http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/superbowl-bathroom-break-ad.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:07 +0000 TDA Boulder has created an TV spot for the years most viewed sporting event that highlights their superior customer service. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/richard-branson-virgin-money.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:02:01 +0000 A television ad campaign and 3D projection help promote a new era of banking that offers top customer service and makes personal finances easy to understand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/bank-warns-on-risks-of-euro-currency-breakup-headlines.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:45:23 +0000 JP Morgan estimates the likelihood of a euro zone breakup is less than 20%, the implications are significant enough to merit preemptive planning.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/walmarts-money-centers-draw-americans-away-from-banks.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:47:02 +0000 Hidden and unexpected fees are causing people to leave mainstream banking for the retailer's alternative services.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/chase-bank-capping-debit-card-transactions.html Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:47:30 +0000 New legislation on transaction fees prompts the financial giant to consider limiting your ability to swipe and pay based on the purchase price.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/chris-harrison-african-banks-evolve-to-connect-with-new-customers.html Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:00:03 +0000 A look at mobile banking innovation in Africa.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/bank-notes-365-a-bank-robbery-demand-every-day.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:57:26 +0000 Inspired by the urgency and audacity of those behind the bank robberies attempted daily, Ken Habarta has put together a book and matching blog compiling actual demand notes from successful and unsuccessful robberies.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/big-banks-conceal-identity-using-stealth-spending-anti-branding.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:01:49 +0000 We previously covered one clothing company and its undertaking of an anti-branding campaign, removing logos from its gear to focus on designing a superior product. In July we spotted a covert Starbucks store in Seattle. Now big banks are also taking measures to avoid being identified using “stealth spending” at sponsored events. During the U.S. Open golf tournament at Bethpage Black,  Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley all brought clients to the Heritage Club, an exclusive corporate hospitality center. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent on tables but those responsible could not be identified, logosRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/retrofitting-dead-banks.html Thu, 14 May 2009 13:02:38 +0000 Slate has a humorous and fascinating slide show of vacant banks that have been reborn as other businesses (and other buildings turned into banks). It’s interesting to see these grand structures – monuments to money, transformed into things like discount stores. Slate: Banks Reborn [via The Morning News]]]>