Teens tweet "what it means to be a credit union member"

We just wrapped up our Second Annual Tweet for College Scholarship for high school seniors. The scholarship is part of our cooperative Elements of Money program for credit union teens. To qualify for the scholarship, we asked teens to tell…

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Posted: Mar 16, 2011
Categories: Money
Tags: credit union, Elements of Money, scholarship, teens, twitter
Comments: 1
Author: James Flores

A Gen Yer Speaks Out on Marketing to Gen Y

Subcat Marketing chatted with Kristin Dziadul, founder of A New Generation a blog exploring Gen Y culture, marketing and social media. Kristin is a recent college graduate and member of Gen Y. What should companies be doing today to reach…

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Posted: Feb 16, 2010
Categories: Marketing
Tags: advertising, blogging, gen y, iPhone, iPod, magazines, social media, twitter
Comments: 1
Author: James Flores

Our Little Twitter Experiment

We’ve just launched a little Twitter experiment. It’s called the Tweet for College Scholarship and as far as I can tell, it’s the credit union industry’s first scholarship driven entirely by Twitter. Here’s some background on the scholarship and our…

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Posted: Jan 15, 2010
Categories: Technology
Tags: credit union, social media, Subcat, teens, twitter
Comments: 0
Author: James Flores

Teens and College Students Ignoring Twitter. Part 2: Now what?

In part one I reviewed current research indicating that teens and young adults are pretty much ignoring Twitter. It’s pretty surprising stuff, especially in light of Twitter’s meteoric rise and social media credentials. But if the analytics and research aren’t…

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Posted: May 11, 2009
Categories: Technology
Tags: social media, twitter
Comments: 0
Author: James Flores

Teens and College Students Ignoring Twitter. Part 1: The stats.

Part 1 of 2 There’s no denying the popularity of Twitter. In just three short years, the micro-blogging service has infiltrated popular media with rock stars, athletes and even politicians tweeting. And as with any new technology, the youth market…

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Posted: Apr 27, 2009
Categories: Technology
Tags: technology, teens, twitter, Young Adult
Comments: 2
Author: James Flores