A CASE STUDY OF DIRECT MARKETING OF VPBANK IN HOCHIMINH CITY A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BSc in Business Management OFF CAMPUS DIVISION Full Name of Student: Le Ngoc Bao Uyen Student Code: 2124786 Module Title: BAM6001 – Dissertation Module Tutor: Dr. David Ratcliffe Supervisor: Dr. Asma Begum Date of submission: 1st May 2023 i ABSTRACTS Currently, all areas of the Vietnamese economy are growing steadily. The banking industry cannot be avoided, and it is viewed as a rich potential for both domestic and foreign investment by many.
Marketing is basically required to tell clients about services. Unfortunately, it is also because of this: customers grow overloaded, weary of marketing, stop interacting with businesses, and businesses cease gaining customers' attention or favorable comments. This is the justification for the author's choice to focus his thesis on the direct marketing strategy used by VPBank. This paper's objective is to describe, examine, and assess a few direct marketing initiatives that VPBank has previously implemented.
Additionally, this study offered some improved direct marketing initiatives to facilitate interaction. Additionally, this study offered some improved direct marketing campaigns to engage clients more and receive quantifiable feedback. The author also gained a deeper grasp of direct marketing via this study, particularly in the banking sector. ii DECLARATION ON HONOR I hereby declare that the thesis titled "A case study of direct marketing of VPBank in Ho Chi Minh City" contains my original, unpublished work.
With the exception of the sources mentioned above, I hereby certify that this project was wholly written by me and that it has not been submitted, in whole or in part, to any other qualification or qualification. No other researcher's work is used in this without a citation, which is necessary. No other university or training center has ever received this thesis for a degree. Ho Chi Minh City, dated / /2023 DECLARED BY Le Ngoc Bao Uyen iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS With sincere thoughts, I would like to express my gratitude to the teachers at the Institute of International Training and Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City for imparting excellent and useful knowledge as well as for their support, extremely valuable guidance for me throughout my study.
The study would want to give my supervisor, who devotedly accompanied me through every stage of this research process with focused direction as well as highly comprehensive and useful criticism, my sincere gratitude and appreciation. Without the Supervisor's constant guidance and comments, this report would not have been able to complete the plan and deliver the present outcomes. I would especially want to thank the Board of Directors and Sales Department of the Vietnam Prosperity Bank Ho Chi Minh City Branch for their encouragement and assistance. Despite my best efforts, there will undoubtedly be some limitations given my limited expertise and experience.
The report was effective in part due to feedback from instructors and friends. Sincere thanks! Ho Chi Minh City, ./2023 THE AUTHOR Le Ngoc Bao Uyen iv Table of Contents ABSTRACTS .i DECLARATION ON HONOR. iii LISTS OF TABLES, FIGURES AND PICTURES:. vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: .The necessity of the study: .The research questions: .The information of VPBank: .The overview of VPBank:.The overview activities of VPBank: .Overview of structure: .7 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW: .Description of direct marketing:.
Concept of marketing:. Forms of direct marketing:. The worth of direct marketing at a commercial bank:. 11 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:.
28 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS – ANALYSIS OF DIRECT MARKETING AT VPBANK:. Applicable for direct marketing at VPBank:. Survey results of the impact of direct marketing on customers when using VPBank’s services:. The effectiveness of direct marketing of VPBank to customers:.
Mechanism of telemarketing activities:. The features of direct marketing to customers:. Evaluate the direct marketing at VPBank by using the SWOT analysis module: 43 vi 4. 51 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION – RECOMMENDATION:.
Establish a high-response direct marketing strategy:. Enhance positive customer awareness:. Develop a direct marketing strategy to enhance competitiveness:. 69 vii LISTS OF TABLES, FIGURES AND PICTURES: Picture, Tables, Figures Page Figure 1 The form of direct marketing 10 Picture 1 The label of VPBank 4 Picture 2 The research onion 15 Picture 3 The process of deductive 20 Picture 4 Most popular online activities in Vietnam in 2021 31 Picture 5 The example of VPBank's email 32 Picture 6 Example of getting customers information from VPBank 33 Picture 7 Forecast the number of smartphone users in Vietnam 35 from 2013 to 2028 Table 1 The business results of Vietnam Prospectrity Commercial 6 Joint Stock Bank in 2021 Table 2 Descriptive statistics of sample by gender 37 Table 3 Descriptive statistics of sample by age 38 Table 4 Direct email factor 39 Table 5 Telemarketing factor 40 Table 6 The features of direct marketing 41 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: 1.
The necessity of the study: Due to the banking industry‟s intense competition, businesses have recently focused on developing marketing tactics that would enhance the way they provide services to clients. Given the rising importance of the financial and banking sectors, promotion strategies are the main factor that affects marketing management success. In the banking field joint commercial banks, place a high priority on marketing as a part of daily operations. Therefore, the effectiveness and quality of a modern commercial bank‟s marketing strategies have a significant role in whether the bank succeeds or fails.
Based on this reason, the author decided to research direct marketing for joint commercial banks in order to deeply understand the efficiency of direct communication in banking. In order to launch a successful marketing campaign in a very competitive market segment, marketers need to choose an approach that can help banks earn more profit. First of all, the author has to clarify two approaches used to connect with customers: mass marketing and direct marketing (Varghese Abraham and Jerin Joseph, 2019). Mass marketing is defined as the way that using the media channels like television, and website… to introduce a product to customers (Lilian Sing‟oei and Jiayang Wang, 2013).
On the contrary, direct marketing is concentrated on creating a direct relationship with customers. Direct marketing has been an area of marketing that has gained a lot of attention from marketing scholars over the last few years. (Varghese Abraham and Jerin Joseph, 2019) emphasis that the extremely important tactic for a bank looking to enhance and maintain a solid client relationship is direct marketing. Moreover, the procedure of 2 establishment direct contact with users has been improved due to the innovation of technology such as 4.
In addition, direct marketing alters the nature of marketing and it towards to reach a target audience with their information so that bank can easily introduce the new product or service to them. Apart from this goal, direct marketing is the method by that marketers can find more potential customers with the previous lists. When marketing staff has the information of customers by using direct marketing, they can carefully take care of their clients such as: giving the products that are appropriate to their demands, budget, and gender…. Besides that, marketers enhance campaign responses and increase the return on their spending by targeting particular clients with customized communications and promotional campaigns.
As a branch of a joint commercial bank operating in Ho Chi Minh City, its main tasks include trading in banking and financial services and finding potential customers in this area. Maximizing profit with the large resource of clients is one of the primary responsibilities of the Ho Chi Minh City banking sector in general and VPBank – Ho Chi Minh branch in particular. Consequently, the main objective of this study is to find out the way that VPBank‟s direct marketing campaign works and evaluate this campaign based on the SWOT model. The implementation and successful completion of direct marketing have significant implications for customer retention and expansion, market share growth, and really good sales support at Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank - VPBank - Ho Chi Minh Branch, developing new customers and supporting customer management, and enriching customer databases.
That is 3 also the reason the author decided to write about "A case study of direct marketing of VPBank in Ho Chi Minh City". The objective: - Conduct a critical literature review of direct marketing. - Clarify the direct marketing campaigns of VPBank. - Evaluate the SWOT model for direct marketing of VPBank.
- To propose a new idea about the direct marketing of VPBank. The research questions: In order to achieve the above goal, the content of the thesis must address the following research questions: - What are the current direct marketing campaigns of VPBank? - How effective are VPBank‟s current direct marketing campaigns in Ho Chi Minh City? - What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of VPBank‟s direct marketing strategies? - What are the Opportunities and Threats in the banking industry that VPBank should consider when implementing direct marketing? - What new direct marketing strategies can VPBank adopt to remain competitive in the banking industry? 1. The information of VPBank: 1. The overview of VPBank: Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Trading name: Viet Nam Commercial Joint Stock Bank for Private Enterprises – Abbreviated name: 4 VPBank.
Formerly known as Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Non-State Enterprises of Vietnam, it was established on 12/08/1993 under the operating license No. 0042/NH-GP of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam and license No. 1535/QD-UB issued by the People's Committee of Hanoi on 04/09/1993. The bank officially went into operation on September 10, 1993.
Head Office: VPBank Tower, No. 89 Lang Ha, Lang Ha Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi City. Email: customercare@vpb. Picture 1: The label of VPBank (Source: VPBank) VPBank is a long-standing joint stock commercial bank in Vietnam with a dynamic and stable financial potential.
The bank has a network of branches and transaction centers nationwide, with over 27,000 employees. VPBank's products and services are always being improved and perfected to maximize advantages and meet customers' needs. The bank has received numerous awards and recognition for its excellence in banking, including being named the "Best Bank for 5 SMEs" in Vietnam by The Asian Banker magazine in 2019 and recognized as the best foreign bond issuer in Asia in 2020. VPBank's stable financial potential and strong track record of growth and profitability make it a reliable choice for those concerned about their money.
The overview activities of VPBank: Fields: Finance - Banking; VPBank operates according to the regulations of the State Bank of Vietnam such as: Capital mobilization; Credit services; Deal. For individual customers: open credit card, card services, borrow, thrifty, current account, VPBank NEO, insurance, personal services, VPBank Loyalty, priority customers (for VPBank Diamond customers). For business households: unsecured loans, mortgages, insurance, and card services. For SMEs: account services, corporate loans, card services, payment solutions, trade finance, deposit products, online overdraft, online disbursement, and open EKYC (Electronic know your customer) account.
For Les: guarantee, credit products, import-export services and financing, account services, financial products, online banking, and email transactions. The business results of VPBank in 2021: ( Unit: billion VND ) Quota Implementing Planning in % complete % growth in 2021 2021 compared to compared to the 2021 plan 2020 1Total 547,409 492,409 111,2% 30,6% assets 6 2Customer 323,133 353,280 91,5% 9,1% deposits and valuable papers 3Credit 384,030 376,340 102,0% 18,9% balance 4Individual 1,51% < 3% Finished bank non- performing loan ratio (According to circular 11) 5Profit 14,364 16,654 86,2% 10,3% before tax Table 1: The business results of Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank in 2021. ( Source: VPBank) In recent years, VPBank has developed and achieved significant achievements as of 25/01/2021, VPBank entered the Top 250 most valuable banks globally. In 2021, VPBank was honored as the best bank in risk management and regenerative products.