Marketing

Card-account acquisition: A consumer view

10/23/19

Recent years have seen a transformation in credit-card customer acquisition. This report explores how consumers are interacting with the new expanse of marketing and acquisition channels and examines where opportunities and threats to issuers may lie.

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Scharf’s first day at Wells Fargo; Zuckerberg readies to face the Hill

10/22/19

The new CEO is the first outsider to head the scandal-ridden bank in decades; Facebook CEO faces the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday to discuss Libra.

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Kabbage will buy small-business data provider

09/03/19

The acquisition of Radius Intelligence fits with the online lender's existing focus on small commercial borrowers.

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Stress test results, BNY Mellon's digital play, bank reputations: Top stories of the week

06/28/19

Banks clear both rounds of stress tests (though two of them needed a do-over); BNY Mellon goes all-in on digital; bank industry struggles to stop slide in latest reputation survey; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Digital Banker of the Year: U.S. Bank's Ankit Bhatt

06/02/19

The increased mobile engagement at U.S. Bank goes back to Ankit Bhatt letting customers tell him — and, many times, show him — what needs to improve.

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Why keep branches around? They make great billboards

05/23/19

As foot traffic continues to decline, bankers are relying on gimmicks like dramatic lighting and placing buildings closer to highways in an effort to market their institutions.

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The next-gen CEO, JPM jumps the snark, TD's cloud jump: Top stories of the week

05/03/19

Exploring the rise of the next-gen bank CEO; backlash over JPMorgan's snarky tweet; TD Bank's calculated shift to the cloud; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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The Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next

04/28/19

Get ready to meet 15 women — ages 40 and under — whose accomplishments and influence set them apart.

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Jennifer Upshaw, Synovus | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

Synovus converted all 26 of its separately branded community banks to its own name over the past two years — a major undertaking that allowed Jennifer Upshaw, senior director of marketing, to shine.

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BB&T, SunTrust hire ad agency to develop new brand

04/17/19

Interbrand will work with employees of both banks to develop a new brand and logo.

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