In Brief: Cut the crap, shark fin soup, HelloWallet…
Every week, The Financial Brand shares articles, websites and other links relevant to financial marketers. This week, there were 10 stories from around the web that caught The Financial Brand’s attention. Click on the hotlinked summary to read the full story.
Cut the Crap: Goldman Sachs bans swearing in emails
1.5 Million Checks in 1 Year: USAA takes in $900 million in mobile deposits
Home Free: Credit union to giveaway foreclosed home
Branch Grand Opening: Umpqua Bank shows us how it should be done
Shark Fin Soup: Citi lands in hot water over Hong Kong promo
Consultants Opting-In: Vendors line up to pitch banks overdraft solutions
DIY: Self-service channels critical to replacing lost overdraft income
HelloWallet: This PFM integrates a Twitter feed into its blog
Credit Card Picture Improving? Yes, but only because jobless no longer count
Are You a Social Media Guru? If so, El Paso Employees FCU wants you
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Dang it, Jeffry…the WSJ post on overdraft solutions requires an online subscription! I’m dying to read it. Do you know if it was published in the print edition and on what day? mz
Sorry. Here’s the link you need:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704895004575395513588794780.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
I didn’t have the “?mod=googlenews_wsj” part of the URL. The WSJ and its stupid web address “rules.” It’s fixed in the article now.
I can’t ever understand why/how the WSJ organizes its URLs and permalinks. If you Google the headline for any WSJ article, you can always find a free one somewhere. Same thing for the NYT.