Recorded Webinar

Thriving in Uncertain Times: Six Strategic and Practical Imperatives

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Recorded Webinar

Thriving in Uncertain Times: Six Strategic and Practical Imperatives

Planning

Strategy

Change

Press to Play

Recorded Webinar

Thriving in Uncertain Times: Six Strategic and Practical Imperatives

Presented by:

Karen McGaughey

Karen McGaughey

Chief Experience Officer | Principal

More pressure. More possibilities. Where should marketing focus?

More channels. More technology. More data. And bigger expectations for what marketing should deliver. For bank and credit union marketers planning for 2027, every investment needs a clear purpose — and a stronger connection to growth.

In this recorded webinar, Strum’s Karen McGaughey explores six imperatives for building a more effective marketing organization: alignment, focus, relevance, connectivity, insights and proving performance. She shares practical ways to get leadership and marketing working toward the same goals, identify your strongest growth opportunities and connect financial products to the needs that matter in people’s lives.

Discover how to bring brand, creative, media, data and customer experience together into a cohesive marketing system. You’ll come away with a clearer framework for setting priorities, making informed investments and showing how marketing contributes to business results.

  • In this webinar, you'll learn how to:

    • How to align marketing and executive leadership around clear priorities, realistic expectations and shared measures of success.

    • How to prioritize audiences and markets with the greatest potential for meaningful growth.

    • How to connect product benefits to human needs through relevant messaging and distinctive creative.

    • How to bring brand, product campaigns, media and customer experience together to improve marketing performance.

    • How to turn customer and member data into actionable insights for acquisition, engagement and retention.

    • How to connect marketing activity to business outcomes — and communicate a clearer performance story to leadership.