{"id":161,"date":"2011-04-15T01:15:34","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T01:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/?p=161"},"modified":"2011-05-12T06:25:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T06:25:59","slug":"cmefcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/cmefcu\/","title":{"rendered":"CME Federal Credit Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-378\" title=\"CME Federal Credit Union\" src=\"http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMEFCU_FI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMEFCU_FI.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMEFCU_FI-300x125.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMEFCU_FI-950x395.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMEFCU_FI-462x192.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When CME Federal Credit Union moved beyond employer-based members to community charter, they were able to serve anyone within Columbus, Ohio. However, Columbus contains many financial institutions, all with the same basic products and services. So how would CME FCU possibly compete?<\/p>\n<p>Looking at CME&#8217;s business strategy, we identified a target audience and developed the brand promise of &#8220;Life is good. Make it great.&#8221; which also became CME&#8217;s tagline.<\/p>\n<p>Today, every decision staff makes is now based on whether they\u2019re going beyond \u201cgood\u201d to \u201cgreat\u201d. From designing brochures that could be printed on demand (saving space and resources) to utilizing Make it Great tips, our creative solutions convey CME&#8217;s promise to make their members&#8217; lives great.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>a few samples<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 14%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-161 gallery-columns-7 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.creativeabandon.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/CMEFCU_FI.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[161]\"><img 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However, Columbus contains many financial institutions, all with the same basic products and services. So how would CME FCU possibly compete? 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