Posted By Karen Licker, Financial Services Social Media & Marketing (Independent) at J.D. Power and Associates, on December 6, 2012, at 7:07 am
Original post by Banking.com Staff on December 4, 2012
In a recent blog on Banking.com, we explored how small businesses don’t always get the respect they deserve from the banking world. There’s no question that this sector of the economy is always vital, and increasingly optimistic. In fact, the number of businesses that report being ‘better off’ jumped from 16 percent in 2009 to 33 percent in 2012. This is also a market rich with possibility: on average, small businesses hold deposits four times greater and loan balances 15 times greater than retail banking customers.
And yet, this market continues to rank near the bottom in banking satisfaction. So what’s going on—and what can the industry do to make thing better? The new J.D. Power and Associates 2012 US Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study, a comprehensive research report that identifies and highlights the situation described above, digs deeper into the problems and identifies many of the pain points.
As mentioned in the previous blog, credit is still the primary issue, but it’s not the only one. The J.D Power study lays out more fundamental problems too. In particular, while small businesses are sometimes lumped in with retail banking, there are major differences between the two. Continue reading ›
Posted By Karen Licker, Financial Services Social Media & Marketing (Independent) at J.D. Power and Associates, on November 9, 2012, at 11:22 am
Our J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Small Business Banking Satisfaction StudySM suggests that banks should focus on small business customers because of the value they represent, when compared to retail customers. On average, small businesses hold deposits four times greater and loan balances 15 times greater than retail banking customers.1 Small business customers also carry higher levels of personal banking business than the average consumer. In addition, the profit margins on small business customers are typically larger than those on larger corporate banking customers.
Yet, based on the results of the study, just released today, it appears that small businesses, like Rodney Dangerfield, get no respect. Despite overall satisfaction increasing by 19 index points year over year to 736 (on a 1,000-point scale) in this year’s study, it still represents one of the lowest-scoring financial services businesses that J.D. Power and Associates examines. Only mortgage servicing is lower. Even its perennial low-scoring counterpart, credit card, has surpassed small business banking in satisfaction to levels enjoyed in the retail banking sector.
Now in its seventh year, the study measures small business customer satisfaction with the overall banking experience by examining eight factors: product offerings; account manager; facility; account information; problem resolution; credit services; fees; and account activities.
The Small Stuff Matters
The study finds that when small business banking customers are greeted by name, the positive impact on overall satisfaction is 106 points. However, this occurs only 47 percent of the time, compared to 64 percent of the time among retail banking customers, representing a 17-percentage-point gap. This disparity occurs even though small business customers bank in person at the branch more than twice as often as retail customers (36 times vs. 16, respectively, on an annual basis). Continue reading ›
Posted By Karen Licker, Financial Services Social Media & Marketing (Independent) at J.D. Power and Associates, on October 18, 2012, at 11:46 am
With the fluctuating economy and new banking regulations continuing to affect the expectations that small business owners have of their banking experiences, financial institutions need to be armed with the insights that can help them meet and exceed these expectations. They need to know:
How customers’ perceptions have changed since 2011 The latest trends . . . Continue Reading What Do Small Business Owners Expect From Their Bank?
Posted By Michael Beird, Director of Banking Services Practice at J.D. Power and Associates, on November 5, 2011, at 3:31 pm
I have the distinct honor of presenting the J.D. Power trophy to M&I Bank for the closing session at the Small Business Banking Conference next week in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been asked by a number of bankers and media alike what Small Businesses found most satisfying this year in their banking relationships with . . . Continue Reading What Matters MOST to Small Businesses?
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U.S. Financial Services Study Release Dates for 2013 JANUARY
Social Media Benchmarking Study
APRIL
Retail Banking Satisfaction
Financial Advisor Satisfaction
MAY
Customer Switching & Acquisition
Full-Service Investor Satisfaction
JUNE
Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction
JULY
Primary Mtg Servicer Satisfaction
Dealer Finance Satisfaction
AUGUST
Credit Card Satisfaction
OCTOBER
Credit Card Website Evaluation
NOVEMBER
Small Bus Banking Satisfaction
Mtg Originination Satisfaction
Consumer Auto FI Satisfaction
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FOR MORE INFO regarding these studies, please contact: Holly Zagresky at (248) 680-6319 or via email at Holly_Zagresky@jdpa.com
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