the financial services club june 2011
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The Club
• The Financial Services Club is the number one networking group for senior executives in financial services in Europe
• Now established for seven years, the Financial Services Club attracts the key decision makers involved in banking and technology
• The Financial Services Club runs over 40 meetings a year to network, learn and develop relationships.
• Our marketing activities touch 8,000 people in financial services every day, through our blog and daily news service
The Club
• Established 2004 • Chaired by Chris Skinner • 8,000 active members in Europe, • Meetings in London, Edinburgh,
Dublin and Vienna• Networking, debates and
speakers you don't usually meet elsewhere
• Financed by members and sponsors contributions
• Supports the MAG-Net charity
Our Services
Financial Services Club• Membership• Sponsorship• Dinners• Research• White papers
Blog• Sponsorship• Content
Chris Skinner• Research• White papers• Speaking• Chairing• Advisory
Recent Speakers
Angela Knight, Chief Executiveof the British Bankers’ Association
Andrew Tyrie, Chairman of theTreasury Select Committee
Peter Ayliffe, Chief Executiveof Visa Europe
Willem Buiter, Chief Economist for Citigroup
Vernon Hill, Vice Chairman, Metro Bank (UK)
Sir Win Bischoff, Chairman, Lloyds Banking Group
Recent Speakers
Gilbert Lichter, Secretary Generalof the Euro Banking Association
Vince Cable, Business Secretary,UK Coalition Government
JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientistwith Salesforce.com
Anthony Hilton, City Editor of the Evening Standard
Gerard Hartsink, Chairmanof the European Payments Council
Richard Noble, OBE
Individual Company Full
Attend meetings
Attend dinners
Access online and speaker presentations
Access to Shaping Tomorrow
Yes –just you
Yes –one person from your company
Yes –three people from your company
Yes –just you
Yes –one person from your company
Yes –three people + table for 10 at 1 dinner
Yes –just you
Yes –your company
Yes –your company
Yes –just you
Yes –one person
Yes –six people
£500 per annum £1,000 per annum
£5,000 per annum
Membership
Members
Members
Things They Say
“We are members of many groups, such as the British Bankers Association and, when reviewing budgets, the one membership we would not cancel is the FSClub.”Senior Manager, UK Bank “Forty 1:1 conversations in a relaxed networking forum is worth far more than a few short conversations over a coffee break at a conference, whilst your competitor is shouting over your shoulder.”Financial Services Marketing Director, Global Technology Firm
Sponsorship
• Country• Meeting• Group• Website• Dinner/s• Consultancy
• 5,000 members online
Sponsorship
• Mailed daily to over 12,000 people direct and via SWIFT Community, the FSClub, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo …
• 1,000- 2,000 page views per day
Sponsorship
• Mailed daily to over 12,000 people direct and via SWIFT Community, the FSClub, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo …
• 1,000- 2,000 page views per day
Benefits
• message will reach a wide audience of decision makers, generating multiple leads specifically:– An average of 40 attendees at every meeting, with 30-40 meetings
per year– 8,000 specifically targeted and named contacts through our daily
blog, email and newsletters– 60,000 named contacts via further e-shots
• Detailed marketing campaigns mean brand association between you, as the sponsor, and the Financial Services Club
• You will be marketed as a sponsor in all of our marketing materials online and offline
Your Brand
Sponsors
Don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss the package !
YOU ?
Club Dinners
Lloyd’s of London, including tourThree course meal with winePrivate event: 40 attendeesClub event: 100 attendees
Private Dinners
• We run regular dinners providing you with the opportunity to have exclusive sponsorship of an event where you set the evening’s agenda and the target audience around your company’s key objectives.
• The Financial Services Club dinners are an exclusive, invitation-only event for senior professionals working within the banking industry to meet with you.
• Members receive free invitations to attend our dinners, where we analyse recent industry developments and / or your company’s strategic position in the industry
• Meetings are held at our Financial Services Club venues or at exclusive restaurants, and attendance is provided to financial professionals with responsibility for or influence over purchasing decisions.
Club Dinners• One per quarter• Lloyd’s of London• 80 to 100 C-level attendees• Tables for Corporate Members and Sponsors• Key industry figure keynote
Club Dinners
8th November 2011Brian HartzerChief Executive, UK Retail, Wealth Management, and Ulster Bank Royal Bank of Scotland Group
• Closed meetings based around a sponsor’s topic
• Lloyd’s of London• Attendees from target institutions• Panel discussion or keynote industry
figure• Optional services:
– Research or white papers produced prior to meeting for distribution
– Marketing documents produced after the meeting
Private Dinnersin the Club
Private Dinnersin top Restaurants
Private Dinners
Topical• General discussion of an
industry topic of your choice
Strategic• Formal discussion of your
industry offer
• 6-8 C-level attendees from targeted institutions• Chaired by Chris Skinner• Recording of dinner discussion• Optional summary in writing for internal strategy or
external marketing
Andy Baker, Deputy DirectorSerious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
Format
Logistics• Once you book a Financial Services Club dinner, you can leave the hard work to us• We arrange all logistics from client invitation to restaurant management to post-dinner
reporting.
Format• 18:30, welcome with cocktails• 19:00, dinner commences with introductions and discussion of sponsor’s topic which is
recorded• 20:30, formal discussions end, and informal networking commences • 22:00, end of evening
End of event• Each attendee receives a ‘goody bag’ with any of the evening’s presentations and white
papers or reports you wish to provide.• We record the evening digitally and provide you with a copy for internal usage only• We optionally provide a summary of the evening as a four-page white paper for internal or
external distribution as a strategic insights document• We will also provide you with a contact list of all those that attended for any follow up
work.
Benefits
• An opportunity to present your company and discuss strategy with prospects in an intimate and exclusive audience
• Networking for financial attendees with their peers• Stimulating moderated Q&A sessions focusing upon one pressing
industry issue• Objective analysis from industry experts• Detailed feedback from attendees after the event• Documentation for marketing and strategy purposes recording the
evening• Brand association with the Financial Services Club, who host each
event• Informal networking before, during and after each event• Meeting pre-screened attendees that specifically match your
target market
www.thefinanser.com
Chris Skinner
Click here to see an example of many interviews with Chris
Endorsements
“I think you'll find that I support Chris Skinner’s idea - he's taught me everything I know... I am constantly in awe of the amount of content you produce at a consistent quality through your blog.”Brett King, Author of Bank 2.0
“The Bloomberg TV team is very grateful to have had such an insightful guest in such critical times.”Marta Marino, Interviews, EMEA, Bloomberg Television
“I am glad to be able to thoroughly endorse him as a person who has both the intellectual acumen as well as the drive and dedication to his industry which is so sadly rare in the business world today.” Steve Edwards MBE, Head of Fraud for eBay Europe and Former Liaison Officer, SOCA
“Over the many years we have worked with Chris Skinner, we have found him to have both a multi-dimensional understanding of the financial services business, as well as unique insights into what the future holds for our industry.” Deborah L. Bianucci, President & Chief Executive Officer, BAI
“Chris is perhaps the first writer I know who successfully captures the pulse of the financial services industry not from a European or American, but from a truly global perspective.”Emmanuel Daniel, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, the Asian Banker
“Chris takes a serious subject and makes you laugh, think and worry at the same time.” Leonard H. Schrank, former Chief Executive Officer, SWIFT
Research Papers
Research
Surveys• Global surveys on sponsor
chosen themes and topics:– SEPA– Social Networks– Payments Infrastructures– Cloud Computing
• Averaging 300+ responses– 30% banks, 30% solutions firms– 30% UK, 30% EU
• Published in industry media– The Banker, Finextra, GTNews,
Bob’s Guide, Treasury Today …
• And on our Blog, FSClub website and Chris Skinner’s presentations
White Papers • Research documents or opinion
pieces on sponsor's chosen themes • Opinion pieces written by Chris
Skinner• 4-page, 12-page, 16-page or more,
dependent on requirement• Industry interviews, discussions and
content from the FSClub network where appropriate
Intellectual Property Rights are retained by the FSClub but copyright is shared. This allows a sponsor to distribute in full or in part, in print or electronically, any of the materials via any channel of choice.
Our websites
Homepagewww.fsclub.net
Blogwww.thefinanser.com
Chris Skinnerwww.balatroltd.com
Our websites
Twitter@FSClub and @Chris_Skinner
Chris SkinnerThe Chairman of The Financial Services Club and Balatro Ltd Mob: +44 (0) 7905 862270 [email protected] [email protected]
Kamila NosarzewskaBusiness Development Director at The Financial Services Club and Balatro LtdMob.+44 (0) 7770 [email protected]@balatroltd.com
Andy CoppellDirector at The Financial Services ClubMob: +44 (0) 7711 [email protected]
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