By Julius C. Dorsey Jr. In honor of Black History Month, I thought I’d share a little about the Black History I was honored to be a part of. As a graduate of Michigan State University’s advertising program, and 18 months under my belt as a J. Walter Thompson account...
Even if you think you have no competition, it’s always ‘out there’ A scary thought, isn’t it: that after so much reassurance that there was no ‘boogey man’ under your bed, he actually does exist – and has all along. Far be it from me to try and scare anyone, but I...
They’re NOT your friends and you won’t win any more by trying to be like them No one ever wins based on their capacity for imitation. Big Banks Big banks face enormous fixed costs for human resources, product development, capital systems and equipment, marketing and...
A new study from Samsung summarized in The Financial Brand confirms what we’ve learned in solving sales and customer engagement problems for community banks. For the majority of banks – community banks in particular – true competitive advantage is still where...
It’s not sexy, but if you want to improve sales results and deepen customer relationships (and retain them over time), do the heavy lifting up front to develop a system. Marketing and sales leaders (and their staffs) of most organizations – from banking to...
