A Project Report on CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI by Babasab Patil

A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI

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List of Tables EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 2. COMPANY PROFILE 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Significance of study 3.2 Research design 3.3 Sampling 3.4 Data sources 3.5 Research approach 3.6 Pilot study 3.7 Pre test 3.8 Tools of data collection 3.9 Scoring procedure 3.10 Statistical analysis 3.11 Limitations of the study 4. LITERATURE REVIEW 4.1 Competitive Advantage 4.2 Customer Satisfaction 4.3 Customer Perceptions of Value 4.5 Corporate Image 4.6 Switching Barriers 4.7 Consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Behavioral Intention 4.8 Customer Loyalty 5. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION Results and Discussion Research Constructs 6. FINDINGS Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI 6.1 Recommendations 6.2 Conclusions 7. ANNEXURE 7.1 References 7.2 Questionnaire 7.3 Coding Sheet

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TITLE: “A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI”. GEOGRAPHICAL AREA:

163/20 “Kalburgi Plaza”, Despande Nagar, HUBLI – 580029

PROLOGUE: Customer retention is an important element of banking strategy in today’s increasingly competitive environment. Bank management must identify and improve upon factors that can limit customer defection. These include employee performance and professionalism, willingness to solve problems, friendliness, and level of knowledge, communication skills, and selling skills, among others. Furthermore, customer defection can also be reduced through adjustments in a bank’s rates, policies and branch locations. Clearly, there are compelling arguments for bank management to carefully consider the factors that might increase customer retention rates. Several studies have emphasized the significance of customer retention in the banking industry (see Dawkins and Reichheld, 1990; Marple and Zimmerman, 1999 ;). However, there has been little effort to investigate factors that might lead to customer retention... If retention criteria are not well managed, customers might still leave their banks, no matter how hard bankers try to retain them. Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI My research examines the impact of several retention-relevant constructs that influence consumers’ decisions to stay with or leave Axis bank. These constructs were rated by customers as having strong effects on loyalty to their banks. Demographic characteristics (i.e. age, gender, educational level and income) were also assessed for their contribution to intentions of staying with or finding alternative banks. Results suggest that the most important constructs were reasons for stoppage of operations from Axis bank, about charges, customer satisfaction, followed by switching barriers. There was also evidence that customers’ age groups and level of education contributed to explaining respondents' propensity to stay with their current banks.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY The present research has concentrated to find out the level of churn rates and reasons for the customer switch over and the study targets the employees of Axis Bank, Hubli. The study is based on the social and geographic variables like Geography/location, Type of business, Position title, Sex, Age, Education level, to understand the socio geographical condition of customers and a structured questionnaire related to the services provided by Axis bank and the satisfaction level of customers related to the services and analyzing the major reasons related to their switch over.

AIM OF THE STUDY  The main aim of the present study is to assess the increasing customer churn rates and satisfaction of customers related to services provide by Axis Bank in Axis Bank, Hubli.  There have been several studies emphasizing the significance of customer retention in corporate level but there has been very little empirical research examining the constructs that could lead to customer retention in Home branches.  This research aims to analyze & find out possible strategies to reduce customer churn in Axis Bank. Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI NEED FOR THE RESEARCH:  In marketing, the most important strategy is to maintain current existing customers and to attract new ones.  The cost of gaining new customers is approximately five times that of retaining present ones.  Fierce competition has raised the cost of acquiring new customers, making it imperative to determine which customers are likely to churn, so you can take the necessary steps to prevent the latter from leaving.  Hence the research could analyze a need to work on Customer churn rates which is found increasing at Axis Bank.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY  Customer Attrition Analysis to identify the prominent reasons for customer churn/switch over.  Impact of Churn Rate in Axis Bank.  To analyze & develop some Retention strategies.

RESEARCH PLAN: RESEARCH DESIGN – Exploratory & Descriptive types. DATA SOURCES Primary data was obtained through a survey sent to a sample of lost customers of Axis Bank Hubli.  Secondary data sources were previous projects, websites, magazines, newspapers, articles & textbooks DATA COLLECTION METHOD: 

Structured Questionnaire & Discussion

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Data was obtained through a survey sent to a sample of lost customers of Axis

Bank Hubli. 

The survey was designed according to the Dillman Total Design Method (1978),

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI which has proven to result in improved response rates and data quality. SAMPLING UNIT- Lost Customers of Axis Bank SAMPLE SIZE- 50 SAMPLING METHOD- Convenience Sampling. ANALYSIS-SPSS Package, Cross Tabulation, Bar Chart, Pie Chart , Mean etc

FINDINGS  Respondents were relatively less satisfied with banks' pricing. Many complained about the high fees charged and expensive account maintenance costs.  76% of the respondents are happy in terms of customer service at Axis Bank.  42% of the respondents have a relatively negative impression of their bank levying undue charges on them, which forced them to switchover to other banks  26% perceived that the other banks where providing better service than Axis Bank revealing that respondents have a negative impression of their bank's competitive advantage.  30% of the respondents feel annoyed due to the unresponsive nature of the customer representative.  22% of the respondent feels annoyed when they don’t listen their problems carefully.  44% of the respondents where dis-satisfied with waiting time in Axis bank.  32% of the respondents said that the Customer representatives were unable in answering or handling their problems or questions.  26% of the respondents said that the customer executives where not so clear & supportive in handling their problems.  72% of the respondents have clearly said that they are unaware about the different charges charged in Banks  39% of the respondents complained that their are hidden charges involved. 

27% of the respondents said that they where not informed about the different charges.

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  20% of them said Axis bank is misleading in terms of charges levyed.  56% of the respondents have commented that the services have become worse over a period of one year ,  36% perceived to be the same & the rest only 8% have said that it has become better.  32% of the respondents feel that having flexibility according to the changing customer needs will enhance Axis Bank competence. This suggests that customers want their banks to monitor change in the financial environment, and respond with products that add value to customers' accounts  28% of the respondents suggested to have a separate Grievance Redressal Forum in Axis  26% of the respondents perceive that the other banks are providing better service than Axis  Rest 20% of the respondents perceives that their current bank does not have any Hidden charges  Alternatively research constructs have also found that having a good relationship by bank personnel with customers contributes to reluctance to switch to alternative providers.  70% of the current a/c respondents said that customer care executives where not so clear & supportive in handling their problems.  71% of the respondents of the SB a/c holders felt satisfied about their ability to handle their problems

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI generation of sustainable competitive advantage and distinctive bank image.  Separate Grievance Redressal Forum  A structured system needs to be built up, In order to make bank’s Redressal mechanism more meaningful and effective.  Axis bank can decide on the appointment of officials at various levels to handle complaints and grievances depending upon its administrative structure/ channels used for delivery of product and services.  In this study, it was found that many of the respondents do not use a variety of products from their current bank. This is an important issue for AXIS bank, as cross-selling is a critical element in increasing customer loyalty and revenue. Conversely, cross-selling may make switching an unacceptable inconvenience, as the customer must find a provider that can replace a broader range of products.  Bank managers should analyze every facet of the service delivery process and product attributes to ensure that it will not increase inconvenience for consumers. Furthermore, Axis Bank should regularly obtain feedback from consumers in order to work backwards toward designing new processes or products, so that these can be delivered effectively and efficiently.  Charges must be elaborated.  Convincing customers that they are getting high value from their bank should be a key advertising and promotion objective to create and strengthen Axis Bank image.  AXIS BANK needs to place more emphasis on personnel training to its staff.  Customer Representatives need to be trained on CRM practices.  Our results indicate that banks cannot rely upon price competition alone in order to be competitive; they must also strive to better inform consumers of the products and services they offer, and provide convenient, agreeable surroundings, as well as continue to emphasize the human interaction basis of service delivery.  Waiting Time should be reduced.

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CONCLUSION Considering the competitive banking in Hubli, excellence in customer service is the most important tool for sustained business growth. Customer complaints are part of the business life of any corporate entity & if not dealt properly & on time it will lead to customer churn. This is more so for banks because banks are service organizations. As a service organization, customer service and customer satisfaction should be the prime concern of any bank. The bank believes that providing prompt and efficient service is essential not only to attract new customers, but also to retain existing ones. The constructs investigated in this study all received some mixed marks by the respondents as factors that would influence their decision to stay with or leave their current banks. The most important construct were reasons for stoppage of operations, Charges, customer service followed by switching barriers. These results lead to suggestions for bank managers to consider as to how they might improve customer retention in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitive banking environment. According to the research constructs the customer complaint arises due to; a.

The attitudinal aspects in dealing with customers

Inadequacy of the functions/arrangements made available to the customers or gaps in standards of services expected and actual services rendered.

As my research was mainly concentrated to find out the level of churn rates and reasons for the customer switch over and it targeted only the employees of Axis Bank, Hubli. The research construct found that longer-term customers buy more and, if satisfied, may generate positive word-of-mouth promotion for the company. Additionally, long-term customers also take less of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time and are less sensitive to price changes. Results of this analysis have also shown that as the age of customers increases, so too does the propensity to stay with their current banks. In addition, respondents with higher education are most likely to switch banks perhaps because highly educated consumers tend to have greater expectations of services. Gender and income appear not to have significant association with the respondentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; intention to stay with or leave their service Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI providers. The results further showed Axis Bank, have higher retention rates compared to the larger banks. The smaller banks thus appear to be doing some things better than their larger competitors. Since the results of this study are based on consumers’ perceptions only, future research should investigate the congruence between consumers’ and service providers’ perceptions. While this study found that customer satisfaction alone is not effective in building customer loyalty. Consumers are more concerned about the convenience issue such as location of branches, use of technology & consumers are more focused on how bank delivers services. Given the importance of employee competence, our research also examined the impact of employees’ behavior that could affect customer retention. Therefore, finally to conclude my project I can say that:  The research on customer churn has added a great value to my knowledge undermining the different perceived facet of the customers who leaves/ left the Bank.  This study & research has made me well verse about the different aspects of the banking in specific & about Banking Industry as a whole.  Also it helped me to understand the attitudinal behavior & customers perception about their Bank in various different circumstances.

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SECTION 1

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INTRODUCTION The banking industry is highly competitive, with banks not only competing among each other; but also with non-banks and other financial institutions (Kayak and Kucukemiroglu, 1992; Hull, 2002). Most bank product developments are easy to duplicate and when banks provide nearly identical services, they can only distinguish themselves on the basis of price and quality. Therefore, customer retention is potentially an effective tool that banks can use to gain a strategic advantage and survive in today’s ever-increasing banking competitive environment. Since banks offer nearly identical products. This carries the danger of creating a downward spiral of perpetual price discounting -- fighting for customer share (Mendzela, 1999). One strategic focus that banks can implement to remain competitive would be to retain as many customers as possible. The argument for customer retention is relatively straightforward. It is more economical to keep customers than to acquire new ones. The costs of acquiring customers to “replace” those who have been lost are high. This is because the expense of acquiring customers is incurred only in the beginning stages of the commercial relationship (Reichheld and Kenny, 1990). In addition, longer-term customers buy more and, if satisfied, may generate positive word-of-mouth promotion for the company. Additionally, long-term customers also take less of the company’s time and are less sensitive to price changes (Healy, 1999). These findings highlight the opportunity for management to acquire referral business, as it is often of superior quality and inexpensive to obtain. Thus, it is believed that reducing customer defections by as little as five percent can double the profits (Healy, 1999). The key factors influencing customers’ selection of a bank include the range of services, rates, fees and prices charged (Abratt and Russell, 1999). It is apparent that superior service, alone, is not sufficient to satisfy customers. Prices are essential, if not more important than service and relationship quality. Furthermore, service excellence, meeting client needs, and providing innovative products are essential to succeed in the banking Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI industry. Most private banks claim that creating and maintaining customer relationships are important to them and they are aware of the positive values that relationships provide. While there have been several studies emphasizing the significance of customer retention in the banking industry, but there has been little empirical research examining the constructs that could lead to customer retention. This research examines the constructs that impact consumers’ decision to stay with or leave their current banks. In addition, the research explores whether there is any association between consumers’ demographic characteristics (i.e. age, gender, educational level and income) and loyalty decisions.

The value of Retention Any business without a focus on customer retention is at the mercy of the market. Without loyal customers, a competitor will eventually satisfy un-serviced desires, and customers will begin to switch loyalties to the newcomer. Many companies which have spent a lot of money getting hold of new customers seem to believe that it is not very necessary to focus on existing ones. In such cases, customer loyalty is taken for granted. This perception is slowly changing, and Indian companies have been forced to come to terms with harsh reality. Now that there is stiff competition in almost every product, service, and solution area, customers have plenty of choices. They can simply walk away. As a management guru once declared, “Dissatisfied customers don't complain. They just don't come back.” A customer retention strategy has therefore evolved to become a very important aspect of any company's business plans. The need to better understand customer behavior and the interest of many managers to focus on those customers who can deliver long-term profits has changed how marketers view the world. Traditionally, marketers have been trained to acquire customers, either new ones who have not bought the product category before or those who are currently competitors’ customers.

This has required heavy doses of mass

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI changed from customer acquisition to retention. This requires a different mindset and a different and new set of tools. A good thought experiment for an executive audience is to ask them how much they spend and/or focus on acquisition versus retention activities. While it is difficult to perfectly distinguish the two activities from each other, the answer is usually that acquisition dominates retention. Metrics: The increased attention paid to CRM means that the traditional metrics used by managers to measure the success of their products and services in the marketplace have to be updated. Financial and market-based indicators like profitability, market share, and profit margins have been and will continue to be important. However, in a CRM world, increased emphasis is being placed on developing measures that are customer-centric and give the manager a better idea of how her CRM policies and programs are working. Some of these CRM-based measures, both Web and non-Web based are the following: •

Customer acquisition costs

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Conversion rates (from lookers to buyers)

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Retention/churn rates

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Same customer sales rates

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Loyalty measures.

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Customer share or share of requirements (the share of a customer’s purchases in a category devoted to a brand).

All of these measures imply doing a better job acquiring and processing internal data to focus on how the company is performing at the customer level. The Future of CRM to reduce churn rates: With the increased penetration of CRM philosophies in organizations and the concomitant rise in spending on people and products to implement them, it is clear we will see improvements in how companies work to establish long-term relationships with their customers. However, there is a big difference between spending money on these Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI people and products and making it all work: implementation of CRM practices is still far short of ideal. Everyone has his or her own stories about poor customer service and emails sent to companies without hearing a response. Despite several years of experience. We can expect that the technologies and methodologies employed to implement. It will improve as they usually do. More companies are recognizing the importance of creating databases and getting creative at capturing customer information. Real-time analyses of customer behavior on the Web for better customer selection and targeting is already here (e.g., Net Perceptions) which permits companies to anticipate what customers are likely to buy. Companies will learn how to develop better communities around their brands giving customers more incentives to identify themselves with those brands and exhibit higher levels of loyalty. One way that some companies are developing an improved focus on CRM is through the establishment or consideration of splitting the marketing manager job into two parts: one for acquisition and one for retention. The kinds of skills that are need for the two tasks are quite different. People skilled in acquisition have experience in the usual tactical aspects of marketing: advertising, sales, etc. However, the skills for retention can be quite different as the job requires a better understanding of the underpinnings of satisfaction and loyalty for the particular product category. In addition, time being a critical scarce resource makes it difficult to do an excellent job on both acquisition and retention. As a result, some companies have appointed a chief customer officer (CCO) whose job focuses only on customer interactions. The notion of customer satisfaction is being expanded to change CRM to CEM, Customer Experience Management. The idea behind this is that with the number of customer contact points increasing all the time, it is more critical than ever to measure the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reactions to these contacts and develop immediate responses to negative experiences. These responses could include timely apologies and special offers to compensate for unsatisfactory service. The idea is to expand the notion of a relationship from one that is transaction-based to one that is experiential and continuous.

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SECTION II

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ABOUT AXIS BANK: Axis Bank India, the first bank to begin operations as new private banks in 1994 after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established. Axis Bank was jointly promoted by the Administrator of the specified undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (UTI-I), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Corporation Ltd. Also with associates viz. National Insurance Company Ltd., the New India Assurance Company, The Oriental Insurance Corporation and United Insurance Company. Axis Bank in India today is capitalized with Rs. 232.86 Crores with 47.50% public holding other than promoters. It has more than 200 branch offices and Extension Counters in the country with over 1250 Axis Bank ATM proving to be one of the largest ATM networks in the country. Axis Bank India commits to adopt the best industry practices internationally to achieve excellence. By the end of December 2004, Axis Bank in India had over 2.7 million debit cards. This is the first bank in India to offer the AT PAR Cheque facility, without any charges, to all its Savings Bank customers in all the places across the country where it has presence. With the AT PAR cheque facility, customers can name Cheques payments to any beneficiary at any of its existence place. The ceiling per instrument is Rs.50, 000/-. The latest offerings of the bank along with Dollar variant is the Euro and Pound Sterling variants of the International Travel Currency Card. The Travel Currency Card is a

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI signature based pre-paid travel card which enables travelersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; global access to their money in local currency of the visiting country in a safe and convenient way.

Mission Customer Service and Product Innovation tuned to diverse needs of individual and corporate clientele. Continuous technology up gradation while maintaining human values. Progressive globalization and achieving international standards. Efficiency and effectiveness built on ethical practices.

Core Values Customer Satisfaction through Providing quality service effectively and efficiently Smile, it enhances your face value" is a service quality stressed on Periodic Customer Service Audits Maximization of Stakeholder value Success through Teamwork, Integrity and People

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Organization Basically an organization is a group of people intentionally organized to accomplish an overall, common goal or set of goals. Business organizations can range in size from two people to tens of thousands. There are several important aspects to consider about the goal of the business organization. These features are explicit (deliberate and recognized) or implicit (operating unrecognized, "behind the scenes"). Ideally, these features are carefully considered and established, usually during the strategic planning process. (Later, we'll consider dimensions and concepts that are common to organizations.)

Types of organization a. Formal organization. b. Informal organization.

a. Formal organization: The formal organization or group exist in all organization .it is a group of the people working together in all co-operation under the authority towards common goal, objectives for the mutual benefit of the participants. The formal groups are created to carry out some specific work to meet some goals of the organization

b. Informal Organization: Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI The informal organization refers to relationship between peoples in the organization based not on procedure and regulation laid down in the organization but on the personal attitude friendship or some common interest which may or may not be work related informal organization.

Departmentation: Departmentation is the process of dividing and grouping the activities of an enterprise in the various units for the purpose of administration .the units for the purpose of administration .the units are designated as departmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; division sector or branches. Departmentation facilitates the benefits of specialization .it aims at achieving units of directing, co-operation, co-ordination, control and effective communication .it leads to effective performance of activities of the enterprise

ORGANIZATION CHART OF AXIS BANK CHAIRMAN /CMD DIRECTOR CORPORATE BANKING CORPORATE RETAIL BANKING CORPORATE OPERATION BANKING CORPORATE PROJECT AND PLANNING BANKING CORPORATE FINANCE AND ACCOUNT BANKING CORPORATE INSPECTION AND AUDIT BANKING CORPORATE SUPPORT SERVICE BANKING Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI CORPORATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BANKING CORPORATE MARKETING BANKING

NORTH ZONE

SOUTH ZONE

SENIOR VICE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT

EAST ZONE

WEST ZONE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

VICE - PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

ASSISTANT VICE - PRESIDENT

OPERATIONS, SALES MANAGERS AND CREDIT MANAGERS

OPERATIONS, SALES & CREDIT DEPUTY MANAGERS

OPERATIONS, SALES MANAGERS AND CREDIT DEPUTY MANAGERS

EXECUTIVES

JUNIOR EXECUTIVES

SALES OFFICERS

SALES EXECUTIVES

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BANK PROFILE AXIS BANK BRANCH OFFICE HUBLI AXIS BANK branch office Hubli started on 10 October 2003 this bank have five departments all located in DESPANDE NAGAR. Address: 163/20A”kalburgi plaza”, Despande Nagar, HUBLI – 580029 CONTACT NO: 0836 – 2356981/2

Organization chart of HUBLI branch SOUTH ZONE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

VICE - PRESIDENT

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATIONS, SALES MANAGERS AND CREDIT MANAGERS

OPERATIONS, SALES & CREDIT DEPUTY MANAGERS

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EXECUTIVES

JUNIOR EXECUTIVES

SALES OFFICERS SALES EXECUTIVES

Axis bank has 5 departments 1. Cash department 2. Credit department 3. Marketing department 4. Clearing department 5. Operation department CASH DEPARTMENT: It is mainly concerned with cash transactions of day to day activities these dept have playing very much important role because more number of people are coming to this dept. this dept has 50% to 80% decision making power this dept has fully co-operate with other dept performance of this dept will be appraised by the way of branch performance based. This dept would have any plans for reaching its targets. FUNCTIONS OF CASH DEPARTMENT: 1. Handling daily cash transactions. 2. balancing figure at the end of the day 3. maintaining cash levels of the branch MARKETING DEPARTMENT:

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI It is concerned with achieving branch targets through creating new customers and provides better service to these customers these dept has 50% to 100% decision making power this dept has fully co-operate with other dept this dept performance can be appraised through branch performance this is having following plans for reaching its targets by a) By obtaining some new customers b) By generating new business through existing customers.

FUNCTIONS OF MARKETING DEPARTMENT 1. Achieving branch targets. 2. co-operating with sales executives 3. customer service 4. Opening of new accounts. 5. building new relations OPERATION DEPARTMENT: It is heart of the Axis bank this department has control the overall operations of the Axis bank .This department has handling customer queries and giving proper information to needy customers this department having 30% to 80% decision making power. This dept is fully co-operate with other dept this dept performance can be appraised branch performance and self appraised based .this dept also having plans to achieve its targets They are gross selling plan, marketing and contribution to the branch target plans to reach its objectives. FUNCTIONS OF OPERATION DEPARTMENT 1. DD drafting 2. Out station cheques realigning Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI 3. Attending customers query regarding day to day transactions. 4. Handling government business. 5. Handling RTGS (Real time gross settlements system). 6. Transfers 7. Remittances. CREDIT DEPARTMENT: Credit department has mainly concern with credit transactions of the bank like giving loans, recovers loans etc are included in these department this department performance can be appraised through giving targets. This department having 50% to 80% decision making power and this department has co-operated with other department whenever other departments needed. This department different plans for reaching its targets they are, credit appraised of balance sheet, financial strength and ratio analysis. FUNCTIONS OF CREDIT DEPARTMENT 1. Screening of proposals. 2. Documentations. 3. Disbursements of loans. CLEARING DEPARTMENT: Clearing has mainly concerned with clearing cheques of the customers this department having 20% to 30% decision making power this department performance can be appraised through branch performance ,this department does not have any plans for reaching targets . FUNCTIONS OF CLEARING DEPARTMENT 1. Out stations of cheques. 2. Localâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheques. 3. CBSS (software name used for giving information to the current account holders). Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI 1. Basic services: basic services include a) saving account b) term deposit c) recurring deposits d) demat account e) ATM’s f) En cash - 24 g) Special savings account h) Residence and foreign currency account i) Easy access through channels j) I connect k) corporate I connect l) 24 - hr tele banking

TYPES OF ACCOUNTS: 1. Easy access account. 2. Salary account 3. Women’s savings account 4. Senior privilege account 5. Defense Salary account 6. Trust/NGO savings account 7. Azadi-no frills 8. RFC(D) 1. Easy access account The Easy access Savings Bank account is an endeavor by the bank to understand the customers needs & redefine banking to suit the customers requirements for a truly anywhere anytime banking experience.  A-Accessibility

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI Wide network of branches & one of the largest ATM networks in India giving the customers easy access to their account. The anywhere banking concept allows the customers to access/transact their account from any branch of the bank.  C-Convenience An International Photo-signature Debit Card with withdrawal limit of Rs.40, 000 per day, facilitating transfer funds, deposits of cash/cheques & payment of insurance premium [LIC]. The Debit Card also comes with a comprehensive insurance cover inclusive of zero lost card liability, purchase protection & personal accident Insurance up to Rs.2 lacks.  C-Comfort Internet Banking/ Telebanking- the ease of banking from home or office. Providing the customer with the facility of online funds transfer, requests for the customers new cheque book, Financial Advisory Services[FAS], shopping online & information on mutual funds.  E-Earnings Maximize returns on the account by availing the dual benefit of Flexi deposit. Any balance in the customers account is in excess of Rs.10,000 or any higher limit specified by the customer will be transferred automatically to high interest earning fixed deposit account in multiplies of Rs.10,000.  S-Speed ‘At-Par’ cheque gives the customer the unique power to encash their cheque as a local cheque at more than 143 centers where the bank has a presence at no extra cost.  S-Service Service of the highest quality is rendered by an affable endearing & enthusiastic staff at the branch. 2. Salary Account: The complete financial solution Seeking a convenient way to pay your employees?

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI Salary Savings Account from Axis Bank will do the job for you. We know how important employee satisfaction is for an organization to grow to its full potential. Which is why we have tailored our Salary Savings Account not only to be a convenient way for you to manage salaries (across various centers, through our centralized database), but also provide your employees with a range of value added benefits. Salary Savings Account comes with a host of facilities that give your employees access to the complete gamut of banking services (including overdrafts, loans and zero-balance requirements) on a preferential basis. Making it the perfect incentive for your employees. Features  No minimum balance.  Banking available across the country.  Multi-city at par Cheque book.  Personal & accidental insurance cover up to Rs.2 lacs.  Joint account facility available.

2. Women’s Savings Account : Features: Savings account designed for special needs for women.  Anywhere banking facility with Priority Debit card.  Enhanced cash withdrawal limit of Rs.40, 000 per day through ATM.  FREE Zero Balance Minor Account.  FREE financial advisory services.  FREE Demand Drafts & Pay orders.  FREE At Par cheque books.  FREE delivery of computerized statement of account.  FREE collection of outstation cheques only postage will be collected.  Critical illness benefit.  Dual benefit of Encash 24 scheme.  Children education bonus.  Specially designed International Debit Card. Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  Discounts on retail purchases.  Concessional rates for Personal & consumer loans.  All will come with Average Quarterly balance of Rs.10, 000 only. Special feature: Zero Balance Account  No maintenance charges.  Debit card offered to the minor above the age of 12 years, who can sign uniformly.  Daily withdrawal limit of Rs.1500 at ATM’s  Daily spend limits of Rs.1000 at merchant outlets.  Free monthly Statement clubbed with the statement of the smart privilege account of the mother.  At- par cheque book at a nominal cost. This account is a special feature to imbibe the significance of savings in your child. The zero balance minor savings account is a unique feature that all account holders can open for their children. 4. Senior Privilege Account: Features: [For citizen above 60 years]  Free financial advisory services.  Free payable At-par cheques book.  Free Cash & cheque pick up facility.  Free demand drafts & pay orders.  Free collection of outstation Cheques only postage will be collected.  Free delivery of computerized statement of account. Free home banking facility.  Critical illness insurance cover All will come with average quarterly balance of Rs.10, 000 only.

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI Defense Salary account is a product designed keeping in mind how tough a life in the Defense forces is. Not only does it come to you absolutely free, no minimum balance is required either. The defense personnel can also access the entire UTI bank network, including more than 2300 ATM’s & 550 branch offices no matter where they are posted.

Banking Privileges:  At-par cheques Facility As a Defense personnel’s job involves transfers across the country. With the at-par cheque facility it will no longer be necessary to set up new bank accounts with each transfer.  Additional Debit Card Along with a free International Debit Card, They also get a free card for the joint account holder. This means that their child or spouse also enjoy the same benefits of banking with Axis.  Financial Advisory Services The solutions provide by the Axis bank meet the twin goal of meeting their requirements& to diversify & spread the risk of their investment portfolio, so that they can look forward to an comfortable & worry-free life. The investment plan may include: •

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6. Trust/NGO Savings Account: Axis Bank’s Trust Account is an effort to offer thoughtful banking for people who spend their lives thinking of others. It is a complete solution for Trusts, Associations, Societies, Government Bodies, Section 25 companies & NGO’s, so that the organizations can devote all of their time to their noble cause.

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  A multi-city at-par cheque facility with no limit on clearing payments at centers across the country wherever the is present.  Free Anywhere Banking across all the Axis branches & extension counters & over all the Axis ATM’s.  Free Demand Drafts or Pay Orders as & when required by the Trust’s to remit funds.  Free collection of cheques at outstation locations.  Monthly statement of account delivered at their doorstep.  Facility for collecting donations in the Trust’s account through the Axis Bank’s network of branches & extension counters across the country, as well as through iConnect-Axis’s Internet Banking facility.  Foreign Contribution Regulation Act[FCRA] Account: the FCRA account enables approved organizations to receive foreign contributions for utilization in their activities in India. The Bank will provide assistance in the process of documentation & obtaining necessary approvals from the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi.  Free investment advice  Free Demat account.  Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger [SGL] account through which investments in Government securities are carried out, it comes with a host of value added services like concession in transaction & service charges.  An Axis Bank customer can donate funds to the Trust through the iConnect internet facility. In such cases the Bank provides the details of the amount donated & the donor’s name to the Trust so that they can issue the receipt to the donor.

7. Azadi- No Frills Account: It is a Savings Account that doesn’t require a minimum balance. The specifications required for qualifying for an Azaadi account are:  The sum total of all credit in the customer’s account does not exceed Rs.1 lacc during the financial year. Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  The customers do not intend to maintain an account balance higher than Rs.50, 000 at any given instant.  The customer is unable to furnish full documentation as required ordinarily for fulfilling of account opening norms.

Features:  Zero balance savings account: No need to maintain a fixed, mandatory amount in the account.  Instant Welcome Kit: Handed over to the customer at the time of account opening, the kit will consist of their account number, debit card, debit card PIN, internet banking Pin & phone banking PIN.  International Debit Card: Which gives the customer access to over 1800 ATM’s across the country, enabling the customer to make deposits or withdraw cash at any time of day or night.  Phone banking & Internet banking: the customer’s can conveniently check their balance, transaction details etc.anytime from anywhere over phone or using the Internet, for no extra charge.

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3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY INTRODUCTION Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problem as it guides how research is done scientifically. It consists of different to study the research problem along with the logic behind them. The present chapter deals with the research methodology adopted in this study. It discusses about the statement of the problem, aim and objectives of the study, research design, universe and sampling, pilot study, pre-testing, tools of data collection used, statistical application of data, problems encountered by the researcher and the limitations of the study have been explained.

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI 3.1 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY Churn is particularly problematic for firms for several reasons. First, the inability to maintain customer loyalty makes for poor public relations. More immediately, customer churn simply is expensive. Customer acquisition and account set-up and maintenance all cost money, and the higher the level of churn, the lower a firm's overall profit margin is likely to be. Broadly speaking, the remedy for churn is "stickiness." Sticky services are those designed to hook a customer, who will find the service too valuable to easily give up. Firms implement strategies such as greater personalization of services, bundled services, or other perks to create this stickiness whereby customers are induced to build loyalty to the company. Differentiation is another tactic. In their efforts to simply get Web sites up and running, firms often fail to take the time to create an online presence that distinguishes itself from those of others, thus making it very easy for customers to switch without feeling any negative impact. Hence my research work would certainly help the organization to know the increasing churn rates of customers at Axis Bank and measures could be adopted to maintain a positive relationship with the existing customers and it would be a great learning experience for my academic purpose.

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN A research design is the arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure. The effort of the investigation is to provide descriptive profile of the respondents on the dimensions namely Geography/location, Type of business, Position title, Sex, Age, Education level, to understand the socio geographical condition of customers and a structured questionnaire related to the services provided by Axis bank and the satisfaction level of customers related to the services and analyzing the major reasons Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI related to their switch over of customer of Axis Bank, Hubli. Further the researcher has explored the association between the various variables of the study. Hence for the study a Convenience sampling method is used it was appropriate when the universe happens to be large and a known characteristic of it is to be studied intensively.

UNIVERSE The universe of the present study are the existing and switched over customers, of Axis Bank, Hubli.

3.3 SAMPLING  SAMPLING UNIT- Lost Customers of Axis Bank  SAMPLE SIZE- 50

3.4 DATA SOURCES Primary data was obtained through a survey sent to a sample of lost customers of Axis Bank Hubli.  Secondary data sources were previous projects, websites, magazines, newspapers, articles & textbooks.

3.5 RESEARCH APPROACH- the approach made was through Survey method, since exit customer list were huge in number and it would be easy to reach all the customers in list and identified customers through sources.

3.6 PILOT STUDY As part of the pilot study I made a visit to the selected field at Axis Bank, Hubli to get a comprehensive idea about the possibility of undertaking the study. I had a discussion with the Centre Head of Axis bank, to get permission as well as about the study. The Centre Head was very co-operative to know about the study. Preliminary information was collected about the working hours; problems faced by the employees as well as customers, list of existing as well as churn customers. I also discussed about the Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI questions to be put forth towards the churn customers of Axis Bank with reference to the dimensions such as service satisfaction, time management, hospitality, interest rates and general activities at Axis bank. Based on this, the sample size, mode of collection using questionnaire method was ascertained.

3.7 PRE-TEST Before finalizing the questionnaire, the researcher conducted a pre-test with

respondents in order to determine the efficacy of the tool. The details of the answering mode were explained to the respondents and they were answered of confidentiality. During the pre-test I found that some questions were repeated and so it was avoided from the questionnaire.

3.8 TOOLS OF DATA COLLECTION Socio geographic and demographic Schedule This tool elicits the social geographic details of the sample. This was framed by the investigator himself in accordance with the need of the present study. It explored the personal profile of the respondents and elicited information of the respondents regarding their age, sex, educational qualification, nature of the place of residence etc. Structured Questionnaire set up after a deep discussion with my project guide related to churn customers putting in consideration the security aspects of data collected. Data Collection  Data was obtained through a survey sent to a sample of lost customers of Axis Bank Hubli.  The survey was designed according to the Dillman Total Design Method (1978), which has proven to result in improved response rates and data quality. The questionnaire gathered information on consumers’ perceptions of their banks, the reasons they remain with their banks, and reasons why they have switched to other banks. Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  Likert-format items were presented with 5-point scales, where 1 = "strongly disagree," 3 = "neither disagree nor agree," and 5 = “strongly agree."  The sampling procedure was based on the recommendations of Malhotra (1999) and Proctor (1997).  Names and addresses for the survey were systematically drawn from Axis Bank Hubli Branch.  The sample size (n = 100) was computed, and a skip interval of 73 was calculated from the listing provided.  Potential respondents were selected and questionnaire was administered. A total of 50 useable surveys were returned from the initial administration, representing a useable response rate of 28%.  Budgetary constraints forced the elimination of follow-up procedures.

3.9 SCORING PROCEDURES The scale consisted of 19 questions, which are related to the services, transaction and charges offered or considered by Axis Bank. The data would be analyzed as per the customer response, and analysis would be made through a generalized process using SPSS software.

DATA COLLECTION The researcher collected the data from the respondents during the months of July 2007 using questionnaire method. He took nearly ten days for the data collection.

3.10 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS The end result of the data collection is the accumulation of raw data into a quantitative form. Such data are then summarized and subjected to statistical analysis. Standard scoring procedure was adopted and data was analyzed statistically by using the SPSS  ANALYSIS- ,Cross tabulation, Bar Chart, Pie Charts

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  Data was collected only from the branch of Axis Bank Hubli, Karnatak. There are many other branches over all. So the findings cannot be generalized.  Most of the respondents were reluctant during the data collection.  A detailed study was not possible because of the time limit with in which the study should be completed.

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4. LITERATURE REVIEW Previous studies have identified the benefits that customer retention delivers to an organization. For example, the longer a customer stays with an organization the more utility the customer generates (Reichheld and Sasser, 1990). This is an outcome of a number of factors relating to the time the customer spends with the organization. These include the higher initial costs of introducing and attracting a new customer, increases in both the value and number of purchases, the customer's better understanding of the organization, and positive word-of-mouth promotion. Apart from the benefits that the longevity of customers brings, research findings also suggest that the costs of customer retention activities are less than the costs of acquiring Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI new customers. For example, Rust and Zahorik (1993) argue the financial implications of attracting new customers may be five times as costly as keeping existing customers. .Banks loses satisfied customers who have moved, retired, or no longer need certain services. As a consequence, retaining customers becomes a priority. Clearly, there are compelling arguments for bank management to carefully consider the factors that might increase customer retention rates. However, there has been little empirical research that investigates the constructs leading to customer retention. Examples of constructs are competitive advantage, customer satisfaction, switching barriers, corporate image, and bank services characteristics. There have been few, if any, attempts to link them to customer retention. This is curious, for if retention criteria are not well managed, customers might still leave their banks, no matter how hard bankers try to retain them.

4.1 COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE In a highly competitive market, the shortest route to differentiation is through the development of brands and active promotion to both intermediaries and final consumers (Parasuraman, 1997). In the long run, however, branding, targeting and positioning would all be much more effective if the supplier had some tangible advantage to offer consumers (Baker, 1993). This is evident in the banking industry, where many banks are providing more or less the identical products for nearly the same price. Unless a bank can extend its product quality beyond the core service with additional and potential service features and value, it is unlikely to gain a sustainable competitive advantage (Chang, Chan, and Leck, 1997). Thus, the most likely way to both retain customers and improve profitability is by adding value via a strategy of differentiation (Baker, 1993) while increasing margins through higher prices. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customers do not just buy core quality products or services; they also buy a variety of added value or benefits. 4.2 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI In businesses where the underlying products have become commodity-like, quality of service depends heavily on the quality of its personnel. This is well documented in a study by Leeds, who documented that approximately 40 percent of customers switched banks because of what they considered to be poor service. Leeds further argued that nearly three-quarters of the banking customers mentioned teller courtesy as a prime consideration in choosing a bank. The study also showed that increased use of service quality/sales and professional behaviors (such as formal greetings) improved customer satisfaction, reduced customer attrition. Ioanna (2002) further proposed that product differentiation is impossible in a competitive environment like the banking industry. Banks everywhere are delivering the same products. For example, there is usually only minimal variation in interest rates charged or the range of products available to customers. Bank prices are fixed and driven by the marketplace. Thus, bank management tends to differentiate their firm from competitors through service quality. Service quality is an imperative element impacting customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; satisfaction level in the banking industry. In banking, quality is a multi-variable concept, which includes differing types of convenience, reliability, services portfolio, and critically, the staff delivering the service.

4.3 Customer Perceptions of Value: Today, customers are more value oriented in their consumption of services because they have alternative choices. Researchers explain how customers make purchase decisions between competing providers. They argued that customers buy on value; they do not simply buy products. Interestingly, it was observed that customers learn to think objectively about value in the form of preferred attributes, attribute performance, and consequences from using a product in a use situation (Woodruff, 1997). Thus, banks must be able to provide â&#x20AC;&#x153;up-closeâ&#x20AC;? personal service for customers who come with high expectations. For customers who value convenience most, banks must offer the latest product such as electronic banking, touch-tone phone account access and internet Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI banking. Clearly, customer value can be a strong driver of customer retention. Customer satisfaction is merely a response to the value proposition offered in specific products/markets. By this view, banks must determine how customers define value in order to provide added-value services.

4.4 CORPORATE IMAGE Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consumers have more choices for their financial needs than ever before. Technology, globalization, increased competition and increased consumer mobility have dramatically changed the way people bank (Harwood, 2002). Many financial institutions are looking at branding techniques to differentiate themselves. It is very critical that banks have a comprehensive knowledge of customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; values, attitudes, needs and perceptions of various services the bank offers and the image which customers have of the bank itself. Accordingly, bankers must be able to build and manage their bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image in order to clearly define the differences between their bank and its competitors. Services are highly intangible and are, therefore, high in experience and credence qualities. As a consequence, brand reputation is important as a Potential competitive advantage.

4.5 SWITCHING BARRIERS Switching barriers have been used as marketing strategies to make it costly for customers to switch to another organization. Such barriers include search costs, transaction costs, learning costs, loyal customer discounts and emotional costs .These barriers provide disincentives for the customer to leave the current organization. High switching costs are an important factor binding the customer to the service organization. Even with relatively low levels of satisfaction, the customer continues to patronize the service provider because repurchasing is easier and more cost effective than searching for a new provider or sampling the services of an unknown provider. Other than switching costs, cross-selling is another critical variable driving customer Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI retention. Cross-selling is the bank’s effort to sell as many different products and services as they can to a particular customer.

4.6 CONSUMERS’ BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS To compete successfully in today’s competitive marketplace, banks must focus on understanding the needs, attitudes, satisfactions and behavioral patterns of the market. Consumers evaluate a number of criteria when choosing a bank. Banking market discovered that customers choose their banks because of convenience, long association, recommendations of friends and relatives, and accessibility to credit.

4.7 CUSTOMER LOYALTY Customer retention improves profitability principally by reducing costs incurred in acquiring new customers. A prime objective of retention strategies must therefore be “zero defections of profitable customers”. There is, however, a distinction between customers who are simply retained and those who are loyal. The concept of consumer inertia implies that some customers are only being retained, rather than expressing loyalty. Truly loyal customers are usually portrayed as being less price-sensitive and more inclined to increase the number and/or frequency of purchases.

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DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION: Research Constructs Table 1: Demographics of Respondents Demographic Panel A: Age Group 18-30 years old 31-40 years old 41-50 years old 51-60 years old 61-70 years old

Frequency

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI 71 yrs old & above 4 Total 50 Panel D: Income Level (Monthly) Less than 10,000 0 10,000-19,999 23 20,000-29,999 21 30,000-39,999 4 40,000-49,999 1 50,000- Above 1

12.5

100 100

9.8 15.9 12.2 16.3 15.3 8.0

9.8 25.7 38.0 54.2 69.5 77.5

Durability of Relationships The length of time that customers have been with their banks was also measured. As noted above, there is a distinction between mere retention and the more desirable outcome of loyalty. However, durability of a bank-customer relationship is a necessary indicator of both. Perceived Durability figures appear to demonstrate overall contentment with banking services. Nearly eighty percent of the (78.9%) reported LOS at greater than two years. Figures for the other LOS categories are generally small, perhaps reflecting low defection rates or a small number of first time accounts. Given the preponderance of customers in the greater than five years categories across banks.

Switching Barriers The switching barriers index was composed of seven items. The overall mean was 3.79, implying that these impediments have a moderate degree of influence on the respondent’s intention to stay. The strongest contributor to this construct was banks’ ability to provide products and services that meet respondents’ needs. In addition, the respondents saw little advantage to switching, since they perceive that all banks provide the same range of products and services. Furthermore, inconvenience, the disruption caused by switching, and having a good relationship with bank personnel contributed to respondents’ reluctance to switch to alternative providers. However, in this study, it was found that many of the respondents do not use a variety of products from their current bank. This is an important issue for bankers, as cross-selling Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI is a critical element in increasing customer loyalty and revenue. Indeed, Jones 16 and Farquhar (2003) demonstrated that lower levels of cross-selling may also lead to the loss of market share and decreasing profitability. Furthermore, increased competition and ongoing development of new delivery channels are leading to commoditization of bank products as these are relatively easy for competitors to copy. This might lead to a higher propensity to switch providers, as consumers may be able to purchase similar products and services for better prices elsewhere. Conversely, cross-selling may make switching an unacceptable inconvenience, as the customer must find a provider that can replace a broader range of products. Table: Mean Scores of Respondents’ Perceived Switching Barriers (α = Consumers do not feel like switching Mean

Std. Deviation

because…. Their banks are able to provide products 4.05

1.001

and services they need They see little advantage in switching 3.98 Switching would be too disruptive 3.96 They have good relationships with their 3.89

1.094 1.052 1.060

banks Switching is too inconvenient 3.85 They use a variety of products from 3.65

1.125 1.070

their banks They receive incentives from their 3.14

1.244

banks Mean Perceived Switching Barriers

3.79

Customer Loyalty The index of customer loyalty was composed of six items. The mean score for the index was 3.35, implying that most of the respondents have an intention to stay loyal with their banks. It has been documented that the respondents tend to stay loyal with their service providers if they have excellent relationship with its staff. Another crucial variable is respondents’ perception of difficulty in changing banks. In today's banking environment, it would not be unusual for a customer to have many automatic payment orders to a wide variety of different firms, such as electricity and Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI telephone companies. Notification and subsequent changes to billing details or other difficulties would be time consuming. Thus, it might not be worth the effort and inconvenience, unless the respondent had a very bad experience with the current bank. Thus, the respondentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; focus on inconvenience in changing banks is still a prevalent concern. However, if mistakes are made by the bank, then bankers must be able to handle service recovery efficiently. In this study, most of the respondents appeared unhappy with the services of Axis Bank. There were complaints, & the respondents commented that their banks are unable to resolve. Nevertheless, to ensure customer satisfaction, contact personnel should be empowered to deal effectively and courteously with problems when opportunities for service recovery arise. For the business, service recovery represents an opportunity to know the customer better and is a chance to impress them. If Axis Banks tries to solve the problems customers face, then customers would derive more value from the service and thus will be more loyal to the bank. Furthermore, staying loyal is also accentuated by the overall feeling in which respondents perceive that alternative banks were providing the same quality as their present bank. Some of the respondents had not switched to another bank because they felt that they would be no better off from switching. Such a finding emphasized that a bank should make an effort to distinguish itself from competitors through the generation of sustainable competitive advantage and distinctive bank image.

Analysis Made On questionnaire Axis provides good customer service Customer service was measured using a five-item index. Customer Satisfaction. Respondents were relatively less satisfied with banks' pricing. Some complained about the high fees charged and expensive account maintenance costs. Financial institutions know the key to retaining customers is more than just providing â&#x20AC;&#x153;satisfactionâ&#x20AC;? or competitive pricing. This view is confirmed by responses to the satisfaction items. Our results indicate that banks cannot rely upon price competition alone in order to be competitive; they must also strive to better inform consumers of the products and Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI services they offer, and provide convenient, agreeable surroundings, as well as continue to emphasize the human interaction basis of service delivery. 32% of the respondents have expressed the customer service at Axis Bank as satisfactory. However combined 76% of the respondents are happy in terms of customer service at Axis Bank & the rest only 24% respondents were relatively dis satisfied with banks customer service. In this study, most of the respondents appeared happy with the services their banks have performed. There were minor complaints, but the respondents commented that their banks are able to resolve them. Nevertheless, to ensure customer satisfaction, contact personnel could be empowered to deal effectively and courteously with problems when opportunities for service recovery arise. For the business, service recovery represents an opportunity to know the customer better and is a chance to impress them. If bankers are able to solve the problems customers face, then customers would derive more value from the service and thus will be more loyal to the bank.

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strongly agree agree neutral disagree strongly disagree Total

Frequency 9 16 13 8 4 50

Percent 18.0 32.0 26.0 16.0 8.0 100.0

strongly disagree 8.0%

strongly agree 18.0%

disagree 16.0%

agree neutral

32.0%

26.0%

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Reasons for Exit/Stopping the operations from Axis Bank Seven items were used to assess the reasons for stopping the operations in Axis Bank. The construct index signifies that 42% of the respondents have a relatively negative impression of their bank levying undue charges on them, which forced them to switchover to other banks & 26% perceived that the other banks where providing better service than Axis Bank revealing that respondents have a negative impression of their bank's competitive advantage. Service quality may be the only sustainable form of differentiation in such a highly competitive and homogenous industry. However bank managers should bear in mind that delivering superior service is not enough. In effect, they should deliver services that are better than consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expectations in order to enhance

satisfaction

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maintain

positive

image.

career change 6.0% relocation move 6.0% 5 4.0% Conf lict w ith other 8.0%

Charges 42.0%

Commute 8.0%

Other banks providin 26.0%

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Qualities of the customer service representative irked (annoyed) The qualities of the customer service representative which annoyed the respondents were measured using a five-item index. 30% of the respondents feels annoyed due to the unresponsive nature of the customer representative , 22% of the respondent feels annoyed when they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen their problems carefully & 18% feels annoyed because they seems to be unfriendly with the customers. Customer service representative should be properly trained for handling complaints. We are dealing with people and hence difference of opinion and areas of friction can arise. With an open mind and a smile on the face we should be able to win the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confidence. It would be the responsibility of the Branch Head to ensure that internal machinery for handling complaints/grievances operates smoothly and efficiently at all levels. Annoyed / Irked

Not enthusiastic Dint listen carefully unfriendly Unresponsive None Total

Frequency 5

Percent 10.0

22.0

9 15 10 50

18.0 30.0 20.0 100.0

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not enthusiastic 7

10.0%

20.0%

dint listen carefull 22.0%

Unresponsive 30.0% unf riendly 18.0%

TRANSACTION SATISFACTION Waiting time The transaction satisfaction index i.e. the waiting time was composed of three parameters. More than half of the respondents had a neutral positive response on the waiting time in Axis bank & 44% of the respondents where dis satisfied with waiting time in Axis bank. Waitin Time

satisfied average not satisfied Total

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26.0

22.0

20.0

10.0

0.0

2.0 satisfied

average

not satisfied

Waitin Time

Ability to handle problems or questions Characteristics of banks' customer service representatives can have a significant impact on the behavioral intentions of customers. Four items representing such characteristics were included in the questionnaire. Complaint has to be seen in the right perspective because they indirectly reveal a weak spot in the working of the bank. Complaint received should be analyzed from all possible angles. Specific time schedule may be set up for handling complaints and disposing them at all levels. Branch manager should try to resolve the complaint within specified time frames, decided by the bank. Communication of bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stand on any issue to the customer is a vital requirement. Complaints received which would require some time for examination of issues involved should invariably be acknowledged promptly. 32% of the respondents said that the Customer representatives were unable in answering or handling their problems or questions, 26% of the respondents said that the customer executives where not so clear Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI & supportive in handling their problems, 14% said the customer representatives should still spend more time in elaborating & the rest 28% where satisfied that their problems or questions where dealt accordingly. Handle Problems Frequency Customer care executives were not so clear & supportive Problems & questions not clearly answered Info have to be still more elaborated others Total

others 28.0%

Percent

26.0

32.0

14.0

14 50

28.0 100.0

Customer care execut 26.0%

info have to be stil 14.0% problems & questions 32.0%

CHARGES: Awareness about the charges in Axis Bank was measured using a two-item index. 72% of the respondents have clearly said that they are unaware about the different charges charged in Banks. Hence there is a great need for a banker to educate or make awareness about the charges, as constructing on this will greatly enhance the customer satisfaction or loyalty. Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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Yes No Total

Frequency 14 36 50

Percent 28.0 72.0 100.0

yes 28.0%

no 72.0%

Unaware of the charges due to The respondents unawareness about the charges was measured using a four-item index.39% of the respondents complained that their where hidden charges involved, 27% of the respondents said that they where not informed about the different charges, 20% of them said that they are misleading as & when initially they where no charges & all of sudden some charges crops up in middle without proper intimation & the rest 14% said that due to their ignorance they do not know about the different charges.. Research Constructs

the

customers

Axis

Bank

recognize

that

customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI interaction with customers by bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff. Thus structured customer meets, say once in a month will give a message to the customers that the bank cares for them and values their feed back/suggestions for improvement in customer service. Research findings constructed that complaints arise on account of lack of awareness among customers about Axis bank services and such interactions will help the customers appreciate banking services better. As for the bank the feed back from customers would be valuable input for revising its product and services to meet customer requirements.

Unaware

Ignorance Misleading Hidden charges Not informed

Frequency 5 7 14 10

Percent 14.0 20.0 39.0 27.0

8 7

2 ignorance

misleading

hidden charges

not informed

unaware

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Tracking Dimensions: Three items were used to assess the customer service at Axis bank as compared to one year ago. The construct table above signifies that overall, respondents have a relatively negative impression of their bank as regards to service compared to one year ago.56% of the respondents have commented that the services have become worse over a period of one year , 36% perceived to be the same & the rest only 8% have said that it has become better.

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Tracking

Better worse same Total

Frequency 4 28 18 50

Percent 8.0 56.0 36.0 100.0

Tracking Dimension 30 28

20 18

4 0 better

w orse

same

tracking

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What must AXIS BANK do to improve a specific product or service? Improvement & gaining competitive advantage was measured using a four-item index. Excellence in customer service is the most important tool for sustained business growth. Customer complaints are part of the business life of any corporate entity & if not dealt properly & on time it will lead to customer churn. This is more so for banks because banks are service organizations. As a service organization, customer service and customer satisfaction should be the prime concern of any bank. The bank believes that providing prompt and efficient service is essential not only to attract new customers, but also to retain existing ones. The above construct is signifying that overall, respondents have a relatively negative impression of their bank. Of the individual items, the highest i.e. 32% was to have flexibility according to the changing customer needs. This suggests that customers want their banks to monitor change in the financial environment, and respond with products that add value to customers' accounts. It also suggests that banks that offer new or refine current products in a proactive manner may enhance their customer relationships. 28% of the respondents say that a separate Grievance Redressal Forum should be there & 20% of them say charges charged must be properly communicated. These respondents suggested that Axis Bank should aim at minimizing instances of customer complaints and grievances through proper service delivery and review mechanism and to ensure prompt Redressal of customer complaints and grievances. The review mechanism should help in identifying shortcomings in product features and service delivery. Customer dissatisfaction spoils bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and image. Hence Axis Bank should frame a policy on grievance Redressal on some principles, as noted belowBabasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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Customers be treated fairly at all times



Complaints raised by customers should be dealt with courtesy & on time



Customers should be fully informed of avenues to escalate their

complaints/grievances within the organization and their rights to alternative remedy, if they are not fully satisfied with the response of the bank to their complaints. 

Bank will treat all complaints efficiently and fairly as they can damage the

bank’s reputation and business if handled otherwise. 

The bank employees must work in good faith and without prejudice to the

interests of the customer. Improving Frequency current products & services are satisfactory Have to be flexible according to customer needs Charges charged must be still more reasonable seperate grievanc redressal forum Total

Percent

20.0

32.0

20.0

28.0

100.0

17 16

15 14

13 12 11 10

9 current products & s

Charges charged must

Have to be flexible

seperate grievanc re

Improving

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What best services were you attracted from the current bank The switching barriers index was composed of four items. The strongest contributor to this construct was other banks’ ability to provide products and services that meet respondents’ needs & offers lower charges. In addition, the respondents saw little advantage to switching, since they perceive that all banks provide the same range of products and services. Furthermore, inconvenience, the disruption caused by the banker is the only factor leading them to switchover, and as the above table & construct shows 26% of the respondents perceived that the other banks are providing better service than Axis, rest 20% of the respondents perceives that their current bank does not have any Hidden charges. Alternatively we have also found that having a good relationship with bank personnel contributed to respondents’ reluctance to switch to alternative providers. Best services

Low charges Better service Better response

Frequency 21 13

Percent 42.0 26.0

12.0

20.0

No Hidden charges

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13 10

10 6

0 low charges

better response better service

No hidden Charges

Best services

Type of product & Customer Service Count Customer service

Type of product Total

Curent SB A/C

strongly agree 6 3 9

agree 5 11 16

neutral 9 4 13

disagree 5 3 8

strongly disagree 4 4

Total 25 25 50

Relationship between Customer satisfaction & the type of a/c holding was measured using a cross tab construct table. Relatively the construct showed that there is no much correlation between these two variables. Moreover the respondents are satisfied with the overall performance of customer service being offered to both types of account holders.

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11 10

9 8

Customer service 6

strongly agree 6 agree 5

5 neutral

4 disagree

strongly disagree Current a/c

SB A/C

Type of product

Type of product * Handle problems Crosstabulation Count Handle problems

Type of product Total

Curent SB A/C

Customer care executives were not so clear & supportive 9 4 13

Problems & questions not clearly answered 10 6 16

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Satisfied 4 10 14

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9 8

Handle problems Customer care execut

ives w ere not so cle 5

problems & questions not clearly answ ere Inf o have to be stil

l more elaborated

Satisf ied Current a/c

SB A/C

Type of product

Relationship between Customer problems & the type of a/c holding was measured using a cross tab construct table. 70% of the current a/c respondents said that customer care executives where not so clear & supportive in handling their problems. 62% of the current a/c respondents said that their problems & questions where not clearly answered whereas more than 71% of the respondents of the SB a/c holders felt satisfied about their ability to handle their problems.

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI  30% of the respondents feel annoyed due to the unresponsive nature of the customer representative.  22% of the respondent feels annoyed when they don’t listen their problems carefully.  44% of the respondents where dis-satisfied with waiting time in Axis bank.  32% of the respondents said that the Customer representatives were unable in answering or handling their problems or questions.  26% of the respondents said that the customer executives where not so clear & supportive in handling their problems.  72% of the respondents have clearly said that they are unaware about the different charges charged in Banks  39% of the respondents complained that their are hidden charges involved. 

27% of the respondents said that they where not informed about the different charges.

 20% of them said Axis bank is misleading in terms of charges levyed.  56% of the respondents have commented that the services have become worse over a period of one year ,  36% perceived to be the same & the rest only 8% have said that it has become better.  32% of the respondents feel that having flexibility according to the changing customer needs will enhance Axis Bank competence. This suggests that customers want their banks to monitor change in the financial environment, and respond with products that add value to customers' accounts  28% of the respondents suggested to have a separate Grievance Redressal Forum in Axis  26% of the respondents perceive that the other banks are providing better service than Axis  Rest 20% of the respondents perceives that their current bank does not have any Hidden charges  Alternatively research constructs have also found that having a good relationship Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI by bank personnel with customers contributes to reluctance to switch to alternative providers.  70% of the current a/c respondents said that customer care executives where not so clear & supportive in handling their problems.  71% of the respondents of the SB a/c holders felt satisfied about their ability to handle their problems

RECOMMENDATION  Respondents saw little advantage to switching, since they perceive that all banks provide the same range of products and services. Furthermore, inconvenience, the disruption caused by switching, and having a good relationship with bank personnel contributed to respondents’ reluctance to switch to alternative providers.  Some of the respondents had not switched to another bank because they felt that they would be no better off from switching. Such a finding emphasized that a bank should make an effort to distinguish itself from competitors through the generation of sustainable competitive advantage and distinctive bank image.  Separate Grievance Redressal Forum  A structured system needs to be built up, In order to make bank’s Redressal mechanism more meaningful and effective.  Axis bank can decide on the appointment of officials at various levels to handle complaints and grievances depending upon its administrative structure/ channels used for delivery of product and services.  In this study, it was found that many of the respondents do not use a variety of products from their current bank. This is an important issue for AXIS bank, as cross-selling is a critical element in increasing customer loyalty and revenue. Conversely, cross-selling may make switching an unacceptable inconvenience, as Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI the customer must find a provider that can replace a broader range of products.  Bank managers should analyze every facet of the service delivery process and product attributes to ensure that it will not increase inconvenience for consumers. Furthermore, Axis Bank should regularly obtain feedback from consumers in order to work backwards toward designing new processes or products, so that these can be delivered effectively and efficiently.  Charges must be elaborated.  Convincing customers that they are getting high value from their bank should be a key advertising and promotion objective to create and strengthen Axis Bank image.  AXIS BANK needs to place more emphasis on personnel training to its staff.  Customer Representatives need to be trained on CRM practices.  Our results indicate that banks cannot rely upon price competition alone in order to be competitive; they must also strive to better inform consumers of the products and services they offer, and provide convenient, agreeable surroundings, as well as continue to emphasize the human interaction basis of service delivery.  Waiting Time should be reduced

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI The constructs investigated in this study all received some mixed marks by the respondents as factors that would influence their decision to stay with or leave their current banks. The most important construct were reasons for stoppage of operations, Charges, customer service followed by switching barriers. These results lead to suggestions for bank managers to consider as to how they might improve customer retention in today’s competitive banking environment. According to the research constructs the customer complaint arises due to; a.

The attitudinal aspects in dealing with customers

Inadequacy of the functions/arrangements made available to the customers or gaps in standards of services expected and actual services rendered.

As my research was mainly oriented to find out the reason for high churn rate in Axis Bank and reasons for the customer switch over and was targeted only to the lost customers & the employees of Axis Bank, Hubli. The research construct found that longer-term customers buy more and, if satisfied, may generate positive word-of-mouth promotion for the company. Additionally, long-term customers also take less of the company’s time and are less sensitive to price changes. Results of this analysis have also shown that as the age of customers increases, so too does the propensity to stay with their current banks. In addition, respondents with higher education are most likely to switch banks perhaps because highly educated consumers tend to have greater expectations of services. Gender and income appear not to have significant association with the respondents’ intention to stay with or leave their service providers. The results further showed Axis Bank, have higher retention rates compared to the larger banks. The smaller banks thus appear to be doing some things better than their larger competitors. The results of this study are based on consumers’ perceptions only. While this study found that customer satisfaction alone is not effective in building customer loyalty. Consumers are more concerned about the convenience issue such as location of branches, use of technology & consumers are more focused on how bank delivers services. Given the importance of employee competence, our research also examined the Babasabpatilfreepptmba.com

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI impact of employees’ behavior that could affect customer retention. Therefore, finally to conclude my project I can say that:  The research on customer churn has added a great value to my knowledge undermining the different perceived facet of the customers who leaves/ left the Bank.  This study & research has made me well verse about the different aspects of the banking in specific & about Banking Industry as a whole.  Also it helped me to understand the attitudinal behavior & customers perception about their Bank in various different circumstances.

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ANNEXURES

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Geography/location ………………………………………………………… 2. Type of business …………………………………………............................ 3. Position title ………………………………………………………………… 4. Types of product(s)/Service(s) used……………………………………………. …... 5. Sex: …………. 6. Age:……… 7. Education level: …………….. 8. Years of Service Obtained through Axis Bank ……………. SERVICES AT AXIS BANK: 9. Axis provides good customer service……………………… (Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree) 10. Tick the below reasons for your Exit/Stopping the operations from Axis Bank?        

Charges Other banks providing better service Commute (Transfer) Conflict with other employees Conflict with managers Relocation/Move Career Change Other ………………..

11. What qualities of the customer service representative irked (annoyed) you?       

Not patient Not enthusiastic Didn't listen carefully Unfriendly Unresponsive Others specify……………. None

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TRANSACTION SATISFACTION 12.

Waiting time [ ] satisfied [ ] average [ ] not-satisfied If not satisfied- at which Desk……………………..

13. Ability to answer or handle your problems or questions 

Customer care executives were not so clear and supportive



My problems or questions were not clearly answered by the related

officer 

Information about different accounts & services has to be still more

elaborated. 

Others please mention …………………………………………………………………

14. CHARGES:  

Are you aware about the different charges Unaware of the charges

b) Unaware of the charges due to     15.

Ignorance Mis Leading Hidden Charges Not informed

Tracking Dimensions:

Compared to one year ago, is Axis bank’s customer service ……………… (Better, Worse, Same) 16. What must we do to improve a specific product or service? 

Your current services and products are satisfactory



Customers’ current needs and desires must be considered



Charges charged must be properly communicated

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A RESEARCH ON CUSTOMER CHURN RATE IN AXIS BANK HUBLI Others.……………..…………………………………….



17. Present Bankers………………………… 18. What best services were you attracted from the current bank?    

Low charges Better Service Better response Others………………………………

19. Any Suggestions………………………………………………………

Thank you

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