Digital Refer a friend

SOLUTION OVERVIEW

Empower and Reward Your Account Holders to Fuel Checking Growth

Referral solutions are a natural complement to a checking acquisition strategy, especially when you consider:

45%

of consumers start their search for a new Financial Institution by asking friends and family for advice on where to bank.
(Source: Forrester Research)

Word of mouth advertising is more trusted than traditional advertising.
(Source: Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising Survey)

Referral marketing cuts the cost of acquisition in half.

Digital Referral is designed to:

  • Acquire quality new checking households.
  • Reduce the cost per account to less than 1/2 the national average of $450.
  • Provide growth 5-10% above business as usual.
  • Promote brand advocacy. Strengthen customer loyalty.

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How It Works

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REFER A FRIEND USING SMS TEXT OR EMAIL

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Solution Features

Automated digital solution.

No paper or manual processing

No gift card.

Cash payout directly to the customer’s checking account

Private user dashboard to make referrals and monitor activity

Multi-channel referral methods.

Refer via Text, Email, Meta, and Twitter

Referral Perks.

Earn rewards just for making referrals

Behavior-based incentive system.

Optimized for mobile devices

One click report access via an on-demand online reporting portal

How Does Your Referral Solution Compare?

Empower & Reward Customers To Fuel Checking Growth

Acquire New Households | Promote Brand Advocacy | Increase Loyalty

Feature/Benefit Description Digital Referral Other Solutions

Dedicated Account Team

An extension of your marketing team

CS3 team manages all facets of program/execution so you don’t have to.

YES

NO

Solution Automation

Do more with same.

Automated and centralized data processing.

Automated communication execution.

YES

MAYBE

Multi-channel Communication

Leverage 5-channels to deliver up to

16-touches over 5-messaging

moments in 90-days.

  • Refer via Text
  • Refer via Email
  • Refer via Facebook
  • Refer via Twitter (X)

YES

NO

Personalized Referral Dashboard

Customers receive a personalized dashboard to make referrals, monitor referral status and reward payouts and ask questions.

YES

NO

Automated Behavioral

Incentive System

Promotes account quality. Incentives paid to only those who exhibit desired behavior. System monitors activity and facilitates reward payouts.

YES

NO

Performance Measurement

On-demand performance metrics: Provides wholistic view of ROI, response rates, email/text opens, profitability, balance gains, product cross-sell gains, attrition, customer satisfaction scores.

YES

NO

Support New Checking Growth

Gain a 5 -10% growth lift at less than 1/2 the traditional CPA with an integrated digital referral program to fuel DDA growth.

YES

MAYBE

Free Marketing Support

  • Partner funded incentives to encourage your customers to make referrals.
  • Digital marketing development and execution to promote the solution to your customers.

YES

NO

Budget Flexibility

Configurable to fit most budget scenarios.

YES

YES

Implementation Ease

  • From signature to launch in 30-days.
  • CS3 provided training and system support.

YES

MAYBE

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