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Reference: Media Categories for Delivering Bank & Credit Union Marketing Messages

By Jim Bruene on March 17, 2009 6:36 PM | Comments (3)

image I was reading Currency Marketing (note 1) founder Tim McAlpine's ten-part blog opus (here) on so-called Challenge Marketing, a mix of social media, sweepstakes and viral marketing. It's great reading, especially if you are thinking of embarking on a new-media marketing campaign.

In part 4, Tim created a list of media available for marketing messages. I started with his list, added to it, and rearranged the topics. Use this as a cheat sheet in your planning meetings to make sure you've covered all the bases. I know I've missed things, please add to the comments and I'll update the list.

  • ATMs
    • Screens
    • Enclosures
    • Receipts
  • Blogs
    • Posting/commenting on your own blog
    • Guest posts on others
    • Commenting on other blogs
    • Asking for reciprocal blogroll listings
    • Sponsored blog post (tread carefully)
  • Branch
    • Posters
    • Brochures
    • Plasma screens
    • Floor decals
    • Window decals
  • Call center
    • On-hold messages
    • Press 1 for more info on ____
  • Charitable activities
  • Cinema advertising
  • Door-to-door
    • Flyers
    • Conversations
  • Ecommerce
    • Powered by your brand
    • Advertisements on confirmation screens/email receipts
  • Direct mail
    • Postcard
    • Letter
    • Welcome packages
  • Direct-to-desktop computer applications
    • Widgets
    • Toolbars
    • Buttons/alerts
  • E-mail
    • Direct messages to house or rented list
    • Advertisements/sponsorships within third-party email letters
    • Advertisements within triggered account alerts
  • Joint marketing (with other companies)
  • Mobile
    • Text messages
    • Downloadable app (iphone, Blackberry, Android)
    • Advertising in other apps
    • Sponsoring other apps
    • Featured at carrier/manufacturer site
  • Newsletters
    • Your email/printed/RSS  
    • Third-party properties
  • Online advertising on outside properties
    • Banners and other on-screen ads 
    • Advertorial
    • Sponsorships
    • RSS feed ads
    • Social networks (Facebook, MySpace, MSN, others)
    • Search engines (Google Adwords, Yahoo, Microsoft, others)
  • Online advertising on your properties
    • Main website
    • Online banking site
    • Logon/logoff splash screens
    • Microsites/landing pages
  • Outdoor
    • Billboards
    • Transit
    • Wall projection & other non-traditional outlets
    • Building site signage (construction loan clients)
    • Vehicle signage
  • Print/newspaper/magazine
    • Display ad
    • Classified ad
    • Column/op-ed articles
    • Inserts
    • College and other niche publications
    • Yellow pages/programs/directories/etc.
  • Promotional item giveaways
  • Public relations
    • Appearances and interviews
    • Press releases
    • Spokester (see Currency Marketing's Young & Free)
  • Radio
    • 15/30 second spot
    • Advertorial
    • Sponsorship
  • Social media activity (note 2)
    • Facebook
    • MySpace
    • LinkedIn
    • Microsoft Live
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Forums
    • Wikis
  • Sponsorships
    • Sports
    • Events
    • Charitable efforts
    • Schools
    • Green efforts
    • Anti-fraud education
  • Statements
    • Stuffers
    • Messages
    • Envelopes
    • Estatement advertising
  • Street-team marketing
  • Sweepstakes (on- and off-line)
  • Telemarketing
  • Third-party locations/publications
    • Advertising/messages
    • Signage
    • WiFi sponsorship
    • Billing statements
    • Websites
    • ATMs/kiosks
  • Television
    • 15/30 second spot
    • Product placement
    • Sponsorship
    • Infomercial
    • Online streams
  • Word of mouth

Notes:
1. Tim McAlpine has achieved near-rock-star status in credit union social media circles as the mastermind of the hugely successful Young & Free campaign.
Update: 18 March 2009, Tim posted a comparison of the latest Y&F campaign at South Carolina Federal Credit Union compared to the original Alberta one. The latest version is up in every category, a partnership with a local radio station is credited with part of the gain.
2. If you need examples from outside banking, here's a 2-part wiki (here and here) created by social media guru Peter Kim with almost 1000 examples of social media efforts by various brands.

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This is a fantastic compilation of media avenues and opportunities, thanks for posting!

Jim, great additions. I'll definitely borrow this list back! And, as far as rock-star status goes, I'm not getting special M&Ms in my dressing room yet, but I'll keep trying!

I've adapted your excellent list for marketing professionals to use during planning sessions - with an iPhone, Urban-Spoon'ish twist - see: http://goodsitebadsite.christinamartin.com/

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