Independent banking thrives in Sarasota County. (Insider News).
The Sarasota business community is an environment conducive to the success of independent banking. In the past three years, no less than six community banks have established operations in Sarasota County. Such a hotbed of independent banking activity is rare, particularly considering the local presence of many of the...

Starmedia brings 'home' Fil-Am idol Jasmine Trias.
Yes, her kababayans will be thrilled to know that Jasmine Trias, one of the survivors of the popular talent search in the US American Idol, will finally be coming home next month (October) to perform in her very first concert here. Our friend Ana Co Puno, president...

Direct action: ten simple tactics to punch up your direct marketing and improve its effectiveness.
The use of direct marketing by retail banks has grown by double-digit annualized rates for the last couple of years. Yet, a substantial number of regional and community banks still rely mostly on mass media to communicate with the marketplace--including their own customers. If these banks are using direct...

NEWS IN BRIEF; P/$ rate closes at P56.30 to $1.
The peso closed higher at P56.30 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing System of the Bankers Association of the Philippines from P56.355 the previous day. The weighted average rate appreciated to P56.322 from P56.376. Total volume amounted to $171 million. DTI assures bread safe...

Why Existing Customers Are Important.
Percentage of households with $25,000 in investable assets that purchased an investment from a bank, according to a survey by John Hancock Financial Institution: 31 Portion of those households who had already purchased an investment who planned to purchase another investment in the next year: 33 ...

A measure of success: a Mid-West bank paved the way toward creation of a sales culture by integrating strategy with a system of tracking and monitoring.
In late 2003, Associated Banc-Corp of Green Bay, Wisc., decided to craft an integrated sales approach for its nine regions. It called the program "Achieving Excellence," which became the internal sales brand. The bank's efforts reveal how it is possible to bring people, process and technology together...

Firstmarketing ongoing customer communication. (Provider Profiles).
FIRST MARKETING CO. 3300 Gateway Drive Pompano Beach, FL 33069 Contact: Glenn Hetzel Phone: (800) 736-0145 Fax: (954) 971-4707 E-mail: marketing@first-marketing.com Web: www.first-marketing.com Profile First Marketing provides ongoing customer communication programs...

Did you know?
Seventy-four percent of community bankers report that it's difficult to find a qualified marketing officer. Source: ABA 2004 Community Bank Competitiveness Survey Sixty-three percent of community bankers say branches are their lead consumer banking channel by volume and 53 percent expect branches to remain their...

The number of branches keeps growing.
Total number of bank branches in the United States as of June 2003 87,783 Number of branches added during the previous 12 months 1,204 Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Percentage of bank customers who said either "no" or "did not know" when asked if they went to their bank...

Tracking the bank's best customers. (Figuratively Speaking).
(Figuratively Speaking) John MacIntyre Percentage of community banks that 41 currently use some sort of tracking system to identify their most valuable customers: Percentage who expect to track 79 their most valuable customers within the next three years: Percentage who track individual 19 customer's use of specific products and...