Barclays and BCSG announced as finalists for Financial World Innovation Awards 2012
Partners Barclays and BCSG are proud to be shortlisted in the ‘Innovation in customer propositions and product design – Financial services – Retail’ category for their online marketing training workshop ThriveOnline.
Now in its fifteenth year, the Financial World Innovation Awards (FWIA) has grown to become a prestigious event in the financial services calendar, recognising examples of creativity, imagination and vision across the industry. Barclays and BCSG have overcome stiff competition to be named as finalists alongside Nationwide Building Society and RateSetter. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony hosted at the Grand Connaught Rooms in the City of London on Thursday 29th November 2012.
The ‘Innovation in customer propositions and product design – Financial services – Retail’ category recognises companies who have designed and launched unique products that fit customer needs whilst offering improved service and generating enhanced engagement.
ThriveOnline is a one day practical and interactive workshop designed to help Barclays Business customers use cost-effective online marketing tools to establish their business online presence, attract customers to their website and grow their business. This unique concept was developed based on a shared vision held by Barclays and BCSG to offer small businesses expert, yet affordable training across several online marketing disciplines.
Richard Exton, Managing Director of Barclays Clearlybusiness said: “It is fantastic to be recognised by the FWIA as we continue to develop solutions to help our small business customers. ThriveOnline has delivered tangible benefits to our customers by giving them practical advice and support to help them market their business online and grow their company.”
John Davis, BCSG Managing Director, is proud to be recognised alongside Barclays for the launch and success of ThriveOnline: “This is an exciting accolade for BCSG from the financial services industry. It reflects our commitment to developing innovative products and services to help small businesses survive and grow, and acknowledges the continuing strength of our partnership with Barclays”.
To date, ThriveOnline has received over 9,000 bookings and is running five days a week across 11 training centres around the UK. For more information, visit www.thrive-online.com
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For further information please contact:
Shoshana Abrams
Barclays Media Relations
0207 116 5213
Carole Wood, BCSG Marketing
0207 017 3204
About Barclays
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com
About BCSG
BCSG creates, distributes and supports value adding products and services to small businesses through financial institutions. BCSG solutions help more than 150,000 small businesses survive and succeed, while simultaneously providing financial institutions with opportunities to differentiate their proposition, enhance customer loyalty and grow wallet share. For more information please visit: www.bcsg.com
About the Financial World Innovation Awards
Now in its fifteenth year, the awards celebrate examples of creativity, imagination and vision across the financial services industry. Previous winners include HSBC, Santander, Lloyds and Barclays. For more information and to book a table at the awards ceremony at the Grand Connaught Rooms on November 29th, visit: http://fwia.ifslearning.ac.uk/index
