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Break?the?Cycle?of?Commoditization?and?
    Build?Genuine?Brand?Engagement




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Welcome!?
                                    oFlows Demo?
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                                    Thursday,?March?7th?2013?2:00?PM?‐ 3:00?PM?ET
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Break?the?Cycle?of?Commoditization?
Build?Genuine?Brand?Engagement
Jeff?Stephens
Founder?&?CEO,?Creative?Brand?Communications?
Our?Mission?

To?simplify?account?opening?and?lending?across?all?
banking?channels?for?customers/members?and?for?
the?employees?who?serve?them?
Andera at?a?Glance



Solution?             oFlows                   oFlows
                      Online?                  Branch?

        Deposits
                                                         Forms?
                           Forms?   Deposits
                   Loans                        Loans

Product?
Our?History
o       Opened?the?first?deposit?account?online?in?2004?                                              550
                                                                                                520
o       Today,?multichannel?account?opening?and?                                         508
        lending
                                                                                   443
o       560+?customers?
o       Four?time?“Best?of?Show”?award                                358
                                                                            379
        winner?at?Finovate
o       Named?one?of?the?“Top?10?
                                                               260
        Tech?Companies?to?                               232
        Watch”?by?BTN           193

                                            143
                                     111
                                82
                          58
                    37
              23
    2   10

2004         2005        2006        2007         2008         2009         2010         2011         2012
Your?products?are?generic




Why?do?consumers?have?
    all?the?control??
Your?products?are?generic


The?Availability?of?Alternatives

The?goal?is?simple,?but?not?easy:

Create?something?for?which?there?are
no?alternatives.?
Your?products?are?generic



When?there?is?no?
meaningful?criteria?upon?
which?to?base?a?decision,?all?
you?can?evaluate?are?the?
commodity?factors?
Your?products?are?generic


Commoditized?parts?of?banking?
o Products?
o Rates?
o Locations?
    ?    Branch?
    ?    ATM?
o       Convenience
o       “Quality”?of?Services?
Your?products?are?generic


If?these?are?the?battles?you’re?
fighting,?you?can’t?win.?


De‐commoditization?is?about?
changing?the?game?to?
something?you?can?win.?
奥丑补迟?颈蝉?诲别‐肠辞尘尘辞诲颈迟颈锄补迟颈辞苍?
         奥丑补迟?颈蝉?诲别‐肠辞尘尘辞诲颈迟颈锄补迟颈辞苍?



      My?Definition:?
 Giving?people?a?reason?beyond?
PRODUCTS,?SERVICES,?and?RATES?to?
          bank?with?you?
奥丑补迟?颈蝉?诲别‐肠辞尘尘辞诲颈迟颈锄补迟颈辞苍?


A?game?you?can?always?win:?

Create?an?experience?ONLY?
YOU?CAN?OWN,?that?a?
CERTAIN?GROUP?of?people?
badly?want?to?BE?A?PART?OF.?
奥丑补迟?颈蝉?诲别‐肠辞尘尘辞诲颈迟颈锄补迟颈辞苍?



Sell?your?“Why”

WHY:?Your?reason?for?being
HOW:?The?way?you?deliver?your?
 products?and?services?
WHAT:?Your?products?and?services?
How?to?de‐commoditize


How?to?change?the?game:

1.   Determine?your?game
2.   Show?your?game
3.   Recruit?people?who?fit?
#1?Determine?Your?Game




Tip:?Know?who?you?are?
Determine?your?game


Quick?Test:

What?does?your?brand?stand?for,?in?
10?words?or?less…?without?using?
the?words?“people”?“service”?or?
“community?”
Determine?your?game


Finding?the?story?and?your?WHY?is?
introspective?

It’s?in?you?already—your?job?is?just?to?
find?what’s?already?there

Extract?the?soul?
Determine?your?game
Determine?your?game



Don’t?worry?so?much?about?what?
your?customers?want?to?be

Instead,?worry?about?who?you?are:

Your?WHY
Determine?your?game



Stop?trying?to?be?“a?better?bank/credit?
union.”


Try?to?be?“a?better?fit?for?a?
certain?type?of?people.”
Determine?your?game


It’s?not?called?“Betterentiation”

Your?differentiators?should?not?end?in?–
er or?–est

DIFFERENT,?NOT?BETTER!
#2?Show?Your?Game




Tip:?Obsess?over?the?
experience?you?create
Start?playing



Once?you’ve?found?the?story?and?
established?your?differentiation,?your?
job?is?simply?to?live?it.

Every?day.?All?the?time.?
Start?playing



Don’t?create?the?“best?customer?
experience”


Create?the?most?brand?
relevant?one?
Start?playing



Proving?the?story:

Demonstrating?your?story?with?
  actions.

Not?just?lip?service.?
Start?playing




Opportunities?to?
prove?the?story?
are?everywhere?
(touch?points)
Start?playing




Branding?=?inside‐out?touch?
point?management
#3?Recruit?People?Who?Fit?




Tip:?Find?Better?Customers?
Recruit?players




So?who?should?your?customers?be???

Target?vs.?A?Territory?
Recruit?players


Once?you’ve?found?your?why,?your?
goal?is?to?find?people?whose?why?
alights?with?yours

These?are?your?good?fit?
customers?
Recruit?players


What?differentiation?really?is

Differentiation?is?not?for?you—it’s?for?
your?customer

It’s?a?tool?of?clarification,?not?a?
persuasion
Recruit?players


Differentiation?is?a?gift?you?
give?your?prospective?
customers?to?help?them?
navigate?the?endless?sea?of?
options?to?determine?if?
you’re?the?right?fit?for?them.?
Recruit?players


These?are?customers?who?
are?with?you?because?they?
want?to?be…not?because?
you?happened?to?be?closest,?
easiest,?or?cheapest.
Recruit?players


When?they?want?to?be?with?you,?it’s?
much?easier?to?build?deep?
relationships

But?they?won’t?even?know?they?want?
to?be?with?you,?unless?you?show?them?
your?why.?
Recruit?players


Be?as?distinct?and?clear?about?your?
position?and?story?as?possible.?

The?goal?is?for?people?to?determine?
whether?they?align?with?you?or?not.?
Recruit?players



This?is?who?we?are.?


Love?it?or?hate?it.?

Indifference?will?kill?you.?
Recruit?players



Positioning:?

Knowing?who?is?not right?for?you?is?just?
as?important?as?knowing?who?is.
Questions?&?Wrap?Up??
 Jeff?Stephens?
 www.creative‐brand.com
 Jeff@creative‐brand.com
 503‐249‐9363
                           Up?Next?
 Andera
 www.andera.com            oFlows Demo?
                           Thursday,?March?7th 2013?2:00?
 info@andera.com
                           PM?‐ 3:00?PM?ET
 888‐356‐1100              http://bit.ly/DemoMarch7

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