BankBeat: A new reader experience for a storied brand

Anything that is alive has a “beat,” and we are dedicated to covering that beat in banking.  We have formally adopted the BankBeat name as an update on the NorthWestern Financial Review name for our online delivery. Later this year, this change will be reflected in our print magazine. We believe BankBeat is a better moniker for a multi-modal news organization, which not only reviews the latest banking industry developments, but analyzes them and brings intelligent information to the industry discussion table, something we’ve done under the NorthWestern Financial Review name since 1988.

With this brand new website, you will see us make much better use of the internet’s capabilities for immediacy, reader-engagement and visual storytelling. This website will be much more than a place to simply archive previously-published magazine material; it offers its own distinct material, substantially enhancing our total editorial offering.

Additionally, we have launched a new service to give bankers — particularly midcareer bankers — an opportunity to connect both personally and virtually with other bankers. BankBeatGroups offers monthly webinars and other online networking and educational opportunities, as well as periodic live events. BankBeatGroups gives people a regional information-sharing opportunity that will make them better bankers and, hopefully, give them more fulfilling careers.

Community banking is so important to the success of our country and we look forward to doing much more to bring the various participants in this arena — readers, advertisers, customers — together through effective storytelling, whether that be in print, online or at a live event.