Company: Pioneer Financial Services, Kansas City, MO
Company Description: Pioneer Financial Services, a privately held company in Kansas City, Mo., has been meeting the financial services needs of U.S. military personnel since 1986. Whether in our offices or online, our 300 associates share one vision: to improve operational readiness through education and services that enhance quality of life and financial independence for military families.
Nomination Category: Web Site Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Banking

Nomination Title: Pioneer Services' Website

1. How often is this web site updated? Daily

2. Briefly describe this site's objectives and how it has met those objectives (up to 125 words):

PioneerMilitaryLoans.com helps service members obtain unsecured personal loans. In 2013 we updated the site with over 130 blogs, several guides, and dozens of pictures. We also launched the “$MART LIFE” e-newsletter, which is distributed to over 50,000 military families monthly.

The results from these efforts:

•The blog saw 83% growth YOY.
•With fresh content, Google indexes site daily. This has led to 81 of our 100 keyword results on the first page of Google result, with 34 in the #1 spot. (We rank higher for our main competitor’s keywords than it does.)
•Page views of the blog are up 54% year-over-year (YOY) for Oct. ‘13, and over 250% in Dec. 13.
•Four awards in 2013: Stevie, Interactive Media, APEX, and Sitecore

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Randy Freese
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