They’re NOT your friends and you won’t win any more by trying to be like them No one ever wins based on their capacity for imitation. Big Banks Big banks face enormous fixed costs for human resources, product development, capital systems and equipment, marketing and...
A new study from Samsung summarized in The Financial Brand confirms what we’ve learned in solving sales and customer engagement problems for community banks. For the majority of banks – community banks in particular – true competitive advantage is still where...
Restaurants and bars all over the country just closed out what was likely a profitable Cinco de Mayo weekend of serving margaritas, Corona and other colorful cocktails to revelers who may not have any cultural connection to the holiday, but who just enjoyed the good...
One minute we’re hearing that the “branch of the future” is actually not a branch, but something virtual. The next we’re hearing that banks are increasing branch presence, as reported in The Financial Brand. Which is the best route? Naturally, it depends on the size...
More than any other time of year, the Holiday Season encourages more charitable giving –whether serving food at homeless shelters, donating toys to needy children, attending seasonal arts events, or making cash donations directly to organizations that do good in our...
So, I’m at the grocery store for vanilla ice cream. Reflexively I make a bee line to the Breyers display in the freezer section because, of course, I don’t have to guess what’s in it. Those ads where cute little kids read the ingredients (“fresh cream, sugar and...
