Marketing Cloud
3 Ways to Leverage Marketing to Mitigate Bank Fraud
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A recent survey by J.D. Power found that one in three U.S. bank customers say they have been victims of financial fraud in the past 12 months. 50% of customers under age 40 experienced fraud during that time, as their increased engagement in electronic transfers made them more likely to trust online requests for payments. ...
Wealth
How to Help Customers Navigate the Great Wealth Transfer
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Every family has a different approach when it comes to talking about money. Sometimes it comes up in conversation at every family gathering. Others know it will lead to arguments over the Thanksgiving turkey and avoid the topic all together. According to a Wells Fargo report, an estimated 26% of adult children would rather deal...
Insurance
How to Improve Customer Experiences in Volatile Markets
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Look up “volatile” in the thesaurus, and you’ll likely see synonyms like unstable, unpredictable, and precarious – all of which are perfect adjectives for the flux of today’s markets. Rising inflation and other financial crises are wreaking havoc on the interest rate environment and impacting the insurance industry. Rates had been at historic lows, but...
Banking
3 Barriers Holding Back Your Bank’s Marketing Growth
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According to a BCG survey of 759 global C-suite executives, nearly three-quarters expect macroeconomic uncertainty to be the key challenge facing their businesses in 2023. The survey’s report cites that “the recent failure of Silicon Valley Bank and others shows how difficult it is for executives to anticipate/predict the future, even in the near-term.” To...
Wealth
4 Ways Wealth Advisors Can Capitalize on Graduation Season
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One of the most traditional graduation gifts is money. And students will need it, considering that over the last 20 years, the average tuition at private schools has increased by nearly 150% and is expected to continue to climb. According to U.S. News, tuition and fees for the 2022-2023 school year cost an average of...
Marketing Cloud
Salesforce Data Cloud: 7 Frequently Asked Questions
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According to the MuleSoft 2023 Connectivity Benchmark Report, more than two-thirds (69%) of organizations say they’re ahead of anticipated progress on their digital transformation projects. Yet IT teams continue to face several technology and process challenges that are preventing progress. At the top of that challenge list is integrating siloed apps and data (36%), making...
Banking
Forging the Right Path for Customers in Salesforce Journey Builder
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When Gartner asked their clients about the most critical priority facing marketing leaders, the overwhelming answer was customer journey orchestration. Gartner defines the customer journey as “a tool that helps marketers understand the series of connected experiences that customers desire and need — whether that be completing a desired task or traversing the end-to-end journey...
Banking
Why Your Company Needs a Marketing Cloud Preference Center
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In yachting, there is something called a preference sheet. Each guest on luxury yachts lists their likes and dislikes on a sheet before their arrival so that the crew can attend to their every want and need. A financial institution’s preference center could be considered its customers’ preference sheet. The center is where customers share...
Banking
6 Tips to Survive Slowing Loan Growth with Marketing Cloud
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Look at how someone is caring for their house plants, and you’ll soon know if they’re a green thumb growing a blossoming lily or if that once leafy fern is in its dying days. Like a house plant, your banking and lending customers must be cultivated to flourish. Especially now with loan growth drooping as...
Banking
3 Ways Banks Can Use Salesforce Marketing Cloud to Grow Deposits
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During the pandemic, banks were like the Oprah of loans. Instead of you get a car, it was you get a loan, you get a loan, you get a loan! Loans were going crazy because of the low rates. But now, post-pandemic, the economy has shifted, rates are on their way up, and loan growth...