Title: Membership Enhancement Program Overview
1Membership EnhancementProgram Overview
2Contents
- What is Invest in America
- Results
- Why it Works
- How it Works
- Opportunities for Credit Unions
- Why Sign Up?
- Marketing Materials
- Marketing Support
- Getting Started
- Current Offers
- Contacts
3What is Invest in America
- A membership enhancement program that offers
credit union members (90 million nationally)
discounts on products and services, provided by
U.S. based companies - Utilizing the credit unions (7,800 nationally)
ability to leverage their unique relationship
with their members to market the offers - Provides incremental sales to partner companies
- Provides a stimulus to the economy
- Increases the value of credit union membership
4IIA Results thru 11/1/09
7.8 of sales or 50 of respondents stating CU
member for less than 1 yr
5IIA Results
6Why it Works
- Credit union demographics match IIA vision
- 70 of credit unions began as occupational-based
credit unions - A great fit for the culture of value, trust and
cooperative principals espoused by credit unions - Members trust their credit unions to provide
- Low-cost, high quality financial services
- Real promotional offers, not gimmicks
- Founded on the principal of Made in America
- Credit unions and their members are rallying to
the concept of Investing in America by supporting
U.S. companies
7How It Works
- CUcorp contracts with U.S. based companies to
offer exclusive discount programs for credit
union members. Current programs include
Chrysler, GM, Sprint, THOR RV, Allied Moving and
Storage and FTD - CUcorp markets the programs directly to credit
unions and through individual state leagues and
league service corporations - Credit unions that want to participate must
complete the enrollment form located on
www.lovemycreditunion.org under sign-up within
the partner center drop-down list - CUcorp provides free turn-key marketing materials
to supporting credit unions to use in marketing
the discounts to their members - Members utilize the discounts, saving money and
increasing the value placed on credit union
membership
8Member Enhancement Program
Domestic Auto Program
Discounts/Financing Options for Recreational
Vehicles
CU Member Rewards
Coming soon
Coming soon
Motorcycles
Boats
Hotels
Computers
9Opportunities for Credit Unions
- Extremely positive press coverage that
differentiates credit unions from other financial
institutions by helping support U.S. jobs and our
economy - The member discounts provide real value to
members versus gimmicks offered by other
organizations - Increase the value of credit union membership by
providing discounts exclusive to credit union
members - Member enhancements provide credit unions a
catalyst for membership and loan growth - Opportunities to educate members on credit union
advantages including lower loan rates, lower
fees, and better service
10Why Should a Credit Union Sign-Up?
- Receive latest program updates sent directly to
the credit union point person - Access to special offers and discounts that can
be extended to your members on top of base
program benefits - Access to credit union level sales data and
member survey reports - Email addresses of those members who have
requested an authorization code that have not yet
purchased a vehicle for credit follow up and
cross marketing purposes - Free marketing materials
11Marketing Materials
- Receive FREE Marketing Kits (design, production
and printing) - Kits include
- 2 lobby posters and 100 take-ones for each branch
- CD with online elements
- Statement stuffers mailed directly to fulfillment
house (credit union must submit order form) - Simply complete the online order form at
http//www.lovemycreditunion.org/IIA_Marketing_Mat
erials_Order_Form_307.html
12Marketing Materials
- Supporting credit unions have access to a
complete line of marketing materials they can
download and customize - Complete campaigns with partner approved
materials including - Suggested Web Site Home Page Layout
- Posters (22 X 28 8.5 X 11)
- Statement Inserts
- Web Banners
- Newsletter Articles
- E-Blast Message
- On-Hold Message
- Additional informational includes downloadable
webinars for implementation details, marketing
guidelines, PR tips and FAQs - All materials are available to supporting credit
unions on the Marketing Materials page
(http//www.lovemycreditunion.org/Marketing_Materi
als_148.html) in the Partner Center
13Additional Marketing Support
- Comprehensive online advertising and social media
efforts which includes key word search
optimization, advertising on key sites and social
media through Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and
YouTube, etc - Online media campaign
- September through year end
- Promoting the GM vehicle discount program
- Compliments free marketing kits available to
supporting credit unions
- 70 for display advertising on niche auto and
financing sites such as cars.com, Edmunds.com,
bankrate.com, and Kelley Blue Book - 30 on search sites like Google, Yahoo and Bing
14Getting Started
- Recommend steps for getting started
- Order your free materials and schedule a mailing
- Chose one of the available marketing campaigns
- Train staff and distribute frontline staff
resource guide. (e-mailed the first of every
month to supporting credit unions) - Incorporate the Suggested Web Site Home Page
Layout on your Web site with the appropriate web
banner that links to www.lovemycreditunion.org,
where your members can learn about the program
details - Place posters and statement inserts in your
branches - Send your members e-blast messages
- Use the prepared newsletter article in your next
mailing - Record an on-hold message with the provided copy
- Consider issuing a press release
15Chrysler Current Offer
- Through November 30, 2009
- Affiliate Rewards preferred pricing equal to 1
below invoice - All 2009 models (excluding Viper ACR) plus high
volume 2010 models - For complete details visit http//www.lovemycredit
union.org/Chrysler_347.html
16GM Current Offer
- Through September 30, 2010
- Supplier Pricing
- Lease program available to participating credit
unions in eligible markets (CO, NY, NJ, FL, MA,
MI, OH, PA) - Supplier Pricing plus up to 3,300 in Lease Cash
Back on select 2010 models - For complete details visit
- http//www.lovemycreditunion.org/GM_171.html
17THOR RV Current Offer
- Through December 31, 2009
- Discounts from 300 to 1,000 based on type of
vehicle - Popular RV brands including
- For complete details visit http//www.lovemycredit
union.org/Thor_313.html
18Sprint Current Offer
- Member Discounts
- 10 off most regularly priced service plans
- Waived activation fee on new accounts
- Waived upgrade fees
- Business Discounts
- 15 discount on most corporate recurring charges
- Waived activation (new accounts) and upgrade fees
- Equipment discounts
- 20 off accessories
- For complete details visit http//www.lovemycredit
union.org/Sprint_169.html
19Allied Moving Storage Current Offer
- Through August 31, 2010
- Nationwide Credit Union Member Discounts
- Members receive corporate rates (up to a 60
discount) - Extra value to offer members receiving mortgage
loans - For complete details visit http//www.lovemycredit
union.org/Allied_Moving_and_Storage_170.html
20FTD.com Current Offer
- Through October 2010
- Members receive 20 discount on
- Flowers
- Plants
- Gift baskets
- And more
- Members to encouraged to use
- their credit union credit/debit card
- For complete details visit http//www.lovemycredit
union.org/FTDs_Credit_Union_Member_Discount_384.ht
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21CU Benefits Express
- Through October 2010
- Bundled discounts on medical and lifestyle
products and services - Discounts from 5 - 70
- Product examples include
22IIA Program Contacts
- Rhonda Peruski, Sprint Program Manager
800.262.6285 x 521Angela.Hall_at_cucorp.com - Nancy Sawicki, Sales and Marketing
Assistant800.262.6285 x 534Nancy.Sawicki_at_cucorp.
com - Gary Siegel, National Business Consultant, Inside
Sales - 800.262.6285 x 586
- Gary.Siegel_at_cucorp.com
- Ryan Egan, National Business Consultant, Inside
Sales - 800.262.6285 x 326
- Ryan.Egan_at_cucorp.com
- Jaclyn Adamson, National Business Consultant,
Inside Sales - 800.262.6285 x 584
- Jackie.Adamson_at_cucorp.com
- Kim Irwin, VP of Invest in America
- 800.262.6285 x 250Kim.Irwin_at_cucorp.com
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- Lisa Robinson, VP of Marketing and
Sales800.262.6285 x 539Lisa.Robinson_at_cucorp.com -
- Drew Cook, Director of Domestic Automotive
Program800.262.6285 x 273Drew.Cook_at_cucorp.com - Alan Babcock, Director of Membership Enhancement
Programs800.262.6285 x 252Alan.Babcock_at_cucorp.co
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23National Business Consultants
- Robert Bearden , National Business Consultant
- (California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington)
- 800.262.6285 x 751
- Bob.Bearden_at_cucorp.com
- Curt Belaney, National Business Consultant
(Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington D.C.)800.262.6285 x
543Curt.Belaney_at_cucorp.com
- Colleen Meek, National Business Consultant
(Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
Wyoming)800.262.6285 x 530Colleen.Meek_at_cucorp.co
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- Leslie Norush, National Business
Consultant(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Wisconsin)800.262.6285 x 542Leslie.Norush_at_cucorp
.com
24Michigan Credit Union League Representatives
- Angela Hall
- Oakland County/Metro West
- 800.262.6285 x 537Angela.Hall_at_cucorp.com
- Stephanie KlocinskiHuron Valley/Jackson/
- Moon/Downriver800.262.6285 x 398Stephanie.Klocki
nski_at_cucorp.com -
- Ron MartinMetro East/Battle Creek800.262.6285 x
398Ronald.Martin_at_mcul.org -
- Darl McLeanBlue Ox/Paul Bunyon/Upper
Peninsula800.262.6285 x 398Darl.McLean_at_mcul.org -
- Carolyn MillerGrand River/Kalamazoo/Southwestern
800.262.6285 x 398Carolyn.Miller_at_mcul.org -
- Robin WybengaFlint/Lasing/Mid Michigan800.262.62
85 x 398Robin.Wybenga_at_mcul.org