Customer service is what retains them.
Percentage of consumers who said that "poor customer service" would
cause them to change banks 71
Percentage who said "better deposit rates" would cause them to
change banks 46
Percentage who cited "more convenient branches" as a reason for
changing banks 42
Percentage who think bounce protection programs would be "very or
somewhat useful" if offered at their banks 77
Source: ABA research of 1,000 consumers, July 2003
Percentage of consumers who go online at least monthly 64
Percentage who did the same a year ago 61
Percentage who log on daily 38
Percentage who reported the same a year ago 36
Percentage who trust that their primary Internet activities are
safe 27
Percentage who felt the same a year ago 25
Percentage who said they are satisfied with their Internet
activities 42
Percentage who said the same a year ago 41
Source: The Consumer Internet Barometer, second quarter, 2002
Percentage of customers of a major retail bank that dosed their
accounts despite being identified as "extremely satisfied" (although
not emotionally committed to the bank) 6
Percentage of customers identified as being both "extremely
satisfied" and "emotionally connected" to the bank who also closed
their accounts during the same period 3.8
Source: The Gallup Organization, Gallup Management a Journal,
"Customer Satisfaction Doesn't Count," March 13, 2003
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