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May 5, 2026
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5 mins

3 Leadership Habits that Drive Consistent Growth in Credit Unions

3 leadership habits credit unions can use to turn data into action, align teams, and drive consistent, meaningful growth

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April 13, 2026
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3 min read

Strum Platform™ and FinGoal Partner to Deliver Deeper Member Personalization for Credit Unions and Banks

FinGoal integrates with Strum Platform to deliver personalized transaction insights, helping financial institutions activate deeper member intelligence at scale.

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January 29, 2026
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3 min read

Speed Wins. Even in Banking.

Banking’s edge is speed. Institutions that win turn widely available data signals into automated action fastest, closing the gap between insight and execution.

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January 11, 2026
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3 min read

Five more Credit Unions select Strum Platform™

Strum Platform™ announces new partners signed to the Marketing Analytics CDP and StrumVoice™ Marketing Automation.

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October 12, 2025
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3 min read

Dupaco Credit Union selects Strum Platform™ Marketing Analytics CDP Platform

Strum Platform™ announced today it signed the $3.6 billion, Dubuque, Iowa-based Dupaco Credit Union to their Customer Data Platform (CDP).

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January 26, 2025
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5 min read

Improving Engagement: The Power of Data and Personalization

The financial services industry is changing rapidly, and nowhere is this more evident than in the rise of fintech competitors like Chime.

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October 22, 2024
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1 min read

Free Webinar: Crack the Code of Core Deposit & Client Growth

Join us for a free webinar on August 21st where we dive into the essentials of leveraging data insights designed to supercharge your credit union or bank's growth.

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October 1, 2024
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4 min read

One Nevada Credit Union selects Strum Platform™ Marketing Analytics CDP Platform

Strum Platform is now one of the leading analytics marketing technologies in the credit union and banking industry.

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September 25, 2024
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2 min read

Strum Platform™ Joins the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program

Strum Platform, an Azure™ cloud-based financial marketing analytics technology, today announced that it has joined the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program (VIP).

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September 21, 2024
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5 min read

In Search of Member Value

How well do you know your profit model? In today’s increasingly competitive financial services industry, member profitability has become a vital topic.

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August 21, 2024
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6 min read

The Truth About Email Marketing Success

When measuring the success of an email marketing campaign, many financial marketers can become hyper-focused on clicks and opens.

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August 12, 2024
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1 min read

WEBINAR: Fueling Deposit Growth - Proven Strategies for Overcoming Economic Challenges

In this essential webinar, we delve into the tactics and strategies financial institutions can utilize to attract, retain, and maximize deposit dollars .

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July 26, 2024
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5 min read

Customer Data Platforms are Driving Member Relationship Marketing Success

Financial institutions today face a fast-rising level of competitive challenges to growing the right members, remaining relevant to consumers.

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July 1, 2024
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1 hr read

Webinar: Inspiring Buy-In

Inspiring Buy-In: Transforming Member Experience Through Data.

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December 17, 2023
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7 min read

Press Release: Strum Platform™ signs SESLOC Federal Credit Union to their Next-Gen Data Analytics Marketing Platform

Strum Platform.™ a cloud-based data analytics solution announced the signing of SESLOC Federal Credit Union in San Luis Obispo, CA, as their latest client.

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August 21, 2023
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2 min read

Why Your Data Transformation Could Fail, Before You Even Start

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated a massive shift in digital technologies, forcing organizations overnight to move millions of employees to work at home.

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August 21, 2023
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8 min read

Two More Credit Unions Advance to a Next Generation Cloud-Based Financial Analytics Marketing Technology Platform

Strum Platform™ has added the Great Lakes Credit Union, and Team One Federal CU, to their Azure™ cloud-based marketing analytics technology platform.

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August 21, 2023
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9 min read

Time To Move Past Legacy MCIF’s

For over 35 years, the MCIF (Marketing Customer Information File) has been the workhorse for countless credit union and bank marketers.

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August 21, 2023
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4 min read

The Personalization of Data Builds Brand Loyalty & Profit

Today, successful marketing results require identifying and targeting your most profitable, fast-growing loyal segments, then deliver highly personalized experiences

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August 21, 2023
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1.5 min read

Strum Platform™ signs their 6th Jack Henry Client

Strum Platform™ announces their newest clients, Great Lakes FCU and Team One FCU, to their Azure™ cloud customer data platform.

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August 21, 2023
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6 min read

The Dangers of Misidentifying Your Best Members

Every Credit Union feels they understand their best members. But, in truth, your best members are often the most difficult to understand.

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August 21, 2023
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5 min read

Supporting Customers during Economic Downturns: How Financial Institutions Can Foster Loyalty

Customers are more loyal to banks that deliver a meaningful customer experience and make efforts to support them in challenging economic times.

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August 21, 2023
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8 min read

ORNL FCU Selects Strum Platform for Marketing Analytics

The $3.1 billion ORNL Federal Credit Union here has signed on with Strum Platform to use the company’s Azure cloud-based marketing analytics technology platform.

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August 21, 2023
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2 min read

Love to meet you at the Jack Henry Connect 2022 conference Aug. 29th – Sept. 1!

Let’s meet at Booth #918 if richer customer insights that drive deeper relationships and automated marketing ROI results are important to you.

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August 21, 2023
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8 min read

Strum Platform™ launches Clackamas FCU on to their Next Gen Member Data Analytics Marketing Platform

Strum Platform announced today that Clackamas FCU, is the latest client to implement their cloud-based marketing analytics and business intelligence solution.

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August 21, 2023
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5 min read

How To Create a Growth Map To Build Branch Expansion

In 2017, two e-Commerce retail brands, Warby Parker and Bonobos, see a future that includes more brick-and-mortar locations.

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August 21, 2023
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5 min read

Lifestyle Segmentation & Personas

Financial leaders rush data roadmaps for digital transformation, but often delay a mission-critical step needed to build a strong analytics program.

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August 21, 2023
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8 min read

Five Stages of a Successful Customer Data Analytics Journey

Data and Martech transformations can boost personalization and performance, but usually take longer and require more resources than expected.

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August 21, 2023
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2 min read

Why is Finding Success in Advanced Data Analytics Journeys so Elusive?

Financial leaders have plenty of data but need actionable insights to drive adaptive growth, enhance member experiences, and deepen engagement.

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August 21, 2023
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7 min read

Four more Credit Unions advance to Strum Platform Next Gen Analytics Marketing Technology Platform

Strum Platform™ announced today it signed South Carolina FCU, Ventura County CU, MyUSA Credit Union, and Trailhead CU, to their Azure™ platform.

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August 21, 2023
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9 min read

5 Success Factors for Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is one of the most important initiatives that a financial institution can undertake in order to stay competitive.

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August 21, 2023
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2 min read

2022 Bank Marketing Conference

See you in Denver! Live demos of Strum Platform at #ABABankMktg Conference next week, come say hi to Lee Allen and Randy Schultz. #dataanalytics#marketingautomation

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August 21, 2023
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5 min read

Best Practices for Onboarding

The initial 3 to 6-month period following the acquisition of a new member may be the single most important phase of the entire member journey.

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5 min read

Three Steps to Using your Data and Behavioral Analytics

Most organizations know how people bank, but have limited ideas about how to harness that data, build strategies around it and use it to shape future performance.

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1 min read

See you at Corelations 2023!

The Strum Platform team is in San Diego for the Corelations 2023 conference. Let’s meet! Booth #35

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8 min read

Strum Launches a New Financial Services Customer Data Analytics & Marketing Platform

Strum™, a strategic marketing and brand consultancy, announced the release of Strum Platform™, a next-gen Customer Data Platform and Business Intelligence solution.

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Oct 26, 2024

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5 min read

Best Practices for Onboarding

The initial 3 to 6-month period following the acquisition of a new member may be the single most important phase of the entire member journey.

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Oct 26, 2024

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2 min read

Why is Finding Success in Advanced Data Analytics Journeys so Elusive?

Financial leaders have plenty of data but need actionable insights to drive adaptive growth, enhance member experiences, and deepen engagement.

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Oct 26, 2024

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8 min read

Five Stages of a Successful Customer Data Analytics Journey

Data and Martech transformations can boost personalization and performance, but usually take longer and require more resources than expected.

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Oct 26, 2024

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5 min read

In Search of Member Value

How well do you know your profit model? In today’s increasingly competitive financial services industry, member profitability has become a vital topic.

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Oct 26, 2024

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5 min read

Lifestyle Segmentation & Personas

Financial leaders rush data roadmaps for digital transformation, but often delay a mission-critical step needed to build a strong analytics program.

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Oct 26, 2024

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8 min read

Strum Launches a New Financial Services Customer Data Analytics & Marketing Platform

Strum™, a strategic marketing and brand consultancy, announced the release of Strum Platform™, a next-gen Customer Data Platform and Business Intelligence solution.

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Oct 26, 2024

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5 min read

Supporting Customers during Economic Downturns: How Financial Institutions Can Foster Loyalty

Customers are more loyal to banks that deliver a meaningful customer experience and make efforts to support them in challenging economic times.

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Oct 26, 2024

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2 min read

Strum Platform™ Joins the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program

Strum Platform, an Azure™ cloud-based financial marketing analytics technology, today announced that it has joined the Jack Henry™ Vendor Integration Program (VIP).

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Oct 26, 2024

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9 min read

Time To Move Past Legacy MCIF’s

For over 35 years, the MCIF (Marketing Customer Information File) has been the workhorse for countless credit union and bank marketers.

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Oct 26, 2024

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5 min read

Customer Data Platforms are Driving Member Relationship Marketing Success

Financial institutions today face a fast-rising level of competitive challenges to growing the right members, remaining relevant to consumers.

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Oct 26, 2024

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4 min read

One Nevada Credit Union selects Strum Platform™ Marketing Analytics CDP Platform

Strum Platform is now one of the leading analytics marketing technologies in the credit union and banking industry.

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

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7 min read

Press Release: Strum Platform™ signs SESLOC Federal Credit Union to their Next-Gen Data Analytics Marketing Platform

Strum Platform.™ a cloud-based data analytics solution announced the signing of SESLOC Federal Credit Union in San Luis Obispo, CA, as their latest client.

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

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6 min read

The Truth About Email Marketing Success

When measuring the success of an email marketing campaign, many financial marketers can become hyper-focused on clicks and opens.

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

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4 min read

The Personalization of Data Builds Brand Loyalty & Profit

Today, successful marketing results require identifying and targeting your most profitable, fast-growing loyal segments, then deliver highly personalized experiences

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Oct 26, 2024

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8 min read

Two More Credit Unions Advance to a Next Generation Cloud-Based Financial Analytics Marketing Technology Platform

Strum Platform™ has added the Great Lakes Credit Union, and Team One Federal CU, to their Azure™ cloud-based marketing analytics technology platform.

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Oct 26, 2024

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1 hr read

Webinar: Inspiring Buy-In

Inspiring Buy-In: Transforming Member Experience Through Data.

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

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2 min read

Why Your Data Transformation Could Fail, Before You Even Start

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated a massive shift in digital technologies, forcing organizations overnight to move millions of employees to work at home.

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Jan 27, 2025

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5 min read

Improving Engagement: The Power of Data and Personalization

The financial services industry is changing rapidly, and nowhere is this more evident than in the rise of fintech competitors like Chime.

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Oct 13, 2025

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3 min read

Dupaco Credit Union selects Strum Platform™ Marketing Analytics CDP Platform

Strum Platform™ announced today it signed the $3.6 billion, Dubuque, Iowa-based Dupaco Credit Union to their Customer Data Platform (CDP).

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Jan 30, 2026

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3 min read

Speed Wins. Even in Banking.

Banking’s edge is speed. Institutions that win turn widely available data signals into automated action fastest, closing the gap between insight and execution.

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Apr 29, 2026

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5 mins

3 Leadership Habits that Drive Consistent Growth in Credit Unions

3 leadership habits credit unions can use to turn data into action, align teams, and drive consistent, meaningful growth

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

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9 min read

5 Success Factors for Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is one of the most important initiatives that a financial institution can undertake in order to stay competitive.

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

a clock that is in the middle of a circle

6 min read

The Dangers of Misidentifying Your Best Members

Every Credit Union feels they understand their best members. But, in truth, your best members are often the most difficult to understand.

calendar

Oct 26, 2024

a clock that is in the middle of a circle

5 min read

Three Steps to Using your Data and Behavioral Analytics

Most organizations know how people bank, but have limited ideas about how to harness that data, build strategies around it and use it to shape future performance.

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"My 15 years of leading financial institutions gave me a deep understanding of what data teams need to be successful. I believe Strum Platform is the future."
- Laurie Flanders, VP of Client Solutions at Strum Platform