Links, Blogs & Websites

• Art+science=FINANCIAL blog by Parters+simons
• Banca due Zero blog on banking innovation (Italian/English)
• Bank 2.0 blog supporting Brett King’s book of the same name
• Banking 2020 from Intuit
• Banking4Tomorow another blog by Brett King about tech innovation
• The Bank Blog by Hansjörg Leichsenring (German)
• The Bank Channel by Rob Findlay (discontinued)
• Banking Business Review
• Banking Kismet by George Pasley
  
• Banking on Customers (deleted)
• Banking Review on issues affecting Australian financial institutions
• Bank Marketing by Julie Arnsdorf
• Bank Marketing Strategy by Jim Marous
  
• Bankwatch Colin Henderson’s blog about banks who get the web lifestyle
• Better Bank Marketing (moved)
• Blue Coin by Ivar Van Duuren (discontinued)
• The Brand Notebook from Bryan Claggett
• Brand Partners blog (out of business)
  
• Bruen/Bensley Blog by Chuck Bruen, CEO/First Entertainment Credit Union
  
• Cash Cow an excellent blog from India
• Celent Banking Blog
• Corner The Market{ing} from MAX Advertising
• Corporate Insight Blog looks at trends in the financial industry
• CreditUnionMBA
• CU Brand Blog from Currency Marketing
• CU Broadcast by Mike Lawson
• CU Communicator from the North Carolina Credit Union League
• CU Grow from the Texas Credit Union League
• CU Hype from Anderhmahr Marketing (deleted)
• CU Potential by Christian Mullins (discontinued)
• CU Water Cooler from Matt Davis, William Azaroff, Tim McAlpine, et al
• The CU Loop from credit union advocate Andy LaFlamme (discontinued)
• CUSoapbox sponsored by The Credit Union Journal
• CU Skeptic attacks common credit union assumptions (discontinued)
• DepositMaximizer from Optirate
• Designing Banks by Rodney La Salle (discontinued)
• DigitalMailer blog and its sister blog Click-Connect-Communicate
• Empower Your Message from financial branding consultant Karolina Reiss
• Experience Fix from brand consultancy i-am (discontinued)
• Filene Research Intitute for credit unions
  
• Financial Marketing Insights from ACTON Marketing
  
• Financial Marketing UK
  
• Financial Services Club blog from Chris Skinner
• Financial Services Marketing Handbook by Evelyn Ehrlich
• Finextra tech and news service, primarily for UK bankers
• FI-natic from ad agency Mullen (discontinued)
• The Future of Banking by MISYS
• Glatt Consulting
• Global Banker
• Golden Mean from Rick Otero at Kimera Consulting
• Gonzobanker from Cornerstone Advisors
• iHelpBanks by ACTON’s Mark Zmarzly
• Jeff for Banks by banker Jeff Marsico
• John Ryan blog on branch design (discontinued)
• John Siracusa on online marketing strategies for banks
• MyMarketingInsights by LemmonTree Marketing
• Mapa blog from the UK mobile banking vendor of the same name
• Market Insights Insider
• Marketing ROI: Whims by Ron Shevlin (discontinued)
• Marketing Tea Party by Ron Shevlin
  
• MarketMatch on bank marketing
• Matt Wilcox Pro
• The Members Group blog for credit unions
• Mercator Advisory Group with research for financial marketing execs
  
• Netbanker
• Nicheruptive – Niche Banking by Jeff Stephens (deactivated)
• Open Source CU powered by Trabian (discontinued)
• Outside In Banking by Tom Brezina (discontinued)
• Prime Insights from Prime Performance
• Priority Integrated Marketing blog
• PSST! Word of Mouth Marketing for banks and credit unions
• The Raddon Report by Raddon Financial
• Retail Banking Strategies from Peak Performance Consulting Group
• Shared iDiz by iDiz Inc
• Skybox and Nexus from CUES
• Social Media and Banking by Jesse Torres
• Steve Sleeper blogs his thoughts
• Strategically Speaking from ProfitStars
• That CU Guy
• The Better Banking Blog (moved)
• That Credit Union Blog
• The Raddon Report from Raddon Financial Group
• The Saatchi Daily Banking Blog for NZ and AUS (discontinued)
• The Story from Creative Brand Communications
• The 2020 Vision of Marketing by Denise Wymore
• Third Degree Creative from the agency of the same name
• Truebridge Financial Marketing blog
• turnLEFT blog by InetSolution
• Visible Banking from Christophe Langlois
• What’s the Difference credit union marketing blog (discontinued)
• World 2.0 Adventure from Everything CU
• ZootBlog by tech/lending vendor Zoot

• BankInnovation.net from Royal Media Group
• Banktastic from The Garland Group
• EverythingCU.com (for credit union employees only)
• Finextra
• Payments News
• CU Insight
  

• Branding Strategy Insider
• All About Branding – Articles on a wide range of topics from many contributors
  
• Brandchannel.com

• ABA Banking Journal
• Adweek
• American Banker
• Bank Marketing
• Brand Week
• Cards International
• Credit Union Business
• Credit Union Magazine
• Credit Union Times
• Credit Union Journal
• CUES Management Magazine
• CUNA News Now
• Private Banker International
• Retail Banker
• The Financial Times
• The CEO Report
  

• Filene Research Institute
• CreditUnions.com from Callahan & Associates
• CUNA Research – Customized member and non-member surveys from CUNA.
• Raddon Financial Group
  
• Member Research
• Forrester Research
• Jupiter Research
• Javelin Strategy & Research
• CVJ Solutions

• Commonwealth Credit Union’s Young & Free Alberta Gen-Y website
• PSCU Financial Services’ Project New Age and its blog
• SubCat Marketing Blog
  
• Filene’s CU Tomorrow
• CUNA’s YES CU Blog: Serving 18-to-30s
• CUNA article from October, 2007
• BAI’s Banking Strategies article on targeting Gen-Y
• USA Today’s Generation Next collection of Gen-Y intelligence
• Young Money
• 60 Minutes hotly-debated piece on Gen-Y in the workplace
• RBC’s P2P user-generated Gen-Y website about money
• The Arrival Guide from EDS Credit Union
• Teen Merchant and Entrepreneur Resources : Business, Finance and Economics

• American Bankers Association (ABA)
• America’s Credit Unions – CUNA’s site for the general public.
• America’s Credit Union Museum – Located in Manchester, NH at the site of the first credit union in America.
• Bank Administration Institute (BAI)
• California & Nevada Credit Union League (CCUL)
• Credit Union Association of Colorado
• Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) – Advancing the professional development of credit union CEOs, senior management and directors.
• Credit Union National Association (CUNA) – The U.S.’s primary credit union trade association.
• CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council - a national organization for credit union marketing and business development professionals.
• Filene Research Institute – An independent, non-profit organization conducting research about credit unions and consumer finance.
• Kansas Credit Union Association
• Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC) – Trade association for credit union marketing professionals.
• National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) – Represents the interests of federal credit unions before the federal government and the public.
• National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations (NACUSO) – Enhances the ability of credit unions to serve their members through CUSOs.
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) – Regulatory body for the nation’s federally insured credit unions.
• New England Financial Marketing Association (NEFMA)
• North Carolina Credit Union League
• Texas Credit Union League (TCUL)
• Utah League of Credit Unions
• Washington Credit Union League (WCUL)

If there’s a blog or website you’d like to see added to the list, please the form below or send an email. Note: This list is not a B2B vendor directory, nor does it include any consumer-facing services. For inclusion, the blog or website must be (1) free, and (2) dedicated to providing news, information or advice specifically relevant to financial marketers.

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