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Online Strategy Matrix

By Jim Bruene on September 6, 2003 11:06 AM

The following matrix is designed to help the strategic planning process. Consumer strategies are divided into three categories: products, general marketing, and customer satisfaction/service strategies. Each tactic is categorized as either: Column 1: State-of-the-art, features needed to be among the best online providers: the best out there; Column 2: Competitive Advantage, features that differentiate you from the competition; Column 3: Other tactics.


 

 


 

Strategies

A. Consumer Section

1.    Product-marketing strategies,
A. Checking accounts
B. Credit/loans
C. Deposits/savings
D. Financial management
E. Insurance
F. Investments
G. Payments
H. Security and privacy products

2.    General marketing strategies
A. Increase flow of prospects to website
B. Enroll more online banking users
C. Enter new geographic markets
D. Attract new residents and movers
E. Target vertical/niche markets
F. Increase referrals and word-of-mouth
G. Appeal to investors
3.    Online banking satisfaction strategies
A. Increase activation and usage
B. Encourage/reward self-service
C. Improve community involvement
D. Increase trust of ecommerce
E. Improve quality
F. Save defecting users
B. Small Business Section
C. What to Charge: pricing online services

 

 

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Source: Online Banking Report, 8/03
Notes: (1) Features to put you at parity with the best online competition.
(2) Differentiating strategies that provide either a competitive advantage or incremental profit opportunity or both 8


 


 

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