by The Emmerich Group | Sep 12, 2024 | Cross-Sales, Customer Success, Deposits, Employee Training, Fast and Low-Risk Loan Growth, Get More Cross-Sales, High Performance, High Quality Loans, Profitability and Growth, Sales & Marketing, Sales Process, Sales Training
When everyone is competing for a scarce item, it becomes difficult unless you improve at it. This is exactly what we need to do with low-cost deposits. Let’s face it, there is no end in sight to the competition for low-cost deposits. Even when your bank is flush...
by The Emmerich Group | Sep 5, 2024 | Cross-Sales, Customer Success, Deposits, Employee Training, Get More Cross-Sales, Sales & Marketing, Sales Process, Sales Training
I attended my first bank CEO conference several decades ago. You know what the theme was when people talked about cross-sales? They said, “My people are still order takers.” Fast forward a few decades, and CEOs still tell me, “My people are still...
by The Emmerich Group | Aug 15, 2024 | Accountability, Culture, Customer Service, Customer Success, Deposits, Effective Leadership, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Employee Training, High Performance, Managing Employees, Profitability and Growth
When I was working on my graduate studies in organizational development, I learned about the concept of learned helplessness. What I’ve discovered is that it’s a significant issue. It’s often the reason why organizations don’t become Top Five...
by The Emmerich Group | Aug 8, 2024 | Accountability, Capture Profitable Deposits, Cross-Sales, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Success, Deposits, Get More Cross-Sales, High Performance, High Quality Loans, Profitability and Growth, Sales Process, Sales Training, Strategic Planning, USP
Ken Blanchard wrote several books years ago and conducted a research study. What he found was that the number one concern for business owners was the lack of people ready for C-suite positions. In other words, they lacked critical thinking skills and strategic...
by The Emmerich Group | Aug 1, 2024 | Accountability, Capture Profitable Deposits, Cross-Sales, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer Success, Deposits, Get More Cross-Sales, High Performance, High Quality Loans, Profitability and Growth, Sales Process, Sales Training, Strategic Planning, USP
Do you feel good about yourself when you help other people? What if you could get your team excited about having your clients acquire all the products and services that would help them. A cross sales ratio is just a measure of trust. If a client trusts you and sees...
by The Emmerich Group | Jul 25, 2024 | Customer Service, Customer Success, High Performance, Profitability and Growth, Sales Process, Sales Training, Strategic Planning, USP
Whenever I do the Breakthrough Banking Blueprint Conference, I ask the question “Who here is in marketing”, and one or two hands go up. I ask again, “Who here is in marketing” and a few more hands will go up. And then finally, everybody catches on and all hands go...
