Hey there!  I'm Alix Shadonnay at the business desk.
According to a recent survey published yesterday more and more people are choosing to do their banking from the comfort of their home because it is more convenient and quicker to do.  According to this survey it takes a person an average of about three minutes to do their banking either on the Internet or at an automatic banking machine while it takes them an average of about eight minutes to do the same type of transactions at a branch. 
The reason for this difference in time is being attributed to more time being spent with a teller at the branch and now banks are facing a real possibility with having to come up with more innovative ways to attract customers to their branches.  I don't believe that the need for branches will ever go away because there are certain types of services and transactions that would always probably require a face-to-face meeting between clients and branch staff.  Nevertheless, banks cannot use this criteria to hold on to their customers.  They need to do more to attract and hold their customers.
There is a definite lesson for all of us to learn from this present situation and that is we also need to find new and innovative ways to keep and expand our customer base.  I suggest that you start doing this today by picking up a copy of "Untapped Wealth Discovered" written by Jeff N Marquis and Kerry J Harrison.  This book is extremely well written, easy to read, filled with proven strategies, and very affordable.  It caters to small businesses, entrepreneurs, retirees, seniors, and above all to those who are serious about finding safe ways to increase their incomes, cut their costs, and expand their customer base.
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