Retail Branch Environments Receive Seven Industry Awards
August 2006
In the 2006 CUES Golden Mirror Awards™ Point-of-Sale Category, Greater Nevada Credit Union's new Carson City, Nevada retail branch environment took first place; Honolulu City & County Employees Federal Credit Union took second place; and North Shore Credit Union received an Award of Merit. In its 32nd year, The Golden Mirror Awards are considered to be one of the credit union industry's most prestigious and widely-entered marketing competitions according to CUES. Awards are largely based on marketing criteria set against the design's results, creativity, planning, and production quality.
In the 2006 CUNA Diamond Awards for Retail Merchandising, Honolulu City & County Employees Federal Credit Union and Mission Federal Credit Union both took first place; and North Shore Credit Union and Greater Nevada Credit Union received Awards of Merit. The awards were based on the overall branching strategy designed to enhance member awareness of credit union services. t encompassed the totality of the branch sales environment, including kiosks, ATMs, and self-service displays. Mission Federal Credit Union's top honors largely reflect Weber Marketing Group's most recent retail work, for this longstanding client of the two firms.
"Winning awards is gratifying and testimonial to our client's willingness to engage transformational change," says Paul Seibert, CMC, vice president of financial services at EHS Design, a nationally-recognized expert in brand image development for financial institutions and author of Credit Union Facility Strategies, Planning and Management.
"It also speaks to our teams' and partners' ability to convert complex branding, image, staff performance, member development, product and service, cultural, operations, technology, marketing, and facilities issues into simple, eloquent, and powerful new branch business models - that drive high branch performance, staff success, and member satisfaction," says Seibert.
Both EHS Design and Weber Marketing Group have won numerous awards over the years for their work together developing branch business models, prototypes, and merchandising programs for credit unions across the nation.
About EHS Design
EHS Design is a mid-size, full-service design and architecture firm headquartered in Seattle with projects and clients throughout North America. The 29-year old company provides architecture, interior design, strategic planning, programming, and space planning services for retail, corporate, and financial clients. EHS Architecture, Inc. is a subsidiary of EHS Design, Inc. For more information, please contact Naomi Berg, Marketing Manager at 206.223.4999 x1230 or email at nberg@ehs-design.com. Visit the Web at www.ehs-design.com.
About Weber Marketing Group
Weber Marketing Group is a full-service integrated marketing communications agency specializing in branding, advertising, naming, and corporate identities. Weber Marketing Group produces high-caliber marketing communications programs, corporate websites, direct marketing, advertising, and environmental graphics to premier financial, technology, and service companies. For more details, contact Randy Schultz, VP Marketing at 206.826.0322. Visit the Web at www.webermarketing.com.
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