Category Archives: Cross Sell

One Answer to Retention is Right in Front of You

With the uncertainty that lingers from the financial crisis fallout, banks continue to face the question of how to hold on to existing customers. One solution lies within a vast, yet largely untapped segment of their current customers. Yes, it’s true that banks should continue to actively protect their top 20 percent of customers—those with…

Myth or Reality: the 90-Day Window of Opportunity

I find that most industry white papers focus on the importance of cross-selling in the first 90 days of a new customer relationship. It’s a theory likely borne of the belief that cross-sell effectiveness declines after that point in the relationship. According to BAI, almost 81 percent of a bank’s opportunity to cross-sell happens in…