blogging banks

Last Thursday, I attended a brainstorming meeting at Wainwright bank . Bob Glassman, co-founder of the bank, is exploring the idea of increasing the banks web presence and sent out an open invitation to progressive bloggers in the Boston area to participate in the discussion. Before attending this meeting, I knew very little about Wainwright bank and its socially and politically progressive policies and activities . So, from a personal standpoint this was a very educational meeting for me. I told Bob that I currently do all of my banking at Bank of America simply because they were the most recognizable name and they haven’t yet pissed me off. Apparently, inertia is a big problem for banks when trying to build membership. After learning more about the banks commitment to the community, I’m a bit more motivated to consider switching banks. In the meantime, they’ve given me quite a bit to think about as far as business blogging goes. The meeting was quite s...