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US banks continue to tighten lending

Colin wrote 2 months ago: The credit crunch for consumers in North America is on for real now according to these statistics. … more »

Tags: US

The Power of Trends

earthfreak1 wrote 3 months ago: Smug twats aside… 1) Consumerism has the power to empower less environmentally degrading produ … more »

Tags: consumerism, Anya Hindmarch, Whole Foods Market, reuse trends, plastic bags, I'm Not a plastic bag, Green Consumerism

Innovation happens at the edges | Banks: are you watching?1 comment

Colin wrote 3 months ago: Mike Arrington is one opinionated blogger that I don’t refer to much, but he makes an excellen … more »

Tags: Innovation, Banking Strategy

Two years on | Which banks understand the web lifestyle?1 comment

Colin wrote 3 months ago: When I started this particular blog, my impetus was the lack of creativity amongst Banks in getting … more »

Tags: Online Banking, Banking Strategy, Non bank competition, regulation

Trend Watching Web Site

jkrouse wrote 4 months ago: Trendwatching.com is a useful resource for gaining insight into consumer trends.  They do a monthly … more »

Tags: advertising, Web Strategy & Development, Branding, Positioning / Messaging, PR, Marketing, Public Relations

Consolidation of Banking: Danielson | Book review1 comment

Colin wrote 4 months ago: Consolidation of Banking was a genuine surprise to me. I expected this to be dry and academic. How … more »

Tags: Banking Strategy

X marks the spot

miamiprovocateur wrote 4 months ago: This Friday, February 29th also marks the opening reception for Luminaire X in the Miami Design Dist … more »

Tags: Design, Design District, Miami, Trends, Bang and Olufsen, Base, Books and Books, Lavazza, Luminaire

Banking predictions portend big change - Gartner3 comments

Colin wrote 4 months ago: Tom Groenfeldt on techandfinance.com highlights four predictions in a recent Gartner report, that ar … more »

Consumers getting financial advice for themselves and from friends and family

Colin wrote 5 months ago: Fascinating research and conclusions picked up by Paul at Finextra. The implication is the shift to … more »

Don't call it a comeback

miamiprovocateur wrote 5 months ago: Photo courtesy of commerical-archive.com. Photographed by Simon Harsent.  Earlier this week PSFK … more »

Tags: Arts, Design, Fashion, Japan, PSFK, Style, Trends, commercial-archive.com, laser etched jeans

"Obama Surges, Online And Off" | TechCrunch1 comment

Colin wrote 6 months ago: Its way to early for predictions, and my point is not politics.  With that disclaimer, somethi … more »

Tags: Customer experience

BofA winner with iPhone compatible site

Colin wrote 6 months ago: Jim does a nice review of iphone compatibility.  iPhone Compatibility at the Largest U.S. Bank … more »

Come on in, the water's lovely

almostalwaysthinking wrote 7 months ago: I had a meeting with a chap from Digital and one of the gals from the support team this morning.  … more »

Tags: Life, Trends, Digital, ecommerce, social networking, UK Online

KeyPoint CU introduces account access via Facebook

Colin wrote 8 months ago: In what I believe is a first, KeyPoint Credit Union, based in Silicon Valley introduces a new mobile … more »

Tags: Online Banking

Leaving the Information Age | Joe Andrieu2 comments

Colin wrote 10 months ago: Nice thoughtful read for the weekend. Joe talks about, and provides examples of how we are moving t … more »

Tags: Customer experience

Ostrich burger, and a medium mortgage to go ...

Colin wrote 10 months ago: Great article in this weeks Economist on algorithms.  The theme lies in the mind numbing amount … more »

Tags: Customer experience, Customer Advocacy

Credit card companies pursue subprime borrowers

Colin wrote 10 months ago: Interesting subtext to the sub prime crisis, as credit card companies, target those same sub prime m … more »

Tags: Marketing

Social retailing | van der Klein3 comments

Colin wrote 10 months ago: This slide show from Raimo van der Klein is interesting as it tries to capture some of the trends in … more »

Tags: Customer experience

Sub-prime crisis | Back to basics, and the promise of social lending3 comments

Colin wrote 11 months ago: The always clear and succint Economist sums up the current financial crisis in next weeks leader her … more »

Tags: Customer experience, Banking Strategy, Open Source Banking, Customer Advocacy, Social Lending


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