For Customer Experience Professionals (Length: 15 pages)

August 17, 2009

Best And Worst Of Financial Services Brand Building Web Sites, 2009: Credit Card Providers

This is the fifth document in the "Best And Worst Of Financial Services Brand Building Web Sites, 2009" series.

by Ron Rogowski

with Harley Manning, Rachel Zinser


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

How good are the brand experiences offered by major credit card Web sites? To find out, we graded the sites of four top brands — American Express, Capital One, Citigroup, and Discover — on how well they communicate their Brand Image and deliver value to consumers (Brand Action). Only one site — Discover — passed both of our brand tests. To improve the brand experience, credit card providers need to use legible fonts, improve card selector tools, and differentiate based on unique brand attributes.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemJust One Credit Card Site Passed Both Dimensions Of Our Test

itemOnly Discover Passed Our Brand Image Tests

itemDéjà Vu: Only Discover Passed Our Brand Action Tests

recommendations

itemCredit Card Providers Need To Improve Both Aspects Of Brand

itemSupplemental Material

This report highlights findings from evaluations conducted using Forrester's Web Site Brand Review methodology. Reviews cited in this document were conducted between May 1, 2009, and June 15, 2009, as part of a larger study that looked at the Web site brand experience of 16 sites across four financial services industries: banks, credit card providers, insurers, and investment firms.

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Analyst: Ron Rogowski
Technology: Brand Strategy, Customer Experience, Interactive Marketing, Marketing & Advertising, Web Site Design
Industry: Consumer Financial Services, Consumer Industries, Financial Services, Financial Services Customer Experience, Financial Services Marketing, Online Financial Products & Services, Retail Credit
Geography: North America