Monday, November 23, 2009

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Hot Docs: Details of the Citigroup Bailout, Media Coverage of Economy, Obama's Transition

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Posted November 25, 2008

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"now is the time when lasting loyalty is earned" - Pandit, '09

-- In a memo to company employees Monday, Pandit asked workers to remain committed to their clients and customers ahead of what is expected to be a difficult 2009. "Citi needs you to maintain your focus on helping them succeed because now is the time when lasting loyalty is earned," he wrote. --

Mr. Pandit, telling your worker bees what you need from THEM,

as you slash their ranks to offset incompetent risk management by top

Citi officers - whom have been paid by the millions for it - may not be

the most resonant message right now.

And good thing for the crisis, huh? Otherwise, how would Citi ever

achieve lasting loyalty? Normal times, loyalty-build is screwed

apparently.

All the while, keep hammering your customer with ever-escalating,

usury pricing. I'm sure it won't erase all of your other efforts to "win"

the customer...

Of course not. The consumer LIKES his interest rate and OCL fee

increased every 5 seconds. That's not why he's pissed off at you, not

at all. If you just feed him a few platitudes by mail and phone, why -

he'll forget all about that last fee hike!

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