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Will Your 2022 Approach Be Consumer-Driven?

Independent Banker

– but if your analysis stops with internal reporting after more than a year of changing market dynamics, you are missing a great opportunity to both understand and, ultimately, meet the needs of your current and future consumers. No one expects you to be a mind-reader,” said Tim Klatt, Director of Retail Strategies for La Macchia Group.

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Repeat After Me: ‘I Will Not Overspend on Telecom’

Gonzobanker

And if that news isn’t mind-blowing enough, get a load of this: they’ve been doing it for years, according to The Cornerstone Performance Report. But it’s something every institution needs, and it is the underlying technology that enables our branches, ATMs, phone systems, vendors and Internet to talk to each other. I get that.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

Consider your branch strategy. Assessing the value of bank branches is an exercise that began long before the pandemic, but vaccine and mask mandates added new considerations to the debate. Why should you, as a community banker, carry [a branch with little business] with all of these headwinds?”

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Are Video Teller Machines the ‘Branch of the Future?’

Gonzobanker

machine technology with the advent of deposit automation and video teller capabilities. As banks and credit unions continually strive to find efficiency and differentiation in their branch networks, many are wondering if they should invest in video teller machines (aka interactive teller machines). What is the return on investment?

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Financial Marketers Not Ready For The Future

The Financial Brand

Report reveals that financial institutions are using strategies from the past rather than advanced technologies and digital media.

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Talking in a Digital World

Independent Banker

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. Certainly for the largest banks, contact centers are evolving into digital retail centers, managing new digital channels to handle more customer support activities previously conducted in-person at branches. By Phil Britt. Sure, call me if you want.