Build Your Own Bankers
*This post originally appeared on Jeff4Banks.com on October 23, 2021* A colleague is working with a nearby college to develop a curriculum for a banking minor. They asked us to […]
Bank Customers Lose Real Money
*This post originally appeared in Jeff4Banks.com on October 7, 2021* You worked hard, saved money, and reduced or eliminated debt. You’ve been conservative, preferring the stability and security of bank […]
How To Get Off The Hot Rate Ferris Wheel
I recently spoke at the DCI Annual Users Conference and the ABA Bank Marketing Conference about, among other things, how bankers can get off the the “hot rate” kick. I […]
Bankers Automate! With This Asterisk
Last week the Virginia Bankers’ Association had a futurist at their annual convention. Among other things, he predicted that the pandemic induced, government supported prolonged labor shortage will accelerate the […]
Community Banking According to Andy
I enjoy Twitter because of the relationship threads I have maintained, the good-natured jabbing among friends, and keeping abreast of news I would not otherwise read. One of my tweeps […]
Bankers: 7 Questions to Determine If You Have a Strategic CFO
Ajit Kambil of the consulting firm Deloitte, in one of their Perspectives articles, asked seven essential questions to determine if the reader was or has a strategic CFO. I thought it provided […]
Bank Customers’ Lifetime Value
*This article was originally published on jeff4banks.com on July 3, 2021* Who are your target customers? Answer: XYZ Why are they your target customers? Answer: They are our most […]
Banking’s Execution Imperative
**This article originally appeared in Jeff4Banks.com on June 19, 2021.** Announcer: Spain had 85% possession against Sweden and did not score. The strategy drawn up by the Spanish side […]
Excess Liquidity, Low Rates, and Branching. My Answers to Jeff Davis’ Questions
**This video blog was originally posted on Jeff4Banks.com on May 13, 2021.** S&P Global Market Intelligence Principal Analyst Nathan Stovall recently interviewed Mercer Capital’s Jeff Davis on the Street Talk podcast regarding the thorny banking issues […]
Squared Away-How It Happened
**This article was originally posted on Jeff4Banks.com on April 29, 2021.** March 11, 2020: The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. I attended the Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association Women in […]