by The Emmerich Group | Jan 15, 2026 | High Quality Loans, Increase Net Interest Margin, NIM
If your leadership team believes “the market sets our pricing,” you’re already behind—and possibly on the wrong side of independence. In this video, Roxanne Emmerich dismantles one of the most dangerous myths in community banking: that competition and market...
by The Emmerich Group | Jan 7, 2026 | Customer Success, Deposits, Increase Net Interest Margin, NIM
Higher net interest margin doesn’t come from better rate sheets—it comes from better positioning. Most community banks are trapped in a pricing death spiral. Match the rate or lose the deal. Cut margin or lose relevance. Meanwhile, a small group of banks quietly...
by The Emmerich Group | Nov 20, 2025 | Deposits, High Performance, Increase Net Interest Margin, NIM, Profitability and Growth, Sales Process, Sales Training, Unique Selling Proposition for banks, USP
Most bank executives assume their people understand how they drive profit. The hard truth? Over 90% of employees in a national study believed they were top‑10% performers—yet most can’t show how they actually tie to profit. That disconnect quietly destroys margin,...
by The Emmerich Group | Nov 12, 2025 | Deposits, High Performance, Increase Net Interest Margin, NIM, Profitability and Growth, Sales Process, Sales Training, Unique Selling Proposition for banks, USP
Too many banks have poured millions into “sales training” only to watch enthusiasm—and results—fade within months. Why? Because traditional training doesn’t change culture. In this week’s video, Roxanne Emmerich exposes why “false-attempt” sales training fails and...
by The Emmerich Group | Nov 6, 2025 | Deposits, High Performance, Increase Net Interest Margin, NIM, Profitability and Growth, Sales Process, Unique Selling Proposition for banks, USP
Tired of being treated like a commodity—and paid like one? In this video, Roxanne Emmerich dismantles the “rate-match or lose” myth and replaces it with a hard-edged framework for extreme differentiation that commands premium pricing on both sides of the balance...
by The Emmerich Group | May 1, 2025 | Cross-Sales, Culture, Deposits, Get More Cross-Sales, High Performance, Increase Net Interest Margin, NIM, Profitability and Growth, Workplace Culture
The Cross-Sales Myth That’s Costing Your Bank Millions If “our people just need to do more” actually worked, you’d already be at 8.0 cross-sales per customer—and popping champagne every month. But you’re not. Because knowing doesn’t drive results. Systems do. Culture...