by Austin Lohnes | Strategy
For decades, Walmart has prided itself on its low prices. They’re virtually unbeatable. But those staggeringly low numbers they call prices aren’t so eye popping anymore. It’s the much larger numbers that are mind boggling: Walmart checking accounts. Your...
by Austin Lohnes | Strategy
In the wake of economic instability and shifting financial winds, you’ve likely been a part of several discussions at your credit union or community bank that focus on ways to keep the money flowing. Essentially, you’re looking for ways to broaden your revenue...
by Mark Arnold | Strategy
When you find an “A” player, hire an “A” player. That’s the employee retention philosophy we use at On The Mark Strategies and it’s helped us grow our business significantly. But for many credit unions and community banks the question is also: how do you keep “A”...
by Shawn Temple | Strategy
A Barn Swallow is a little bird found abundantly across North America…and it has a strategic focus unlike any other. It’s recognizable by it’s cobalt blue and orangey-gold color, it’s long, forked tail unique to the swallow family and the annoying habit they...
by Mark Arnold | Strategy
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Don Arkell, owner of CU Lending Advice. Don is one of the leading consultants in credit union lending. Don regularly helps credit unions all across the country grow their lending, train their staff and improve their...
by Mark Arnold | Strategy
“Mergers.” They can sound cold, and there’s a tendency to treat credit union mergers or mergers between community banks like business deals without any deeper meaning to them. But what if I told you it didn’t have to be this way? It might sound crazy, but...
by Mark Arnold | Strategy
If you look at current economic downturn data and projections for too long, you’ll get depressed quickly. McKinsey & Company is projecting it will take most business sectors more than five years to get back to their 2019 GDP levels. Bancography recently...
