Marketing

In a small or medium sized UK financial services organisation, marketing plays a crucial role in promoting products, building brand loyalty, and engaging with members. Here are five key areas of marketing typically found within such organizations:

Product Marketing

Focus: Promoting specific financial products such as mortgages, savings accounts, ISAs (Individual Savings Accounts), and loans.
Key Activities: Creating product-specific campaigns, highlighting benefits, ensuring regulatory compliance in communications, and tailoring messages for different customer segments.
Example: A campaign promoting first-time buyer mortgages or competitive savings rates.

Digital Marketing

Focus: Driving engagement and conversions through online channels such as websites, email, social media, and mobile apps.
Key Activities: Managing SEO (Search Engine Optimization), paid search campaigns (PPC), social media strategy, email marketing, and website optimization.
Example: An email campaign offering personalized mortgage deals to customers or social media ads targeting homebuyers.

Brand and Corporate Communications

Focus: Strengthening the brand and maintaining positive public relations.
Key Activities: Managing corporate identity, crisis communications, PR events, community engagement, and sponsorships.
Example: Sponsorship of local charity events or PR campaigns that highlight the society's ethical business practices and community involvement.

Customer Insights and Market Research

Focus: Gathering and analyzing customer data to inform product development, marketing strategies, and customer experience improvements.
Key Activities: Conducting surveys, focus groups, market analysis, and customer segmentation to understand the needs and behaviors of members.
Example: Research on how customers prefer to access services (in-branch, online, or via mobile) to tailor marketing and service offerings.

Member Engagement and Retention Marketing

Focus: Building long-term relationships with members, ensuring loyalty, and reducing churn.
Key Activities: Loyalty programs, member-exclusive offers, personalized communication, and creating content that resonates with existing members.