{"id":6094,"date":"2011-07-26T06:35:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:41:31","slug":"co-operate-and-differentiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=6094","title":{"rendered":"Co-operate and differentiate."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160402061350\/http:\/\/www.cuwatercooler.com\/discussions\/?author=50e60f2be4b0343b10d88230\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azaroff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CUWaterCooler.jpg?resize=450%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CU Water Cooler\" title=\"CU Water Cooler\" width=\"450\" height=\"127\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azaroff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CUWaterCooler.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azaroff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/CUWaterCooler.jpg?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>My new discussion post on the CU Water Cooler is my third and final post in my series, which started with Nurturing Co-opetition and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130912025727\/http:\/\/www.cuwatercooler.com:80\/discussions\/2011\/7\/19\/credit-union-brand-or-bland.html\">Credit Union Brand or Bland<\/a>. It&#8217;s a balance between the first two, and is called <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160402061350\/http:\/\/www.cuwatercooler.com\/discussions\/?author=50e60f2be4b0343b10d88230\">Co-operate and Differentiate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After my second post was published, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rshevlin\">Ron Shevlin<\/a> wrote a great rebuttal\/extension on the discussion, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110820163914\/http:\/\/marketingteaparty.com\/2011\/07\/21\/how-to-differentiate-your-credit-union\/\">well worth a read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After my first post was published, I did an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110706060724\/http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/\">CU Chat Up<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/carladay\">Carla Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimmymarks\">Jimmy Marks<\/a>. Here&#8217;s the show we did.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase='http:\/\/download.adobe.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='210' height='105' name=\"90596\" id=\"90596\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogtalkradio.com%2Fcarladay%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Fnurturing-co-opetition%2Fplaylist.xml&#038;autostart=false&#038;bufferlength=5&#038;volume=80&#038;corner=rounded&#038;callback=http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/flashplayercallback.aspx\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:220px;\"> Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110706060724\/http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/\">internet radio<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110706060724\/http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/\">Carla Day<\/a> on Blog Talk Radio<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My new discussion post on the CU Water Cooler is my third and final post in my series, which started with Nurturing Co-opetition and Credit Union Brand or Bland. 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