, CIO David Mason and Strategic Insights Manager Mike Lindberg for taking this big strategic step.

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Your Full Potential

JULY 7, 2016

Organizations need 3 things to survive: new business, repeat business, and referral business. In today’s post, we’re going to discuss repeat business. How do you get consumers to come back to you after that first purchase? The secret lies in what is necessary to build relationships with people.

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Your Full Potential

JULY 12, 2016

Service is one of the cornerstones of an organization’s success. If your service levels stink, you’re not going to grow. Here are 3 ways to improve your company’s service levels: Constantly and consistently demonstrate VALUE. Yes, this section is repeated from last week’s post because it is so vital!) question.

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Your Full Potential

JUNE 14, 2016

An organization’s culture is an extension of its Value Proposition. If the Value Proposition is the answer to the question, “why should anyone do business with you, ever?” ” then culture is the methodology that is used to come up with that answer.

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Your Full Potential

JANUARY 19, 2016

The world has gone digital. People can either choose to accept this fact or to try their best ignore it. But numbers don’t lie: over 2 billion smartphones already activated, 1.2 billion + Facebook users, 500 + million Tweeters, Linked In is exploding, and we are seeing large increases in digital marketing budgets.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award. Bank project management offices. A phenomenally successful $50+ billion private/wealth management bank with a customer list to die for probably won’t hurt on the reference list. Roboadvisor Future Advisor acquired by establishment asset management giant BlackRock for $150M.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Leveraging the Virtual Wallet brand it built years ago, it will be worth watching how PNC fares in 2019. There is a nice mix of the executive gene pool among these two organizations to build the future leadership team, and this deal helps CenterState gain scale as it moved past the dreaded $10 billion regulatory mark.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. Gonzo Lifetime Leadership Award – John Glenn.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. Gonzo Lifetime Leadership Award – John Glenn.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

It’s almost as bad as saying it’s the “Year of The Sloth” – since, let’s face it, pigs are not typically prized for their wisdom, energy, vision or leadership qualities across the animal kingdom. Chinese tradition, however, takes a different view.

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MARCH 2, 2018

Amazon is focused on globilizing its branded Marketplace, and will spend billions of dollars over the next decade to bring its model of low prices, vast selection, and fast delivery to the world. Millennials account for one-third of India’s population. The app has between 1M and 5M downloads on the Google Play store.

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