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The Very Mobile Future of Banking

Take a look at these videos and interactive demos and you’ll swear the future of banking hinges on the marriage of two ideas: “mobile” + “touchscreens.” Commonwealth Bank – 2013 Vision Commonwealth Bank, based in Australia, sees the near future of banking built around interactive touchscreen technologies like Microsoft’s Surface and Apple’s iPad. The Aussie […]

Members Help Members in USAA’s Online Website Forum

Reviewed and written by Jeff Stephens, CEO/Creative Brand Communications San Antonio-based USAA Savings Bank, which provides financial services to military personnel and their families, recently ended two months of weekly sweepstakes to promote their new Member 2 Member forum. Within USAA’s website, members can use the Member 2 Member forum to ask and answer questions, […]

Four Things Your Brand Must Be

Four principles serve as the underpinning for every great brand: differentiation, relevancy, credibility and irreproducibility.

See Barclays Bank of the Future… It’s Here Now

Barclays has opened a new flagship branch at Piccadilly Circus in London. The bank describes the project as “the first ‘brand concept’ branch in the UK,” covering 8,000 square feet of retail space over three floors. “We have taken inspiration from retailers such as Apple and Nike,” said Mike Amato, Chief Distribution & Product Officer/Barclays […]

Integrated Luxury Brand with Lush Branch, Gorgeous Website

Every now and then, there’s a bank that really understands the importance of having an integrated brand supporting a narrow focus on a specific audience. Goldwater Bank, targeting upscale residents in the posh retirement mecca of Scottsdale, Arizona, is such a bank. Their website is a visually lush and stunning reflection of the bank’s equally-impressive […]

Datahead: Facts on TV and Online Financial Ads

A study by Bigresearch says this is what people do when TV commercials come on: 41.2% of viewers take a peak at what’s on other channels 33.5% talk with others in the room or by phone 30.2% mentally tune out 5.5% pay attention to commercials TV’s influence on consumers to purchase products declined, whereas new […]