insights: about your market

Market Insights can assist you in repositioning your institution for growth, and help you identify and evaluate emerging opportunities within your marketplace. Whether you are looking to grow organically, expand geographically, acquire or diversify – our suite of services can provide the insights you need to build and sustain a competitive advantage.

MARKET PRIORITIZATION

Market Prioritization is an analysis of a defined geographic area using specific screening criteria (i.e. demographic, product, competitive, etc.), which you believe best fit with your institution's goals.  We retrieve data for the defined geography (i.e. zip code, county, metro area, state, etc.), run our analysis and outline a prioritized list of communities best suited for your particular objective. 

Whether you are looking to make an acquisition, start a loan office, or better target your services to the right audience/geography, the Market Prioritization is a low cost and effective method of pinpointing and prioritizing your best opportunities for acquisition or growth, viability and ranking of your current markets, capital investment and delivery transformation priorities.

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insights: about your customer

Understanding relevant customer data - the reasons they buy, the products they use, the communication they prefer - is essential
to drive decision making and ensure growth and profitability. These three services are designed to help deepen your understanding of customer preferences and align your service delivery with customers’ needs. 

segmentation snapshot

Segmentation is the process of grouping members of a large group into smaller groups based on shared characteristics and similar product or service needs. While geographic and demographic segmentation is often used in bank marketing, more detailed segmentation is required to ensure successful targeting.

We utilize a household level segmentation system to prepare a snapshot of your customer and market households. The snapshot includes an analysis of market segment growth opportunities and a review of dominant segment characteristics and product-specific behaviors.  

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PRODUCT GAP ANALYSIS

With markets and customer preferences changing so rapidly, gaps in product or service offerings can periodically occur.

Market Insights' Product Gap Analysis will evaluate your current suite of products against both competitor product offerings and product-specific market level propensity for product demand and usage in order to make recommendations for product/service additions or deletions.

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SOCIAL MEDIA EVALUATION

Social media has become a vital channel for banks and credit unions to build real-time, personalized relationships with their customers. Some financial institutions have been slow to fully utilize this important channel due to regulatory guidelines, compliance concerns and (of course) limited financial and human resources. Others have stepped into social media space without a clear strategy for social media to make a measurable contribution to their success.

We evaluate your social media marketing activities and develop recommendations to improve effectiveness in social media channels. Recommendations are offered to help you use this channel efficiently and effectively in order to drive stronger, more profitable relationships with your customers.

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insights: about your organization

There are so many aspects of your organization that either add to, or take away from, your potential for growth - the strength of your brand, the agility of your culture, the effectiveness of your marketing, the focus and flexibility of your planning.
The insights shared through these services can help you improve results and position yourself for future success.   

BRAND EVALUATION

A clear, strong, and differentiated brand position is a powerful asset for any bank or credit union - but it is not set in stone. Your brand position often requires adjustment to ensure alignment with your customers. 

Our team of consultants will evaluate your current brand position and offer recommendations that will help you achieve and maintain a brand position that sets you apart from the competition, guides marketing decisions and drives growth.

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CORPORATE CULTURE ADJUSTMENT

Culture is never static; it evolves over time - and can often fall out of alignment with strategic goals. As companies navigate through major changes (e.g. digital transformation, acquisition, change in leadership, etc.) it is especially crucial to shape the culture that you need in order to be successful. 

Market Insights has a distinctive methodology for assessing your current situation and making recommendations that will shape an agile, sustainable culture. We support your organization with the availability of customized training and follow-up.

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