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Financial Services
How Westfield Bank Aligns Sales and Marketing with Salesforce
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Westfield Bank provides relationship-based banking services for businesses and individuals across northeast Ohio and to independent insurance agencies across the country. Customers look to Westfield Bank for personal service, local decision-making, and the convenience of online banking anytime and anywhere. Since 2009, BauerFinancial has awarded Westfield Bank its 5-Star (Superior) rating, designating it as one...
Financial Services
The Top 5 Banking Skills of the Future
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Much has already been written on the ability of technology to transform the customer experience, introducing consumer lending portals and other tools for communication with lenders. But the truth is, consumer expectations are at an all-time high. You need to build a better lending experience or risk losing business. I’ve seen so many clients turn...
Financial Services
Improving Operational Efficiency in Banks with Financial Services Cloud
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In today’s digital world, retail and commercial customers equally demand a frictionless lending experience. They need to be able to apply for loans and interact with lenders at any time from anywhere. Borrowers are increasingly comfortable choosing alternative financing providers that can approve loans at a speed their brick-and-mortar banks cannot match. To compete in...
Financial Services
Leveraging Salesforce for Community Bank Mergers and Acquisitions
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Bank mergers and acquisitions are a big undertaking for financial institutions. They take months to years of planning and coordination that requires significant resourcing dedication that could potentially slow down other transformation initiatives. There is an expected dramatic uptick in merger and acquisition activity in the American community banking sector, according to a recent report...
Financial Services
Growing Deposits with Salesforce Tools
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I hear from clients all the time that their focus is growing their business, but when I ask how, they often say, “Acquiring new customers.” Acquisition can absolutely grow your business, no doubt about it. But if you’re not paying attention to those customers after they open an account, then you’re just refilling a leaky...
Financial Services
Digital Engagement Drives Connected Experiences in Banking
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This is part five in a series on Connected Experiences for Banks and Credit Unions. Be sure to check out parts one, two, three, and four. No matter your intended audience or end goal, the urgency for digital transformation persists. Businesses in the financial industry need to find ways to adapt to our current reality in...
Financial Services
Personalize the Customer Journey in Banking with 360-Degree Data
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Imagine if your data was a loaf of bread. You’d want that loaf right out of the oven, right? Then why do so many financial institutions use batch processes that take 8-10 hours to deliver data into the hands of users, so that by the time they need it, it’s already stale? Stale data is...
Financial Services
How to Attract and Retain Banking Customers in a B2C World
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This is part four in a series on Connected for Experiences Banks and Credit Unions. Be sure to check out parts one, two, and three. Data drives value throughout the customer journey, from lead identification to lead scoring and conversion. When data is captured in the right spots at the right point in the process,...
Financial Services
The Art of Retaining B2B Customers in the Banking Industry
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This is part three in a series on Connected Experiences for Banks and Credit Unions. Be sure to check out parts one and two, All objectives ultimately roll up to keeping people happy by streamlining processes and simplifying technology to remove friction and roadblocks for all involved. Loyalty reduces costs by building trusting relationships with...
Financial Services
On Strategy, and the Business of Building a Connected Experience
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This is part two in a series on Connected Experiences for Banks and Credit Unions. Be sure to check out part one. A CRM system accomplishes the ultimate goal of better understanding, engaging, and retaining current and prospective customers, as well as current and prospective team members. To get buy-in from all levels, it’s best...