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Compliance needs marketing love, too
Wait, isn’t that weird? Aren’t Compliance Officers the credit union marketing buzzkills? I mean, every time we come up with a brilliant marketing idea, those mean ol’ meanies want to cover it in fine print, or just take all the fun out of it. Aren’t we natural enemies? Well, no. Here’s why Compliance and Marketing…
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In case you missed it – 11.5.2025
Welcome to the family, Sacramento CU! Plus new financial wellness app, the next generation of cardholders, and doubling down on community support. Here’s what we noticed, in case you missed it. iDiz welcomes Sacramento Credit Union to their CU website family! This is a bit of horn-tooting, but in iDiz Inc. news, we’re proud to…
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Credit Union website best practices: condense, consolidate, and cull content
One of the strongest trends we’ve seen over the last few years in the credit union websites we build could be called “page compression”. Back in the ancient days (you know, maybe four years ago in web years) a typical CU website launched with 125-150 pages, maybe even more. Nowadays? That’s closer to 50 –…
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The Double Toddler Day
Last week we agreed to watch our friends’ toddler while her day care was closed. We have a toddler of our own almost exactly the same age, so we agreed it would be fun for everyone. “Why not? Two toddlers can’t take that much more work,” we thought foolishly. To no one’s surprise but ours…
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Five Ways to Squeeze the Most Out of Your Agency
If you are like most CU marketing departments, we know you have to pinch every marketing penny until it screams. As a service to our clients and potential clients, as well as to our colleagues in the creative biz, we’ve put together a few ways you can make sure you wring every precious drop of…
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In case you missed it – 10.1.2025
A home equity boom, complex car loans, the power of podcasts, and the strength in differences. Here’s what we noticed, in case you missed it: Higher home values set new records in home equity There’s an interesting flip side to the inflation in home values in recent years, namely the fact that home equity is…
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Five things I believe about Quality in CU marketing
The benefits of high Quality and the pitfalls of low Quality are obvious for things like airplanes and motorcycles. Without Quality in materials, design, craftsmanship, and maintenance, people die. Although the risks aren’t quite as immediate or dire, Quality is just as important in our corner of the world, credit union marketing. Quality – and…
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Do AI and Google like your CU website?
AI has left a lot of digital marketers scratching their heads. For many, organic search engine traffic has dropped substantially. This is largely because AI tools can synthesize a response without the user ever putting eyes on your website. You can see for yourself. Google has even built an AI overview right into their search…
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Five ways you’re losing deposits
At many credit unions, the deposit pendulum swings from “Yikes! Deposits are spiking! We need to make loans!” to “Eek, we need deposits!” again. To help you tune up your deposit-fu, here are five ways you might be losing out on deposits – and what to do about it. Talking only about your fantabulous APY…
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In case you missed it – 8.27.2025
Big money for banking AI, how to help stressed members, more online auto loan opportunities, a feel-good newsletter, and the Cracker Barrel rebrand brawl. Here’s what we noticed, in case you missed it: Big bank, big budget, big tech, big numbers, big wow Just let this sink in a bit… according to this CU Daily…
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