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Data Driven Marketing The Wealth Boom: Who's Really Winning?

According to IXI estimates, consumer wealth has grown by an incredible 247% since The Great Recession. That’s more than $47 trillion i [...]

Data Driven Marketing New Tools for Credit Unions and Banks to Assess the Health of their Lending Portfolio

Credit unions and small to mid-sized banks, ask yourself this question: Is your organization struggling with limited resources and [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Using Alternative Data in a K-Shaped Economy: Strategies for Lenders

In the latter part of 2024, consumers are navigating a complex financial landscape. Our K-shaped economy is characterized by significant [...]

Data Driven Marketing Consumer Wealth Tops $60T! How to Drive Deposit Growth and Expand Share of Wallet

In today's ever-changing financial landscape, understanding wealth trends is a critical part of an effective deposit and investment grow [...]

Data Driven Marketing How to Retain Deposits and Gather More

Consumers think about money almost every day. How much is in my bank account? Do I have enough to pay my bills? What’s left over for dis [...]

Data Driven Marketing Empowering Financial Wellness Through the Workplace

In today's competitive job market, employers are increasingly recognizing the importance of supporting their employees beyond traditiona [...]

Data Driven Marketing Seeking to Find New Lending Audiences? Try Alternative Data

Lenders, how satisfied are you with your approach to prescreen targeting? Do your prescreen campaigns reach fresh audiences? Or are you [...]

Data Driven Marketing How to Market Faster with Third Party Data

Your customers’ behaviors are fluid, constantly shifting. Their financial trajectories change. Their debt loads rise and fall. Their net [...]

Data Driven Marketing 6 Strategies to Maximize Deposits for Financial Growth

We live in a complex world of finance where every dollar counts. That is why understanding deposit dynamics is key to unlocking growth o [...]

Data Driven Marketing 3 Ways Insurers Can Capitalize on the Generational Wealth Transfer

$68 trillion. It’s a mind-blowing number. An estimated $68 trillion is expected to shift from the country’s oldest generations to younge [...]

Data Driven Marketing Auto Loans at Credit Unions: 3 Surprises, 3 Risks, 3 Opportunities

When asked where to get an auto loan, a credit union might not be the first answer. But, credit unions are in fact a quite popular choice [...]

Data Driven Marketing 4 Tips to Capture Consumers In-Market for New Credit

At some point in almost every person’s life, there is a need to borrow money or have access to credit. Consumers need credit cards, mort [...]

Data Driven Marketing Need Archived Data in Days, Not Weeks? Done.

As today’s economic conditions continue to unfold—and often, surprise us all—it’s important to have an analytic strategy grounded in his [...]

Data Driven Marketing Want Data on Demand? Discover the Business-Changing Value of Federated Data.

Federated data isn’t “sexy” like AI. But in the world of data management, it’s a profound paradigm shift.  That’s because federat [...]

Data Driven Marketing Fix Lagging Marketing Campaigns Before You Drain Your Budget

Crush your marketing ROI—and your revenue goals—with a next-level approach.  If you’re like a lot of other marketers, you’re feelin [...]

Data Driven Marketing 3 Questions that Foster Responsible Gaming in Today’s Economy

Responsible gaming is top of mind now more than ever. That’s because inflation, interest rates, and credit card balances are all high, as [...]

Data Driven Marketing 3 Opportunities to Grow Assets Based on Recent Market Trends

Consumers have kept a close eye on their portfolios during the past year. Despite the threat of a possible recession, consumers have con [...]

Data Driven Marketing Strategies for Credit Unions to Advance Digital Transformation

As member-first institutions, credit unions need to provide seamless, personalized services. To meet these expectations, credit unions are [...]

Data Driven Marketing 3 Unexpected Ways Equifax Can Help Grow Your Payments Business

You know that familiar chime on your phone when a payment is made? That, paired with the steady (metaphorical) hum of billions of dynamic [...]

Data Driven Marketing 4 Tips for Credit Unions to Market High Interest Deposit Products

As consumer savings declines and high interest investment options are more accessible, keeping and capturing new deposits continues to be [...]

Data Driven Marketing How Maricopa College is Using Data to Prove Education ROI

  Post-secondary educational institutions are facing unprecedented challenges. They include declining enrollment rates, af [...]

Data Driven Marketing Three Benefits of Using Verified Data to Prove Graduate Outcomes

The postsecondary education system is facing unprecedented challenges. Declining enrollment rates, college affordability concerns, con [...]

Data Driven Marketing Catapult Your Digital Agency Performance and Grow Your Clients’ Business, in Any Economy

Marketing has become a pressure cooker and digital agencies are feeling the heat. That’s partly because ongoing economic concerns are im [...]

Data Driven Marketing How the Auto Industry Can Make a Personalized Customer Experience

Introducing innovative solutions to the customer experience in the auto industry is critical. The events of the past few years, including [...]

Data Driven Marketing Unlock Business Growth: Meet Consumers Financial Wellness Needs

Financial wellness has emerged as a critical aspect of one’s overall well-being. Especially in today's fast-paced and ever-changing world [...]

Data Driven Marketing Marketing Spend - “Efficiency” is the Word of the Year

Making Sense of Marketing Trends Every business wants to increase revenue. But, to do that it’s important to find the hidden op [...]

Data Driven Marketing Want to Boost Alumni Engagement? Get Personal.

You should probably read this article…but nothing in it pertains to you personally. It’s not relevant to your job or your life in general. [...]

Data Driven Marketing To Elevate the Student Experience, Try Peering into the Future

Today’s college students want more. More than a degree.  Yet, many within the higher education community are having a hard time [...]

Data Driven Marketing Lenders: Assess Your Firm’s Customer Diversity Goals

The demographic composition of current and prospective customer bases is changing. And, most financial providers recognize that. Consumers [...]

Data Driven Marketing How to Boost Credit Union Performance

Today’s credit unions want more account growth, more operational efficiency, and more digital services.¹ Yet, they also want something else. [...]

Data Driven Marketing Customer Growth: 3 Ways for Financial Service Firms to Drive Growth

(This blog is the first in a two part series.) Your financial services firm likely serves a wide range of consumers – each with varying fina [...]

Data Driven Marketing Podcast: What the Next Generation of Data Looks Like for the Auto Industry

I’ve spent my career in the automotive industry, and lately I’ve noticed a pattern. Data is critical for relevant marketing, but in rece [...]

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Data Driven Marketing The Young Affluent: Tips to Capture Their Potential

Younger consumers are a valuable segment for most marketers.  They offer significant opportunities for future growth, customer lifetime [...]

Data Driven Marketing 4 Insights for Your University to Consider for Student Enrollment

The higher education landscape is evolving. Student applicants have more choices and options on their education than ever. With this in [...]

Data Driven Marketing Find Hidden Opportunity and Risk with DDM

Every business wants to increase revenue, but in order to do that it is important to find hidden opportunity and risk. At Equifax, we’ve [...]

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Data Driven Marketing How to Present a Data-Driven Presentation

I’m a data scientist here at Equifax, which means I love numbers. But the numbers can become tricky to communicate when delivering a dat [...]

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Data Driven Marketing 6 Tips to Revitalize Your Lending Acquisition Campaigns

Turbulence in the economy continues to create challenges for consumers and lenders alike. The wide range in how consumers are being impa [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Strategy for Strong Auto Sales When Inventory is Low

Hint: Open the back door  Strange times are fueling strange trends. It’s no secret that microchip production issues and ongoing [...]

Data Driven Marketing Optimize Your Acquisition Investment and Improve Experiences

It’s no big news that today’s consumers are savvier than ever. They expect online interactions — and they better be seamless, or you risk lo [...]

Data Driven Marketing Automotive Industry Prepares for Marketing Changes

Online advertising is a potent sales tool for automotive marketers. The industry’s digital ad spend is already soaring back to pre-pande [...]

Data Driven Marketing Podcast: Demystifying Data for Small Business

Managing Cash Flow, Customers and Suppliers  Small businesses are the engine of our economy. Yet, many are mystified by the dat [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Separate Fact from Fiction: The Pandemic’s Effects on Consumer Finances

Businesses and consumers alike are experiencing information overload as they try to understand how the world is evolving in light of the COV [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Pandemic Effects on U.S. Consumer Finances and Attitudes

Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Podcast: American Express' Personalization Journey

How American Express Achieves World-Class Customer Service What does personalization really mean in marketing today? According [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Build Effective Holiday Auto Promotions

Who has the Financial Capacity to Buy this Holiday Season? During the holiday season, automotive ads and promotions used to be dominated by [...]

Data Driven Marketing Enhance Prescreen and Keep Lending

This year has forced financial firms to reevaluate and alter their lending programs. Many lenders have had to work quickly to adapt in o [...]

Data Driven Marketing Digital Credit Marketing: 97% Email Deliverability… Really

Why Digital Credit Marketers Should Embrace Email Consumers are relying more on digital channels during the pandemic, whether it's work, sh [...]

Data Driven Marketing Checklist: Marketing Strategies for this Recession

Advance your business with data-driven recession marketing strategies In early June, The National Bureau of Economic Research ann [...]

Data Driven Marketing 4 Steps to More Effective Automotive Credit Marketing Campaigns

Automobile dealers are displaying more cars on their lots as inventory starts to rise again. Despite this good news for dealers, consume [...]

Data Driven Marketing How to Reach an Ideal Auto Buyer Audience

Take Note of Positive Trends Marketers are having to pivot on a dime as companies cut budgets or redirect spending for sports and event mar [...]

Data Driven Marketing Smash Data Silos to Accelerate Marketing Performance

It’s no secret that big data can spur innovation — even disruption — but it can also complicate marketing initiatives. Only about 22 percent [...]

Data Driven Marketing Financial Marketers: Understand Gen-X Financial Behaviors

Does Segmentation Go Far Enough? Segmentation for customer acquisition is a mainstay of daily business for most financial service [...]

Data Driven Marketing Digital Credit Marketing: Preview Credit Eligibility

Digital Channels Have Their Challenges Historically, credit marketing has largely focused on delivering firm offers of credit t [...]

Data Driven Marketing Digital Credit Marketing: Extending Prescreen Campaigns

Envision a busy parent. You might imagine them driving to work or crunching deliverables all morning. Perhaps they're waiting for a doct [...]

Data Driven Marketing Credit Marketing: Enhancing the Digital Journey

As a financial company, you've probably tested virtually every element of traditional direct mail credit marketing campaigns – from the [...]

Data Driven Marketing Want Better Visibility to Grow Assets Under Management?

New technology tools help wealth leaders and advisors work together to grow Assets Under Management (AUM) Growing AUM is a top go [...]

Data Driven Marketing New App: Insight into Potential Assets Under Management

Instant access to wealth and investment insights a game-changer -- for wealth management leaders and financial advisors Your fina [...]

Data Driven Marketing Differentiated Data: Spotting Diamonds in the Rough

Differentiated data can be a game-changer to help grow your Assets Under Management Prospecting is a numbers game. Optimizing the [...]

Data Driven Marketing Delivering Insights that Drive More Profitable Deals

Without proper insight into dealership behaviors, loan performance, and the competitive landscape, it’s difficult for auto lenders to as [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Think you know Boomers and Millennials? Think again.

Power your marketing programs with data-driven details about these key consumer groups. We know Boomers are retiring, but where are they go [...]

Data Driven Marketing 3 Ways “Good Enough” Analytics May Be Hurting Your Financial Services Organization

Most financial services organizations already have adopted data and advanced analytics strategies. They typically use data to identify poten [...]

Data Driven Marketing A Crystal Clear View of Your Customers and Prospects

This new marketing tool is your new secret weapon Better performance with less effort is what we all want, right? But, for B2B marketers it [...]

Data Driven Marketing For The Affluent, A Lease Model Is No Longer Off Limits

An uncertain economy might scare some marketers, but for others, it presents an interesting opportunity to adopt a new perspective. In the p [...]

Data Driven Marketing 5 Tips for Better B2B Prospecting Using Salesforce®

Ever had a commercial prospecting campaign fall flat, despite having a relevant message and a competitive offer? It happens, and many ti [...]

Data Driven Marketing Segmentation Can Help Overcome Addressable TV's Small Scale

While TV has long been a fantastic way to deliver messaging to a wide audience, marketers have recently been attracted to new methods that a [...]

Data Driven Marketing Disparity in Portfolio Allocation Between Affluent, Mass Affluent Americans Points to Opportunity for Financial Services Firms

Data from the Equifax Observations and Impacts of U.S. Consumer Wealth Trends report paints a compelling and clarifying picture for fi [...]

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Data Driven Marketing Best Practices for Mortgage Lenders to Enhance Targeted Acquisition Strategies

While lenders are looking at more targeted acquisition strategies to fill their loan pipelines as origination volumes decline, more stringen [...]

Data Driven Marketing How Auto Advertisers Can Target on a Deeper Level

For advertisers targeting auto buyers online, the challenge is to cut through the clutter and noise and drill down to pathways of opport [...]