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Bank Taglines

Monday, February 15th, 2010

A really great tagline conveys a company's benefit with personality and attitude and the most memorable taglines connect on an emotional level. Taglines are the first step and an integral part of brand building. Their value builds for years, and over time, a good tagline can be your best and least ...

US Amex card holders can pay taxes by redeeming points

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

American Express has finally come out with a useful way to redeem accumulated points on the credit card - pay government taxes! AmEx cardholders can use the points toward federal, state and local income tax payments when they use one of two Web sites to file their taxes: Pay1040.com and OfficialPayments.com. There is a ...

American Express too turns to the safety of debit cards

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

American Express announced the launch of a new, integrated marketing campaign that brings to life the benefits of the American Express Charge Card under the theme "Don't Take Chances, Take Charge."  The campaign is part of an ongoing effort to educate consumers about the Charge Card and explain why it ...

Open Forum from Amex – a great use of social media

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Undeniably social media is making a sharp impact on our communication with family, friends and colleagues. As Mike Perlman on the Compete blog points out, “ The trend evidenced by the fact that Facebook and MySpace are the eighth and tenth most visited sites on the entire web. What is ...

American Express wants fewer customers

Monday, March 9th, 2009

The trend amongst American bankers seems to be one of shedding business instead of increasing it. The global financial crisis has made bankers vary of customers who do not pay on time or are overspending on their credit cards. The changed motto seems to “Better not to have a ...

ICICI Bank launches Ascent American Express Card

Friday, April 11th, 2008

ICICI Bank and American Express jointly launched the ICICI Bank Ascent American Express Card amidst much fanfare that included a live ghazal performance by Ustad Ghulam Ali and a talk by the top brass of ICICI Bank and Amex. The card is targeted at the High Income group and has a ...

Indian financial brands score poorly in the global marketplace

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Brand Finance is an independent consultancy focused on the management and valuation of brands and of branded businesses. It has published a report Global 500 financial brands 2008. Each brand has been accorded a Brand Rating: a benchmarking study of the strength, risk and future potential of a brand ...