http://vestpocketconsultant.entrepreneur.com/2007/07/03/building-banking-relationships-that-last/ The place to go to make your small business grow Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:52:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://vestpocketconsultant.entrepreneur.com/2007/07/03/building-banking-relationships-that-last/#comment-102 Steve Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:36:24 +0000 http://vestpocketconsultant.entrepreneur.com/2007/07/03/building-banking-relationships-that-last/#comment-102 Problem is, this is no longer particularly valid. I had a company checking account for years, with one of the largest banks in the country. Branches all over the place and a giant web presence to boot. But, there weren't any Denise's. The only phone was to their big toll-free in the sky and web inquiries were attended to by someone in India. Now, if I got into the car and actually drove to the branch, then walked into the lobby, I could see real humans working there. But none of them knew me nor could care less about me. Besides, what was the point of trying? The people you saw there one day would be gone a few weeks later. They moved their people around constantly, and the turnover rate was and is horrendous. So what if they were friendly in the drive-thru? There aren't any Denise's anymore. Maybe in some little town somewhere. I don't know. Problem is, this is no longer particularly valid. I had a company checking account for years, with one of the largest banks in the country. Branches all over the place and a giant web presence to boot. But, there weren’t any Denise’s. The only phone was to their big toll-free in the sky and web inquiries were attended to by someone in India. Now, if I got into the car and actually drove to the branch, then walked into the lobby, I could see real humans working there. But none of them knew me nor could care less about me. Besides, what was the point of trying? The people you saw there one day would be gone a few weeks later. They moved their people around constantly, and the turnover rate was and is horrendous. So what if they were friendly in the drive-thru? There aren’t any Denise’s anymore. Maybe in some little town somewhere. I don’t know.

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