Trend Report

Online-Influenced Sales Exceed Direct Sales In Financial Services

How The Internet Influences Sales In Other Channels

Brad Strothkamp
 and  three contributors
Nov 20, 2009

Summary

In 2008, the majority of US online adults who researched a financial product did so online, and the majority of those online researchers applied in a channel other than the Web. These cross-channel shoppers illustrate the importance of online-influenced sales in financial services. To effectively capture and manage these cross-channel shoppers, eBusiness executives should dedicate a portion of their Web strategies to tactics that include lead capture, interactive help, and cross-channel application completion.

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