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2007 US Bank Public Web Site Rankings by Brad Strothkamp for eBusiness, Channel & Product Management Professionals
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2007 US Bank Public Web Site Rankings by Brad Strothkamp with Carrie Johnson and Brendan McGowan
November 20, 2007
Forrester’s Competitive Site Assessment Ranks Five Top US Banks
EXECUT I V E S U M MA RY
Forrester evaluated five of the largest US bank Web sites — Bank of America, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo — using our Competitive Site Assessment (CSA) methodology. Citibank topped this year’s rankings by excelling in many of the key assessment areas, including Web site navigation and presentation, along with providing strong product content and tools.
TABLE O F CO N T E N TS
2 Forrester’s Competitive Web Site Assessment Methodology 3 Ranking The Sites: Citibank Tops This Year’s US Ranking 5 Best Practices Of US Bank Web Sites Navigation: Getting Researchers Where They Need To Go — Fast Presentation: Focusing User Attention On Key Information Research Functionality And Content: Selling The Product Application Functionality And Content: Completing The Sale
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N OT E S & R E S O U R C E S
Forrester reviewed the credit card and checking account content and applications for five of the largest US banks: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo.
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