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Report:eBusiness Teams' Two Paths To Cross-Channel Measurement Success

In The Long Term, Cross-Channel Measurement Is An Enterprisewide Concern, But In The Near Term, eBusiness Must Act Now

eBusiness and channel strategy professionals have a lot on their plates these days: Consumers are moving across channels for sales and service, spanning digital touchpoints like Twitter and public...

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Report:The State Of Mobile Banking 2012

Landscape: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook

Mobile banking continues to gather momentum across developed countries, fueled by rising smartphone use and the steadily improving supply of mobile banking from banks in North America, Europe, and...

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Report:The ROI Of Mobile Investing And Mobile Trading

Making The Business Case For Mobile Efforts At Wealth Management Firms

Mobile has become a high priority for eBusiness teams at wealth management and investment firms. In the US, the proportion of online adults who use the mobile channel to manage their investments rose...

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Report:The State Of Canadian Mobile Financial Services: 2011

Adoption Of Mobile Banking Is Heating Up And Portends Future Use Of Mobile Investing And Insurance Services

Most of the "big five" banking providers have now launched mobile offerings, and clients are responding. Consumer adoption of mobile banking in Canada has risen sharply from just 1% in 2008 to 9% at...

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Report:Mobile Channel Strategy: An Overview

How eBusiness Leaders Should Approach Mobile As A Sales And Service Channel

Across the globe, the mobile channel is growing at a rapid rate. eBusiness and channel strategy leaders at B2B and B2C firms are at the forefront: 94% of eBusiness managers we surveyed are either...

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Report:The State Of US Mobile Banking: 2011

Mainstream Adoption Hinges On Issues With Value, Security, And Support

Mobile banking adoption continues to gather momentum in the US, fueled by strong consumer appetite for smartphones and banks' burgeoning supply of new mobile banking applications, websites, and...

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Report:The ROI Of Mobile Banking

By-The-Numbers Business Case Is Lukewarm Today, But Advanced Functionality And Elusive Benefits Suggest Greater Returns Lie Ahead

Consumer adoption of mobile banking has accelerated over the past few years. In the US, the proportion of online adults who are mobile bankers has quadrupled from 4% in 2006 to 16% at the end of...

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Report:eBusiness Leaders Should Use The Web To Target Small Businesses Shopping For Financial Products

One-Third Of Small Business Owners Research Financial Services Products Online

Three in four small business owners have used the Internet for at least one banking activity in the past year. But which channels do owners use to shop for the financial products they use for their...

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Report:The State Of Mobile Investing

Mobile is the hot channel these days. A number of investment firms have developed mobile apps, and many offer dedicated mobile Web sites. Consumer adoption is ticking up: Today, 11% of investors are...

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Report:How Canadian Banking Customers Use Different Channels

ABMs And The Web Are Now The Two Most Commonly Used Channels

Just as it has in other countries, the rise of online banking has changed the way Canadians conduct banking activities. Automated banking machines (ABMs) are the most widely used banking channel on a...

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Report:US Consumers Continue To Show Limited Interest In Mobile Payments

Consumer Interest Is Rising Slightly, But Mainstream Adoption Is Still Far Off

In the US, adoption of mobile payments has been virtually nonexistent, although interest is starting to notch upward. Today, 18% of US online adults express interest in mobile payments, and yet less...

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Report:The Web Is The Critical Channel For Serving Small Business Banking Customers

eBusiness Executives Should Focus On Web Site Functionality For Support

Small business owners know a lot about their businesses, but they often know little about how to best manage the financial aspects of those businesses. As these small businesses grow, banks can build...

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Report:How Canadian Insurance Customers Use Different Channels

Canadians still use the phone as their primary channel for insurance. In fact, the phone was the only channel used by a majority of online Canadian insurance customers in the past year, while fewer...

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Report:How US Banking Customers Use Different Channels

The percentage of US adults who bank online has risen from 51% in 2005 to 59% today. This steady growth has changed the way customers use other channels like branches, automated teller machines...

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Report:What Financial Functionality US Consumers Want On Mobile Devices

Nail The Basics To Quickly Expose The Value Of The Channel

In the US, adoption of mobile financial services is rising: 11% of US online adults are now mobile bankers and 7% of those with investment accounts are mobile investors, although just 3% of online...

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Report:eBusiness Leaders: It's Time To Take Financial Service Comparison Web Sites Seriously

Usage Is Rising Driven By First-Time Users And Younger Generations

In 2009, 21% of financial product online applicants — more than 50 million Americans — used a third-party online comparison Web site, and 36% of these applicants did so for the first...

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Report:How Canadians Rate Their Investment And Insurance Firms On Retirement Planning

Top Firms Include Investors Group And RBC Wealth Management

With nearly 5 million Canadians headed into retirement in the next 10 years — and younger Canadians beginning to plan for their own retirements — eBusiness and channel strategy...

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Report:How US Bank Customers Use ATMs

ATMs are an important but often neglected channel. Eighty-five percent of US bank customers use ATMs, and one in three uses one at least weekly. Today's consumers use ATMs to make deposits, check...

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Report:The US Life Insurance Buyer's Journey

Most Buyers Research On The Web Or In Person; Few Apply Online

Half of US adults own life insurance, and roughly 25 million apply for a new policy each year. The Web has recently overtaken agents as the most commonly used channel among US life insurance...

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Report:The US Home Insurance Buyer's Journey

Phone Is The Dominant Channel For Research And Applications

More than 100 million US online adults own home insurance, and one in 10 applies for a new policy each year. The phone is the most popular research channel, although roughly one-third of researchers...

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Report:The US Auto Insurance Buyer's Journey

The Web Is Critical To Research, But Many Shoppers Cross Channels To Apply

Four in five US adults own auto insurance, and more than one in four applies for a new policy each year. We used Forrester's Technographics® data to analyze how millions of US adults research,...

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Report:Why Americans Research Financial Products Online But Buy Through Other Channels

Channel Switching Is Driven Largely By Security And Support Issues

Many US customers use multiple channels when buying financial services products, crossing channels during their path to purchase. Among online adults, 41% of financial product applicants research...

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Report:US Teen Millennials Underscore The Vital Nature Of The Online Channel To Financial Services

Profiling The Financial Attitudes And Behavior Of US Online Teenagers

There are roughly 20 million Teen Millennials — individuals between 13 and 17 years old — in the US. As consumers, Teen Millennials tend to be loyal to brands but mistrustful of financial...

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Report:The State Of US Small Business Banking

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Small Businesses Use The Web For Financial Transactions

There are more than 25 million small businesses — firms with fewer than 500 employees — in the US, and more than one in 10 US online consumers is a small business owner. The recession has...

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Report:Customer Advocacy 2009: How Customers Rate Canadian Banks

Scores Drop Overall, But RBC Rises And Credit Unions Lead

Customer advocacy — the extent to which a firm's customers believe it does what's best for them rather than its own bottom line — is a key predictor of customer retention and growth....

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