Visa and Truist wanted to promote Early Month on Book (EMOB) card usage among its small business clients, so they turned to Media Logic.
Starting with a holistic look into Truist’s current EMOB practices and those of competitors, Media Logic leaned on best practices to develop targeted emails that welcomed new small business clients and set the foundation for their ongoing card usage.
Using strategic communications, Visa, Truist and Media Logic were able to take advantage of the critical period of EMOB to build trust with new SMB cardholders.
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