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If you’ve ever wondered how to effectively report on page-level performance in GA4, especially when juggling multiple domains like your main website and your online banking platform, this guide will help. I’ve broken down six key GA4 Page Dimensions: Explained what each one includes, When to use it, and provided practical examples. Plus, I’ve included a helpful visual to clarify how URLs are structured, so you can better understand the difference between a page’s path, location, and query parameters.

Every year, Google Marketing Live (GML) unveils a host of new ad tools and AI-driven capabilities. While the announcements sound exciting - keywordless targeting, smarter automation, and new AI assistants - marketers at credit unions need to approach them with a critical eye. At WebStrategies, we specialize in digital advertising for credit unions, and we’ve learned that Google’s “default” solutions often optimize for media spend rather than meaningful credit union results. Rather than jumping in headfirst, we’re taking a cautious, data-driven approach, testing what’s new, measuring what works, and scaling only what delivers. Here’s a breakdown of what we’re watching and how credit unions can benefit responsibly.

Last Month at the Financial Brand Conference (April 2025), Sean Payant, Chief Strategy Officer at Haberfeld, delivered a powerful challenge to credit union leaders: Stop letting outdated assumptions limit your growth potential. His session, "Overcoming Strategic Contradictions in the Banking C-Suite", exposed several internal beliefs that sound smart on the surface, but in reality, hold credit unions back from achieving sustainable, meaningful growth.

I’ve worked in digital marketing since 2007, and I’ve never seen a technology disrupt the way we do marketing as quickly as AI. The latest innovation, which is flying under the radar, may be one of the biggest steps forward we’ve seen since the launch of ChatGPT. It’s called MCP. So what is MCP? And why should credit union marketers care? Let’s break down what it is, what it can do, and why it makes tools like HubSpot more important than ever for a credit union.

One of the most impactful sessions at the Financial Brand Conference (April 2025) was led by Sean Payant, Chief Strategy Officer at Haberfeld. His session, Overcoming Strategic Contradictions in the Banking C-Suite, zeroed in on a critical growth opportunity for credit unions: earning and growing the Primary Financial Institution (PFI) relationship. Here’s why that matters more than ever and how your credit union can win that spot.

The Financial Brand Conference (April 2025) provided powerful insights into the evolving definition of "community" and its implications for credit unions today. One session that really stood out was, "What Will Save Community Banking?" led by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, President of SLD (Shikatani Lacroix Design). He offered research-backed guidance that every credit union leader needs to hear. Here's what we learned, and why credit unions are uniquely positioned to thrive.

Why Tracking Members vs. Non-Members Matters Many credit unions wonder, "Are most of our website visitors already members?" The answer depends on your particular credit union. Knowing this is powerful for setting and measuring performance goals for your marketing campaigns. So, how can you tell how many site visitors are members or not? Many credit unions rely on the "new and returning visitors" distinction to assess this. However, this method has major flaws. A better method is to track logins and non-logins as a baseline. Then, add behavioral insights to improve the analysis.

If you’re a marketing manager or a credit union using HubSpot Forms, you know how crucial it is to track and measure form submissions. Whether you’re capturing leads for loan applications, B2B contact forms, or any other inquiry forms, having a seamless tracking setup can save you a lot of time and provide clear insights. In this post, we’ll walk you through a quick and efficient way to track all your HubSpot Forms using Google Tag Manager (GTM).

HubSpot is constantly rolling out new product updates and betas that can help credit unions work smarter and more efficiently. Caroline Prettyman, Senior Manager of HubSpot Strategy at WebStrategies, shares her expertise on how these updates can help credit unions leverage HubSpot even more across their organizations. Let’s dive in!

For credit unions looking to streamline their member engagement, HubSpot’s latest update—the Anniversary Filters Beta—introduces a great feature for automating recurring events like birthdays and anniversaries. If your credit union isn’t already pulling in “Next Birth Date” as a field, this update offers a simpler way to manage these important dates.