For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

August 10, 2009

Case Study: Sovereign Bank Improves Multichannel Selling With Online Advice Tool

This is the fourth document in the "Online Advice Tools" series.

by Chad Mitchell

with Benjamin Ensor, Peter Wannemacher, Courtney Tincher


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Sovereign Bank knew that more small business customers were going online, but its Web site had only static content with no online application. New accounts could only be opened in branches. Many of the leads Sovereign did get online were unqualified, and finding the right products could be challenging for both new customers and branch representatives. The bank implemented an online guided selling tool from Ignite Sales using the Web as a gateway for its multichannel sales process. Within three months of its online launch, the online channel had sourced more than $2 million in new deposit leads for the branches. The online guided selling tool has improved the online customer experience with self-service applications, improved lead quality for the bank, and reduced complexity and sales time for customers, and it has also helped the bank integrate multiple channels into a better sales process.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemProblem: Sovereign Had No eBusiness And A Limited Multichannel Sales Process

itemAction: Sovereign Built An Online Guided Selling Tool On A Proven Framework

itemResults: Sovereign Sees Multichannel Benefits Through Online Guided Selling

itemAnalysis: What's Next For Online Guided Selling Tools?

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itemBuild An Online Guided Selling Tool To Drive Multichannel Sales

Forrester interviewed Sovereign Bank and Ignite Sales.

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Analyst: Chad Mitchell
Technology: eBusiness/eCommerce
Industry: Business-To-Consumer eCommerce, Consumer Financial Services, Consumer Industries, eBusiness/eCommerce Strategy, Financial Services, Financial Services Technologies, Online Financial Products & Services, Retail Banking
Geography: North America