19 Dec 1996
| by PATRICK BARRETT
National Australia Bank Group (NAG) has shortlisted D Arcy Masius Benton
& Bowles Financial...National Australia Bank Group (NAG) has shortlisted D Arcy Masius Benton
s strategy to centralise its marketing
operations.
NAG, which bought Yorkshire Bank from Midland for pounds 976.5m ...
and CDP resigned the business for Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire
Bank earlier this year, and has pulled ...
12 Dec 1996
| by PATRICK BARRETT
A credit card war among the UK s major high street banks is set to break
out after NatWest...A credit card war among the UK s major high street banks is set to break
out after NatWest this week announced the first deal between a British
bank and American Express.
Until now ...
banks. The arrangement
restricted the penetration of Amex.
But the new deal gives it NatWest ...
12 Dec 1996
| by MARK WHELAN
According to a recent article, the new wisdom is that advertising banks
to young people...According to a recent article, the new wisdom is that advertising banks
to young people is probably a waste of time. The crux of the argument:
the main influence on their bank choice is parental ...
recommendation is likely to
be: Son, I ve put pounds 50 in the bank for you, so you ve already got
some ...
21 Nov 1996
| by MIKE HEWITT
. That s one surprise. The other is that I m about to
praise a clearing bank. Perhaps you d like to sit down.... That s one surprise. The other is that I m about to
praise a clearing bank. Perhaps you d like to sit down now.
Barclays was one of the first high street banks to get into telephone
banking in a big way, with its Barclaycall service. Here at last was a
bank working out what customers wanted ...
21 Nov 1996
National Australia Bank Group (NAG) has appointed Catherine James,
marketing director at its...National Australia Bank Group (NAG) has appointed Catherine James,
marketing director at its subsidiary Northern Bank, as its new head of
European marketing.
James s appointment comes as NAG ...
include Yorkshire Bank, Clydesdale Bank and National Irish Bank.
NAG has already moved ...
14 Nov 1996
| by PATRICK BARRETT
personal
banking....personal
banking.
The campaign is the first national advertising for the bank since 1991,
when ...
, such as insurance. NatWest has since
launched a similar product and other banks are expected to follow suit ...
developments along similar lines, he said.
The bank is also expanding its central advertising ...
31 Oct 1996
Banks and building societies using advertising to recruit young people
could be wasting...Banks and building societies using advertising to recruit young people
could be wasting their money, according to research published this week.
A survey of 1000 people of all ages, carried out by advertising agency
Holder Wilson Pearce s roster agencies, said banks
should target young ...
31 Oct 1996
| by JULIAN LEE
Sainsbury s announcement last week that it is to launch a bank next year
appears to be yet another...Sainsbury s announcement last week that it is to launch a bank next year
appears to be yet ...
for not listening
to its customers enough. Now it appears its 12 million customers want
banking services from ...
looking to break into
banking.
These will be closely followed by savings accounts, current ...
31 Oct 1996
| by AMANDA RICHARDS
The banking market, which this week learned it was to be joined by
retailer Sainsbury s, is to see...The banking market, which this week learned it was to be joined by
retailer Sainsbury s ...
banking
services.
The insurers, both of whom offer a range of general insurance and
investment products, have been scouring the banking community for joint
venture partners, inviting a handful ...
31 Oct 1996
| by PATRICK BARRETT
Banks could be wasting their time aiming their ads at young people, as
most rely on mum and dad...Banks could be wasting their time aiming their ads at young people, as
most rely on mum and dad ...
Banks are going to extraordinary lengths to persuade young people to
open accounts with them, but new ...
to
young people, particularly students, is obvious. The young of today will
be the banks bread ...