GSB – Strategic Marketing School
Bank marketing has undergone radical changes in the past several decades and the financial services sales process has experienced a similar transformation. Both have been influenced by one thing more than any other—the customer’s behavior. Because the customer is more knowledgeable, has more tools at their disposal and is in greater control, marketing must collaborate more effectively with sales if the bank expects to sustain long term growth and profitability.
Designed by bankers and those with in depth knowledge of our industry, this program pinpoints key marketing strategies that drive profitability — from the customer experience and branding to prospecting, sales management and the ROI of marketing plans.
Students experience a blend of lecture, small group discussions and breakout sessions. — and leave the school with a Marketing Planning Template for the coming year that adds real-world value to the experience.
The faculty is comprised of best in class bankers and consultants – experts who bring time tested ideas to the table implemented by community banks, regional players and money center organizations. Networking with other bankers from around the world creates a lifetime of new relationships and the information exchanged from both faculty and students is second to none.
Dates & Location
September 30–October 4, 2024
- Fluno Center for Executive Education
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Enrollment Deadline: August 30
Who Should Attend
Veteran marketing, sales and business development officers as well as those newly promoted or new to banking will benefit from this powerful program. Community bank CEOs, regional sales managers, retail managers and business banking professionals also gain a better understanding of marketing synergies needed to be competitive.
Multi-Student Discount
GSB encourages banks to send more than one person to the school so that marketing professionals can better collaborate with sales leaders to enhance company performance through a unified effort focused on the customer. If your bank chooses to send multiple students, you will receive a rebate of $350 per additional registration – that’s essentially a free registration fee for second and subsequent registrations, and will be paid at the conclusion of the school in the form of a rebate.
What You’ll Gain
- An overview of the business of banking and how sound sales and marketing strategies directly impact the bank’s bottom line
- A clear understanding of how marketing strategy benefits the bank, the customer and the marketplace
- An objective view of marketing technologies and how they enable success
- How social, digital, mobile integrate through the sales and marketing process
- Making delivery channels such as the branch, the call center and the RM more efficient and effective
- Why account-based marketing is no longer a luxury
- A greater sense of how content marketing, big data and analytics combine to help the bank target the right opportunities
Experience the GSB Difference
The Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is widely recognized as one of the leading and most progressive graduate banking school in the country. Using feedback from its alumni, Banker Advisory Board and sponsoring state bankers associations, GSB continuously updates program offerings to meet current professional development needs in the banking industry. In developing the Strategic Marketing School, specifically for marketing professionals in the banking industry, GSB sought out the industry’s finest banking industry experts to design and teach the program. Visit our faculty page to meet your instructors.
More than 23,000 alumni have benefited personally and professionally from attending the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You, too, can benefit from a GSB learning experience. We hope you’ll join us for the Strategic Marketing School!
Program Fee and What’s Included
- All instructional materials, posted electronically for download
- Opportunity to network with faculty and technology colleagues; and, and invitation to join an alumni-only group on LinkedIn for ongoing networking
- Daily breakfast. lunch and break refreshments
- $350 registration fee
- Support of the GSB staff and faculty throughout the course
Tuition for the 2024 Strategic Marketing School is $2,825.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
Registration fees are non-refundable. Other fees paid will be reduced by any hard dollar costs incurred by GSB and are then available for refund or future use, subject to the following guidelines.
Future Use: If you cancel, you may elect to leave paid fees on account with GSB without a cancellation fee. The funds must be used within 24 months of the cancellation date and can be used toward any school; however, they cannot be applied to online seminars. Any funds not used at that point will be forfeited to GSB. If a refund is requested after fees have been placed on account with GSB, the refund will be processed based on the original cancellation date subject to the cancellation fees below.
Refund: If you cancel and request a refund, it will be subject to a cancellation fee based upon the date of cancellation as follows:
Notice of Cancellation Received by GSB Refund Percentage
15–45 Days Prior to Program Start Date 90%
8–14 Days Prior to Program Start Date 75%
7 Days Prior or failure to appear at Program none
Accommodations
Students are responsible for booking their own lodging for this program. Classes begin Monday morning, so those who are traveling to Madison are encouraged to arrive on Sunday. A block of rooms will be available at the Fluno Center for Executive Education and the Hilton Doubletree Hotel until the enrollment deadline.
