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2008 ABA Issue Summary

Marketing: Trends in Bank Marketing


Contact: Carol Kaplan, ABA Public Relations (202) 663-5471 or ckaplan@aba.com

Bank marketing trends reflect the continuing boom in retail banking as banks compete for
consumer accounts.
• On average, 63.7 percent of marketing expenditures promote services to attract
consumers. **

• In 2005, 53.3 percent of banks used market segmentation – a strategy for targeting
specific consumer groups – to promote products and services. **

• 76.8 percent of banks introduced a new product or service in 2005, up from 70.3 percent
in 2003. More than half the new initiatives were deposit related followed by gift cards,
other debit cards, and online services like bill pay. **

• The top marketing goals for banks in 2006 included customer acquisition, customer
retention and increasing brand awareness.

The majority of banks (71.1 percent) view marketing as a strategic driver for business.
• 64.8 percent of banks said they planned on increasing their marketing expenditures in
2006.

Advertising remains the most widely used promotional tool in the industry.
• Advertising, which includes direct mail, accounts for the largest share of marketing
expenditures (52.9 percent)**

• Newspaper ads account for about one third of advertising expenditures (31.1 percent). **

• Homeowners were the most targeted segment banks were trying to reach in 2005
(57.5 percent), with high-net-worth clients the second most attractive target group at 55.8
percent.

Background:
Banks have been increasing their emphasis on marketing since the late 1990s as a changing
financial landscape has broadened opportunities for new products and increased competition.
Bank marketing efforts are now focusing more on customer needs and have less emphasis on
simply pushing products.

Competition from financial and non-financial institutions, branding (differentiating one bank
from another), technology, and customer relations management are among the top marketing
challenges banks have identified for the near future.

**Source: 2006 ABA Bank Marketing Survey Report

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