Improve Loyalty & Penetration: Regional Bank

Improving Customer Loyalty & Penetration at a Banking Company

Client Case Study

Situation

This regional banking client with assets of over $3 billion wanted to improve the overall customer experience to increase customer loyalty to drive more business.

 

Complications

  • Customer call volume is down 3% from the previous year
  • Bank transactions are declining at a rate of 5% per year
  • Overall consumer loans are down from the previous year

Approach

  1.  Transition the direct banking center from a reactive transactional organization to a proactive full service retail organization.
  2. Equip the tellers and personal bankers with the sales and customer relationship skills required to increase referrals and discover the need for additional services.

Results
In twelve months:

  • 248% increase of deposits booked (call center)
  • 72.34% increase of loans booked
  • 168% increase of deposits booked (branch)
  • 22% increase of Personal Banker sales/month

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