Leslie Walstrom, Global Head of Marketing for Columbia Threadneedle Investments, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the FCS Jamie E. DePeau Leadership Award. The annual award will be presented at an in-person awards gala on November 30th, when the FCS also celebrates the FCS Financial Marketer of the Year Award for 2022; finalists…
Mentees and Mentors Welcome Following three successful “seasons,” the FCS will again offer one-to-one mentoring opportunitiesfor members across the country. Our program matches mentees and mentors based on their career goals and mentor experience and interests. Applications for both roles are open now and will close on November 21 (no extensions). Pairings will be confirmed…
For more than 20 years, the FCS has brought financial marketing, communications and media professionals together each January for a marketing summit like no other. The Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont has been the home for this special event where hundreds from our community have gathered for three days of content, conversation and…
On October 31, 2021, the FCS announced the shortlist of finalists for the 2022 FCS Financial Marketer of the Year Award (FMY). Listed alphabetically by company, they are: Andrea Brimmer, Chief Marketing & PR Officer, Ally Lori Dillon, EVP, Head of Enterprise Marketing, Citizens Emily Pachuta, Chief Marketing & Analytics Officer, Invesco The FMY Award…
PHOTO GALLERY (samples at the bottom of this page) At 55 years old, the FCS is just hitting our prime as an organization. That was evident as the FCS 55th Anniversary Celebration held last night (9/22/22) at the Helen Mills Theater in midtown Manhattan. More than 100 guests gathered for a fun – and loud…
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In support of our longstanding philanthropic partner Hope & Heroes, the FCS took part in the 12th Annual Hope & Heroes Walk in lower Manhattan to raise money to help fund the life-saving work on childhood cancer and blood disorders at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The event took…
FCS New York Joins Hope & Heroes Walk 2022 In-Person and Virtually
In Memoriam: Anniken McKeon, the creative force behind 21 years of the FCS Portfolio Awards
Ally’s Andrea Brimmer talks Culture & Branding at FCS NY luncheon
“How Not To Suck At Money” Integrated Launch wins top prize for Invesco QQQ Ally scores 3 Best in Show Awards, along with 15 more trophies Bank of America scores 24 awards, as Morgan Stanley and Invesco each nab 20
More than 80 agencies earned two-thirds of this year’s Portfolio Awards
72 brands named as finalists for Portfolio 28
A new study of U.S. banking customers sheds light on customers’ perceptions and attitudes toward common banking fees. The study, commissioned by McGuffin Creative Group and conducted by YouGov, reveals that customers largely do not see banking as a “service.” In fact, 77% of respondents view cable or internet packages as a service compared to just 54% who…
Portfolio 28 to recognized the best financial marketing and communications work from 2021
Ally and Andrea Brimmer are three-peat winners of FMY
Caleb Silver honored for his leadership, mentoring and volunteerism
FMY 2021 Shortlist includes Ally, Columbia Threadneedle, New York Life