MoneyWorks The purpose of this blog is to provide a forum for credit unions to learn more about the MoneyWorks program as well as share ideas and best practices to build successful MoneyWorks at credit unions across the country. tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341 2006-03-13T15:31:07Z Blogger
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 true Doug True 2006-05-24T16:15:00-04:00 2006-05-24T20:19:31Z 2006-05-24T20:19:17Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114850195704411830 CommonCents Advocate Search A quick update on the search for CommonCents (aka MoneyWorks advocates) at FORUM Credit Union. It has been tough going finding candidates who desire to be advocates. Some of it may be the MoneyWorks concept since it is unique. We continue to look for advocates that will represent the credit union how it should be represented. I will keep you updated as we make progress. false Doug True 2006-05-14T20:28:00-04:00 2006-05-15T00:31:44Z 2006-05-15T00:31:07Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114765306731148072 Home Selling Featured in Fast Company More confirmation that credit unions should be bold and explore the MoneyWorks concept can be found in the May edition of my favorite magazine, Fast Company. The piece is titled, Party On, and is written by Alyssa Danigelis (page 30 - if you don't subscribe to Fast Company - you should). Check it out. false Doug True 2006-05-03T23:49:00-04:00 2006-05-04T03:52:26Z 2006-05-04T03:52:26Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114671474609454814 Cashstore has a MoneyWorks feel to it This comes from my favorite e-newsletter - Springwise. Cashstore.fr is a French service that offers its members cash back for purchases made online, as well as a percentage of purchases made by their team members. How it works: after signing up, members are given an @cashstore.fr email address. When they buy online from a partner store, they use this address and Cashstore.fr is able to track the false Doug True 2006-04-14T00:39:00-04:00 2006-04-17T13:47:17Z 2006-04-14T04:44:05Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114498984590057257 TiVo Ambassador TiVo has announced their first TiVo ambassador. I am envious of this guy. Clever marketing idea from TiVo (my favorite technology). No doubt that TiVo will use him to tell their story. Sounds similar to what we are trying to accomplish with MoneyWorks in a way, right? false Doug True 2006-04-09T23:08:00-04:00 2006-04-10T21:58:19Z 2006-04-10T03:09:17Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114463855720899345 CUES Nexus Presentation CUES Nexus Presentation false Doug True 2006-04-09T22:46:00-04:00 2006-04-10T22:00:38Z 2006-04-10T02:51:19Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114463747960136680 Underwear Sales @ Home? Jockey has started a new direct selling arm of their company called Jockey Person-to-Person. They are looking for Comfort Specialists to fulfill their mission of "To Satisfy the Human Need for Comfort". Check out the website. If Jockey can do it so can credit unions. false Doug True 2006-04-09T22:26:00-04:00 2006-04-10T22:02:30Z 2006-04-10T02:42:51Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114463697193376624 Comedy Barn Gets It During spring break, I took the family on a mini vacation to the Pigeon Forge - Gatlinburg area in Tennessee. Planned in advance to attend a family oriented comedy show at the Comedy Barn. Why? Because last year while in the same location I saw so many people walking around with Comedy Barn t-shirts it made me think that the show had to be good. Did some quick research on their web site and saw false Doug True 2006-04-01T07:17:00-05:00 2006-04-01T12:27:18Z 2006-04-01T12:26:32Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114389439268538035 Unique Marketing | Positioning Been traveling the last couple of days and found two unique marketing or positioning situations. First, while sitting at the Indianapolis airport I glance over and see a power outlet. A long tall sticker surrounds the power outlet and then stretches upward to about five feet. The sticker says, "This power outlet works so you can too - Chase Bank". Wow, the power outlets are sponsored by Chase? false Doug True 2006-03-25T11:48:00-05:00 2006-03-25T16:50:53Z 2006-03-25T16:49:16Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15534341.post-114330535654910951 Helping Communities and Growing Members Alterna Savings, a Canadian credit union, has a community mortgage program that has similar traits to the MoneyWorks concept. The name of the program is Community Mortgage Builder Program. The tag line for the program is that it helps non-profit groups who rely on fund-raising as part of their income stream. While browsing their web site I must say I like their one sentence company description - false