Listen to what a senior executive, and one of our favorite bankers, of a community bank had to say about the importance of the relationship in retaining deposits. http://www.divshare.com/flash/audio_embed?data=YTo2OntzOjU6ImFwaUlkIjtzOjE6IjQiO3M6NjoiZmlsZUlkIjtpOjE0MjE5MjI1O3M6NDoiY29kZSI7czoxMjoiMTQyMTkyMjUtZmI0IjtzOjY6InVzZXJJZCI7aToxNzY5MjM0O3M6MTI6ImV4dGVybmFsQ2FsbCI7aToxO3M6NDoidGltZSI7aToxMjk5MTg2MzY2O30=&autoplay=default It’s the Relationship
Read more →Check out this press release from J.D. Power and associates about their “2011 U.S. Retail Bank New Account Study”. A couple of our favorite findings… Fees and interest rates carry little weight in influencing customer purchase decisions. Banks that are
Read more →Recent call trying to get a CD rate from Regions… Take the CD rate challenge and see if you can reach a real person!!! http://www.divshare.com/flash/audio_embed?data=YTo2OntzOjU6ImFwaUlkIjtzOjE6IjQiO3M6NjoiZmlsZUlkIjtpOjE0MjAwNDI5O3M6NDoiY29kZSI7czoxMjoiMTQyMDA0MjktM2I0IjtzOjY6InVzZXJJZCI7aToxNzY5MjM0O3M6MTI6ImV4dGVybmFsQ2FsbCI7aToxO3M6NDoidGltZSI7aToxMjk5MDIwMDcwO30=&autoplay=defaultRecent Regions Bank Phone Shop
Read more →Great article on Jack Welch, former CEO of GE… Here are a few of our favorite lines from this article. “We played business like it was a sport, you make a game of it, you field the best team and
Read more →Take a minute to read this article (see link below) from the Wall Street Journal. The “big banks” are targeting your checking accounts. After reading the article and the deals the big banks are offering, ask yourself the question… Why
Read more →I’ve had insurance with State Farm since I first started driving many, many years ago. I have auto, home and health insurance just to name a few. Anytime I’ve bought a car I’d call State Farm. I didn’t shop around.
Read more →If you want to grow your business you need to grow your relationships. Your relationships are the foundation. The larger the foundation, the greater your capacity for growth becomes. So what’s the best way to build these relationships? Here are
Read more →I was asked this question in an executive management meeting yesterday. The answer is: Immediately, regardless of experience! Body language indicated that this answer was not believed by at least 7 of the 11 managers present. I explained that when promoting
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