Acbl Internship Report
Acbl Internship Report
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Virtua
l university
Internship
Report-Marketing
20/6/2009
To
Our loving parents
&
Respectable Teachers
Acknowledgement
We also want to pay tribute to our worthy teachers who are the main
source of enlighten to our mind. We are thankful to them as they prepared
us for looking at the matters of life widely with open minds. This
research is one of the sources of giving us knowledge about “Brief
analysis on Askari commercial bank Limited”
We are especially thankful to our honorable teacher who provides us
guidance whenever we feel some difficulty. His knowledge, approach and
professionalism have always inspired us and helped us understand,
analyze and solve problems in a practical manner.
I am also thankful to virtual university of Pakistan who provide us a
platform to polish our skill and provide a quality of education in ou door
step
We must mention our dear respondents for their co-operation because
without their co-operation it was not possible for us to complete this
research. The completion of this research project is a result of hard wok
Thank you
Executive summery
In MBA the internship program is very compulsory for regular students and without
the internship program the degree is not complete and the concepts that I learn during
the study it is very important for me to learn all the concepts practically associated
with any organization and learn the practical concepts. . I selected Askari
Commercial bank and decided to do internship in this bank
This report is “Brief Marketing analysis of Askari commercial bank” And our
research objective is to share our practical experience of professional life Which i got
during the internship period the research is based on our findings which I gather
during the period and personnel observation the primary source is interview survey
and personnel observation during the internship and secondary source I read news
paper article text books and internet .This report is brief description and summery of
our work which I perform during eight week in Askari commercial bank limited
Ashraf Complex, Model Town, Rahimyar Khan during the period I worked in
customer service , cash clearing account and marketing department the task and duties
which were assigned their detail is given below this report specially highlight the
hierarch structure and function of marketing department of Askari commercial bank
limited Ashraf Complex, Model Town, Rahimyar Khan The internship program
provides me the great opportunity of being exposed to actual business, dealing, and
opportunity of professional insight which help me in future. It was a great experience
for me to work in this organization. My theoretical knowledge about my subjects
became potent and strong with the help of practical implication.
When I work in different departments of Askari Commercial Bank limited I see that
what is done in different departments and how the work is done in departments during
the internship I collect data about the main clients of bank and more I see how the
marketing is done in askari commercial bank limited and see the segmentation
strategy, what is the target market of the Askari bank, positioning strategy,
promotional strategy and other strategies. I also collect data about the function of sale
department and see how the sale department is work.
During the period I saw the strength of the organization is good dynamic
environment large deposit automatic operation online banking and Islamic banking
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the weakness which is affecting the image of the bank is short number of branches
short number of employee no job speciation and satisfaction and centralize decision
making to overcome these weakness the top management need to focus on internal
and external factor which affecting the bank and increase number of branches and
employee and give special training to employee to perform their well and it is also
necessary to promote the Islamic banking only few branches this service is available
and it should expand to other branches the bank should also increase their marketing
activities to promote their product and service both local and domestic level and
lunch different kind promotion scheme such like sale promotion public relation and
publicity if Askari commercial bank limited Ashraf Complex, Model Town, Rahim
yar Khan follow these guideline and overcome their weakness it will achieve the new
ways of success
Internship completion Letter
Table of content
Inde Description Page
x
Prefatory part 2
1 Title page 2
2 Dedication 3
3 Acknowledgment 4
4 Executive summery 5
5 Scanned copy of internship certificate 6
6 Table of content 7-8
Main part
7 Brief introduction of the sector of organization 9
8 Overview of the organization
8.1 History 10
8.2 Nature of organization 12
8.3 Business volume 13
8.4 Product line 13
8.5 Brand portfolio of the organization 18
8.6 Strategies of branding used by the organization 19
8.7 List of main client 19
8.8 List of main competitor 20
8.9 Organization structure
9 Organizational Hierarchy chart 21
9.1 Number of employees 21
9.2 Main offices 22
9.3 Introduction of all the departments 25
9.4 Comments on the organizational structure 31
10 Plan for you internship program 32
10.1 A brief introduction of the branch/head office where 32
you did your internship
10.2 Starting and ending dates of your internship 33
10.3 The departments in which you got training and
duration of your training
11 Training program 33
11.1 Detailed description of the department you 34
worked in
1947, banking in Pakistan was dominated by branches of British banks. The State
Bank of Pakistan, the central bank, was formed after partition in 1948. It assumed the
supervisory and monetary policy powers of the State Bank of India. In the period of
60s to 70s the emergence of a number of specialized development finance institutions
(DFIs) such as Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) and the Agricultural
Development Bank (ADB). These DFIs were either controlled directly by the state or
through the SBP, and were intended to concentrate on specific priority sector lending.
In 1974 all domestic commercial banks were nationalized by the Government. The
Pakistan Banking Council was established, which assumed the role of a banking
holding company but with limited supervisory powers. However, PBC was dissolved
in 1997, leaving the SBP as the sole regulatory authority for banks and financial
institutions in Pakistan. Nationalization of the banking sector led to pet projects. The
the branch network of NCBs also proliferated in an effort to provide banking services
to all regions/territories of the country, often with disregard to the viability or
BANK
Central bank
Commercial bank
Exchange bank
Industrial bank
Agriculture bank
Investment bank
(begin) to operations in April 1992, as a public limited company. The bank is listed on
the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock Exchanges and the initial public offering
was over subscribed by 16 times.
While capturing the target market share amongst the view banks, Askari has
provided good value to its shareholders. Its share price has remained approximately
12% higher than the average share price of quoted banks during the last four years.
Askari Bank has expanded into a nation wide presence of 83 Branches, and an
Offshore Banking Unit in Bahrain. A shared network of over 800 online ATMs
covering all major cities in Pakistan supports the delivery channels for customer
service. As on December 31, 2004, the Bank had equity of Rs. 6.016 billion and total
assets of Rs. 107.168 billion, with over 475,000 banking customers, serviced by a
total staff of 2,118.
Askari Bank is the only bank with its operational head office in the twin cities
of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, which have relatively limited opportunities as compared to
Karachi and Lahore. This created its own challenges and opportunities, and forced as
to evolve an outward-looking strategy in terms of Askari market emphasis. As a
result, Askari developed a geographically diversified assets base instead of a
concentration and heavy reliance on business in the major commercial centers of
Karachi and Lahore, where most other banks have their operational Head offices.
market this segment. The strategy is to provide their customers with a basket of
innovative products to meet their varying needs.
Askari Commercial Bank is the only Private Sector bank that has been approved by
the World Bank as a Participating Financial Institution for the US$ 200 million Line
of Credit sanctioned (authorized) to the Government of Pakistan for the Financial
Sector Deepening and Intermediation Project.
Askari's emphasis on further broadening its core foreign trade business translated into
handling a higher volume of Export and Import business of Rs. 36 billion registering a
growth of 42% over the pervious year. This enhanced foreign trade business was
secured due to excellent customer services and efficient international settlement
arrangements with our correspondent banks.
Askari Bank continues its success in competition. Recently we have once again been
given the “Best Retail Bank in Pakistan” by The Asian Banker for the 2nd
consecutive year. Askari Bank has been given the 1st Consumer Choice Award 2004
for the Commercial Banking Category by the Consumer Association of Pakistan. We
have also received the Corporate Excellence Award for the financial sector from the
Management Association of Pakistan (MAP) for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004.
We have been given “The Best Bank in Pakistan” award by Global Finance
magazine twice i.e. for the years 2001 and 2002. We have been given the “Best
Consumer Internet Bank” award by Global Finance magazine for the years 2002
and 2003. We won the Euro money and Asiamoney awards as early as 1994, 1996
and 1997. We have A1+, the highest possible credit rating, for short-term obligations,
and our long-term rating stands at AA. We won the prestigious “Best Presented
Annual Accounts” award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Pakistan
(ICAP), and The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants in Pakistan
(ICAMP), for the Services Sector, for the years 2000, 2001and 2002. We have also
received ranking prizes during the last six years from the South Asian Federation of
Accountants (SAFA) for “The Best Presented Annual Accounts” for the financial
sector, in the SAARC region. In 2007 Askari bank won “The Best Consumer
Banking Award 2006” for the third consecutive year from the consumer Association
of Pakistan. In 2008, Askari Bank has been given “The Best Retail Banking Award
2008” by Pakistan Guarantee Export Corporation Ltd.
Mission statement
Business volume of Askari commercial bank limited Ashrif complex model town
Rahim-Yar -khan is 270 million
Total revenue and proft after tax for the nine months ended September 30 , 2008
were Rs. 75,137 thousands and Rs. 37,061 thousands respectively.
Source
Product Line
Askari commercial bank offer four main product Consumer banking Islamic banking
Agriculture finance solution and corporate investment banking under these four
product banks offer a range of product line
Personal Finance
Mortgage Finance
Business Finance
Smart Cash
B) Investment product
Mahana Bachat Account
Roshan Mustaqbil Deposit
Deposit Multiplier Account
Value Plus Deposits
Rupee Traveler Cheques
ASKCARD (Askari Debit Card)
Internet Banking Service
Electronic Bill Payment Services
Cash Management Services
Investment Certificates
Islamic banking services
ASKARI CARD
Travelers Cheques
Smart Cash
Personal Finance
Mortgage Finance
Business Finance
Brand Protifolio
Askari commercial bank target four different markets with different needs and
wants every market can be segment by product and consumer expectation The
brand portfolio is the set of all brands and brand lines that a particular firm offers
for sale to buyers in a particular category. Thus, a brand portfolio would be one
particular column of the matrix. Different brands may be designed and marketed
to appeal to different market segments. Askari commercial bank has four different
product and Islamic banking consumer banking product agriculture finance
solution and corporate investment banking and provide a rang of different product
in these categorize according to customer need
Consume
r banking
product
Agricultu
Brand
Islamic re
portfolio
banking finance
of the
services organiza solution
tion
Corporate
&
Investme
nt
Banking
Askari commercial bank use umbrella brand strategy the same brand name support
several different product in different market such like the name of the brand is askari
commercial bank and it offer a range of product in different market such like Askari
rupee traveler cheque and Askari smart cash An umbrella brand is a brand that covers
diverse kinds of products which are more or less related Umbrella branding can be a
successful marketing strategy. However, this de-pends on having a consistent and
clear brand identity across the variants. It also needs to be recognized that, while this
approach can help “kick start” variant launches, halo effects are not guaranteed. Only
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around a quarter of variant ads benefit other variants within the portfolio so it is
usually necessary to support individual variant launches.
• One can capitalize on the strength of one product and gain the benefit of scale
economies in other markets.
• The almost immediate goodwill can be generated only if the brand is well
known
And enjoys great reputation like the brands mentioned above.
• Firms of great reputation can save a lot of money on communications if they
Enter markets where they were not present before.
• In present day’s over-communicated era, this is a tremendous advantage given
The fact that the cost of achieving awareness is out of reach of so many
Companies
• Any product can negatively affect the overall brand and specific benefits may
be muddled in the overall shared value
Clients in R.Y.Khan Branch
Z.M Corporation
Salman flour Mills
Punjab oil Mills
Army public school and college
Superior group of college
National garrison school
She Beauty
Dr, Qazi Abul Samad
Nauman medicines
Muslim jening industry
Number of competitors
Bank Name Branches URL
C. Foreign Banks
D. Specialized Banks
Board of directors
Number Of Employee
Branch Total Employee Year
RAHIM-YAR-Khan 28 2009
Overall 6,808 2008
3. Cash department
4. Clearing department
5. Account department
6. I.T department
7. Credit department
8. Auto Finance Department
9. Agriculture Department
10.Human Resource Department
Remittances department
Remittance
Department
Imran-ul-Haq
Junior officer
Miss Sima
Junior officer
Cash department
Cash
Department
Ch Jamil
Casher
Munir Khan
Casher
All physical movement of cash in the bank is made through the cash department.
Normally cash department performs following functions
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Receipt
Payments
Act according to any standing instructions
Transfer of funds from one account to another
Handling of ATM
Verification of signatures
Posting
Handling of prize bond
Clearing department
Clearing
Department
Khalil-ur-rehmab
Junior officer
The word clearing has been derived from the word “Clear” and is defined as “ a
system by which banks exchange cheques and other negotiable instruments drawn on
each other within a specific area and thereby secure payment for their clients through
the Clearing House At specified time” in an efficient way”.
CLEARING HOUSE
It is a place where representatives of all banks sit together and interchange their
claims against each other with the help of controlling staff of State Bank of Pakistan
And where there is no branch of State Bank of Pakistan the designated branch of
National Bank of Pakistan act as controlling member instead of State Bank of
Pakistan
Account department
Account
Department
Imran –ul-Haq
Grade 1 officer
Account department is responsible for budgeting and account opening all the
transaction that are take place in the bank and their physical prove are match to the
computer generated report and save it as a physical that these transaction are take
place in the bank. Secondly account is responsible for budgeting and also record daily
expense incurred by the bank
Account department work as a backbone of the organization this department directaly
report the operational manger and vice president Preparing the bank's annual accounts
and coordinating external audit is also a direct function of the finance division
I.T department
I.T
Department
The computer has change the way of working now all the departments
of Askari commercial bank limited perform their duties in computerize environment
the duty of the I.T department is to perform the following duties
Credit department
Credit
Department
M. Salman Head of
credit Department
Amir Akther
Grade 1 officer
Amras Rasheed
Grade 1 officer
Credit Department deals with arrangement by which a buyer can take ownership of
something now and pay for it later or over time credit department perform following
duties
Computer Loans:
Personal Finance
Mortgage Finance
Business Finance
Auto Finance
Department
Muhammad Naeem
Grade 1 officer
Auto finance Department offers us the most convenient and affordable vehicle
financing scheme to help us own our favorite brand new car.
Product Features:
Borrower: Resident Pakistani Nationals
Facility: Term Financing
Financing Limits: Rs: 100,000/- to Rs: 3.0 Million
Repayment: Monthly Installments
Markup Rates: Competitive
Balloon Payment: Available
Minimum Income: Salaried: Rs: 10,000/-,
Self Employed Businessman: Rs: 25,000/-
Charge / Fees: As Per current Schedule of Charges
Auto Insurance: Mandatory
Financing Tenor Up to 7 years
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Department
Mouzam Ali
Grade 1 officer
Amir Akther
Grade 1 officer
The head of agriculture department is Ali Ahmed it Provide the different kind of loan
to the Kissan or former it include
Consumer Finance
Department
Jam.Arshed Head of
Consumer Finance
Branch Manager
Operational Manager
Employee 1
Employee 1
Employee 2
Employee 2
Employee 3
Centralize decision making make the distance between the top level and lower level
manager the jobs responsibilities and divided by the department but these are share
between the employee due to short number of employee and all head of each
department report to the operational manger and who next report to the branch
manger. The main advantage of centralize decision making is supervisor can judge
and evaluate the performance of each employee
I am very thank full to Askari commercial bank who provide us the plate form to
polish our skill and give me opportunity to polish my skill
Askari commercial bank start its operation 1992, and main head quarter of askari
commerical bank in Rawalipandi It has sevent five branches in pakistan our branch of
Rahim-Yar-Khan where I did my internship was establish in 1996 It is located on
Ashraf Complex, Model Town, Rahim-Yar- Khan. There are twenty eight employee
in Askari commercial bank The environment of the bank is very dynamic and
attractive The branch manager of Askari commercial bank Ashraf Complex, Model
Town, Rahim-Yar-Khan is Mehboob Qamar which is very hardworking and
punctilious
The business volume of our branch is twenty million and it has ten departments
Account department, customer service, remittances cash credit, auto finance,
consumer finance department and IT department
Askari bank provide 24/7 ATM service for the customer and has Twenty seven
million business volume of Rahim-Yar-Khan branch and the staff of the bank is
very hard working and cooperative The bank held a good image in the public due
good customer relationship management and automatic operation in the banking
and has a strong identify as compare to the competitor
Customer Service
Customer Service
Department
Miss Sima
Grade 1 officer
It is the duty of customer service department that provide the information about
the product and service to their customer according to their need Askari provide
different account for their customer
Current account [business transaction]
Saving account [pensioner]
Askari special deposit account [student]
Askari evergreen {Taking loan]
Unique [salary person]
Account opening
Existing/other bankers:
Almost most all the bankers usually have a banking relationship with another bank. In
case of customer who does not have an existing banking relationship, or does not
want to disclose the existing relationship, then it is strongly recommended that at least
for some time this particular account must be kept under observation.
Source of Income
Now the state bank of Pakistan has also add the regulation that to know
about your customer source of income and it is compulsory to the person who want to
open their account in the bank must show his source of income to the bank
It is also the duty of CD department to issue the debit and credit to account holder
which is requested to issue the debit and credit card and provide pin code and
other necessary and also record of the transaction
Account Department
Account
Department
Imran –ul-Haq
Grade 1 officer
The most important department of the bank the head of account department is Miss
Medha the main responsibilities of the account department is
a) Budgeting
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b) Reporting
c) Maintenance & depreciation of fixed assets
d) Miscellaneous functions
Account department is responsible for budgeting keeping record of the revenue and
expense all the transaction that are take place in the bank and their physical prove
[voucher] are come to the account department next day these voucher are also posted
to computer and the computer generated report of the daily transaction is created in IT
department and then they send to the account department to match or tell to the
computer generated report and their voucher of daily transaction and save it as a
physical record that these transaction are take place in the bank at following date
. Secondly account is responsible for budgeting and also record daily expense
incurred by the bank Account department work as a backbone of the organization this
department directly report the operational manger and vice president Preparing the
bank's annual accounts and coordinating external audit is also a direct function of the
finance division
Accounts department maintains the record of all the assets and charges depreciation
on them. The bank normally uses the straight-line method to compute the
depreciation.
It is calculated on monthly basis and charged yearly. Bank not only depreciates the
existing assets but also the assets but also the assets transferred in and transferred out.
All the operations performed in various departments of ACBL are computerized. The
functions are performed through the customized software. In order to facilitate
double-checking of all the transactions done, every concerned official also passes
vouchers and cheques manually. At the day end all the vouchers passed by various
officers working in different departments are given to Accounts Department.
Furthermore the I.T. department also prints a very bulky report of all the transactions /
entries which have been fed into the computer system of the branch that day. When
both of these things are at the desk of concerned officer, he performs the job of
tallying the daily activity report with all the corresponding vouchers and cheques, in
order to track down any discrepancy.
The reports generated by the accounts department on a daily, weekly, monthly, bi-
yearly and yearly are written in a proper format. It is neither necessary nor possible to
get acquainted by all of these reports in a short period of time. Some of the common
reports are:-
Monthly Assets & Liabilities
Monthly Budget Review Report
Monthly Monitory Statement
Monthly Performance Review Report
Monthly fixed investment
From these statements, five reports carry extreme importance. The five reports are:-
Daily position of advances and deposits
Statement of affairs
Daily exchange position report
Fixed assets statement
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Clearing Department
Clearing
Department
Khalil-ur-Rehman
Junior officer
MEANING OF CLEARING
The word clearing has been derived from the word “Clear” and is defined as “ a
system by which banks exchange cheques and other negotiable instruments drawn on
each other within a specific area and thereby secure payment for their clients through
the Clearing House At specified time” in an efficient way”.
1. Since clearing does not involve any cash etc. and all the transaction take place
through book entries, the number of transaction can be unlimited.
2. No cash is needed as such the risk of robbery, embezzlements and pilferage is
totally eliminated.
3. As major payments are made through clearing, the banks came manage cash
payments at the counters with a minimum amount of cash in vaults.
4. A lot of time, cost and labor are saved.
5. Since it provides an extra service to the customer of banks without any service
charges or costs, more and more people are inclined and attracted towards
banking.
CLEARING HOUSE
It is a place where representatives of all banks sit together and interchange their
claims against each other with the help of controlling staff of State Bank of Pakistan
And where there is no branch of State Bank of Pakistan the designated branch of
National Bank of Pakistan act as controlling member instead of State Bank of
Pakistan
If an instrument is in order than our bank special crossing stamp is affixed across the
face of the instrument. Clearing stamp is affixed on the face of the instruments,
paying-in-slip and counterfoil (The stamp is affixed in such a manner that half
appears on counterfoil and paying-in-slip). The instrument is suitably discharged,
where a bearer cheque does not require any discharge and also an instrument in favor
a bank not need be discharged.
The instrument along with pay-in-slip is retained while the counterfoil is given to the
customer duly signed. Then the following steps are to be taken:
1. The particulars of the instrument and the pay-in-slip or credit voucher are
entered in the outward clearing register.
2. Serial no. Is given to each voucher.
3. The register is balanced; the credit vouchers are balanced from the instruments
and are released to the respective departments against acknowledgement in the
register.
4. The instruments are arranged bank wise.
5. The schedules are prepared in triplicate, two copies which are attached with
the relevant instrument and the third is kept as office copy.
6. The house page is prepared from schedules in triplicate.
7. The schedules and house pages are signed by the house incharge with branch
stamp.
8. The grand total of the house page is taken and agreed with that of the outward
clearing register.
9. The instrument along with duplicate schedule and house page are sent to the
main office.
However the amount is kept in float till final status of various instruments is known
from respective paying banks in second dealing.
The entry of the instrument returned unpaid is made in Cheques returned Register. If
the instrument is not to be presented again in clearing then a covering memo is
prepared. The covering memo along with returned instrument and objection memo is
sent to the customer who sent the same to his account.
Cash Department
Cash
Department
Waseem Sadique
Head of cash
Department
Ch Javad
Casher
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Abdul Hameed
Casher
The cash department is the most important department of the bank. It receives cash
from customers and then deposits it into the accounts of the customers and maintained
their balances. All physical movement of cash in the bank is made through the cash
department.
Normally cash department performs following functions
Receipt
Payments
Act according to any standing instructions
Transfer of funds from one account to another
Handling of ATM
Verification of signatures
Posting
Handling of prize bond
The task which is assigned to me in the cash department is that sort the rupees and
exclude the affected or damage note and make the bundle or copy [package] of note
for example 1000*100=100000 make the copy of one lack secondly before going
customer to counter for payment write the detail of note or currency back word on the
voucher for example a customer want to deposit 100000 rupees we write the detail of
rupees on backside of voucher such as
1000*100=100000
500*100=50000
100*500=50000
Total =200000
Third the task which is assigned to me is that record the detail of voucher on register
voucher number rupee and also makes the spread record of student fee voucher such
as their roll number amount and class
Deposit Cash In Customer’s Account:-
When the customer want to deposit amount in his account at opening of account or
after that then he has to fill a deposit slip that shows the amount and the account in
which the cash will be deposited. Then teller will receive amount and credit the
customer’s account that shows increase in customer’s bank account.
Make Payments From Customer’s Account:-
When the customer draws a cheque on the bank to pay a certain amount then teller
will debit the customer’s account that shows reduction in his account balance.
Cheque payment procedure
Cheque Encashment are made in four steps, these are:-
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1. Receiving of Cheques
2. Verification of Signature
3. Computer Terminal Process
4. Payment of Cashs
Branch manger operational manger and business development officer are partially
involved in the marketing and get grant from head office to promote their promotional
activities such as banner advertisement social marketing and public relation and
Customer service credit consumer finance and Agriculture are internally involved in
marketing When I see at the branch in Rahim yar khan I see that the operational
department follows the marketing activities which is supervised by the operational
manager of Askari commercial bank limited bank Tariq Mehmood Khan. Operational
manager and calls to customers through telephone and personally meet with the
customers and apply the principle of customer relationship management to attracts the
customer. Mr. Imran Aslam works as a business development officer (BDO) and meet
with clients to convince them to open the account in Askari bank and tell the
customers about the detail of different types of accounts.
Department Hierarchy
Marketing
Amir rehmain Head Ali Ahmed Head of Rana Hassan Head Jam ArshedHead
Of C.S Dept Agriculture Dept Of Autoo Finance Dept Of cons umer Fiancée
Amir Akhter
Junior officer
Marketing operations
best be defined as all organized efforts, activities and expenditures designed to, first,
acquire a customer and, second, maintain a customer. The Marketing Department is a
unit of organization, traditionally charged with carrying out specific tasks that are
deemed to be "marketing" (such as advertising, market research).
Marketing involves a range of processes concerned with finding out what consumers
want, and then providing it for them. This involves four key elements, which are
referred to as the 4P's (the marketing mix). A useful starting point therefore is to carry
out market research to find out about customer requirements in relation to the 4Ps.
Marketing operation of Askari commercial bank is to identify the needs and wants
And provide the right product and right price and right place our R.Y.K branch of
Askari commercial bank is mainly focus on how to aware the customer about the
product and service and convert their need into demand to aware the customer or
target audience the organization use different promotion scheme such Advertisement
banner internet and newspaper and convey their message to target audience
Askari commercial bank use different marketing strategies to avail the opportunity to
full fill the consumer demand and it lunch different kinds of scheme
Askari Bank is financing products of different companies, which would benefit those
people who can only afford to buy home appliances on
installments due to limited resources. In addition to this, bank has
also signed agreements with other top manufacturers of
automobiles for financing of motorcycles to the general public at
most competitive rates.
The top management must continuously Focus on the Customer, Monitor the
Competition, Find & Direct outside Vendors, Create New Ideas to attract customer
and Set the Strategy, Plan the Attack, and Execute To attract the customer Askari
commercial bank offer different types of product and service according to customer
need Wants and expectation
Marketing operation are performed by the employees working in these departments
like auto finance department, agriculture department, consumer financing department
and customer service department. The target of this bank is to increase in the deposit
of the bank as compared to competitors. The employee is very talented and knows the
value of customer for example in agriculture department the head and junior officer
provide detail about the agriculture products and they do marketing in the shape of
banners new ad and try to create the attraction of the customer toward the
organization and the auto finance department the employees there providing
information about the auto financing and in the consumer financing department the
employee there are responsible to do the marketing operations for consumer
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financing. The marketing operation is done through the use of media like on TV
people see the Ad of different types of accounts the Askari bank offer to its
customers. The main media the Askari bank used for advertisement of their products
and services is the internet. The Askari bank has very attractive website any person
can go on this website and collect all the details about the products and services the
Askari bank offer to its customers.
Segmentation strategy
.In geographical segment the askari bank divide their segment religion and cities
the most population of Pakistan is Muslim so it offer both Islamic banking and
commercial banking for religious group it offer Islamic banking free of interest
rate and for secular group it offer the commercial banking In demographic
segment it divide the market into age income education occupation and
nationality
Segmentation
Geographic Demographic
Niche Market
Segmentation Segmentation
Army Geographical unit Age
Religious Income
Occupation
Education
Nationality
Askari commercial bank offer different product for different segment and target
customer in demographic segment it divide the market into age wise for example
student 12-30 and retired or pensioner 40-65 For student askari commercial provide
Askari special deposit account Askari commercial bank has also segment their market
in occupation the target audience that are related to agriculture provide them different
kind of scheme
The term target market is used because that market is the target at which you aim all
your marketing efforts. The markets you are trying to reach are people with common
characteristics that set them apart as a group. The more we know about a target
market, the more precisely we can develop our marketing strategy. The reason you
need to identify a target market is because it makes strategies for designing, pricing,
distributing, promoting, positioning and improving our product, service or idea easier,
more effective, and more cost-effective.
Two important factor to consider when selecting a target market segment are the
Attractiveness of the segment and the fit between the segment and firm’s objective
Resources and capabilities
Before Lunching the new product management will continuously observe the market
need and wants and plan for the product that can achieve the organization goals and
objective Companies must be constantly modifying existing products and developing
new ones; the marketplace demands it how new is new? most new products are
modifications of or extensions to existing ones the introduction of a new product is a
strategic decision which should be guided by the company’s goals and a new product
introduction strategy when the organization think that there product is not achieving
organization goal then they decide to create new product or to modify it
The management should keep the following point when developing new product
new product is best developed through a series of six stages:
The first two stages provide a focus for generating new-product ideas and a
basis for evaluating them.
The next three stages deal with ideas and are the least expensive.
must satisfy key financial criteria
must be compatible with environmental standards
must fit with the company’s marketing structure
should also be compatible with production capabilities, satisfy legal
requirements, and fit with corporate goals and objectives
Positioning
In marketing, positioning has come to mean the process by which marketers try to
create an image or identity in the minds of their target market
for its product, brand, or organization. It is the 'relative
competitive comparison' their product occupies in a given
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Askari commercial Bank has strong positioning in the mind of their customer or target
market due to its product unique attribute characteristic feature and superior service.
Top management always try to differinate their product and service using different
Promotion scheme to communicate their audience and create strong identity ACBL
shorter, smarter name, crisper new colors and fresh new look are an insight to our
views on banking. The aim to provide innovative financial solutions to customers,
with the security of knowing they are dealing with one of the strongest financial
institutions in the country.
ACBL new slogan reflects customer service philosophy and provide
them 24/7 information through online and call center and listen
customer complaint and provide them For submitting an online complaint regarding bank
related issues (e.g. account, credit card, debit card) A carefully crafted business
positioning strategy can be used as a guideline for judging the appropriateness of all
marketing programs, especially for promotion, advertising, and PR events. It will
ensure that our business image is consistent to your target buyers/end users and help
to build an enduring, memorable (and hopefully unique) message to sell your business
products
1 product = 1 marketing program = 1 positioning statement
Positioning is based on idea that customer keep in mind the positioning of Askari
commercial bank toward the customer is that it is only bank which provide convince
and dynamic environment to their customer each product of ACBL has its own
positioning in the mind of the customer for example Akari rupee traveler cheque is
consider secure way to transfer the money from one particular place to another and it
has a strong identity in the mind of customer It is necessary to create a strong identify
in the mind of customer that product has some quality attribute that create superior
value in customer mind
Askari commercial Bank has strong positioning in the mind of their customer or target
market due to its product unique attribute characteristic feature and superior service
It has necessary to keep in the mind that each product and service has its own
positioning in the mind of customer
To create strong positioning of organization and its product and service the ACBL
limited use different marketing strategies such as advertisement sale promotion
personal selling and publicity to create the strong image and convey their message to
customer
Pricing strategy
Askari commerical bank use different price strategy for different products and service
to Achive the organization Financial goals for each product it use different strategy
when any new product is lunched by the Askari commerical bank the top mangment
of the organization must the see the marketing objective Before selecting a suitable
price for a product, the marketer is needed to review the company's objectives. The
more clearer the company's objectives the more easily to set a price
Following are the possible pricing objectives
a) Survival
b) Maximum current profit,
c) Maximum market share,
d) Maximum market skimming,
e) Product quality leadership.
When the mangement set its marketing objective its position in the market and the
product nature where it is a innovative product and create monopoly in the market
when the topmangment set its pricing objective then stage of setting the price of the
product come
Following are the steps in setting price for a product:
1. Selecting the pricing objectives;
2. Determining the consumers' demand;
3. Estimating costs;
4. analyzing the competitors' costs, prices and offers;
5. Selecting a pricing method;
6. Selecting the final price.
ACBL see the nature of product and charge price according to product if the product
is innovative it charge higer margin before luching the new product the top
managment must see and analyze the demand of product and estimate its costs
analyzing competion cost price and offer and then choose a pricing strategy according
to company objective Askaric commerical bank has different product and services
each is based on its own target maket and expection toward the customer price is only
key which genrate the revenue for the organization to achieve its financial objective
and the success and failur of product and service is depand on the price strategy the
detail of some product and service and their marketing strategy is given below
The detail of product and service and their pricing strategy is given below which is
based on company financial objective
Fee for safe deposit lockers (to be recovered in advance or at the commencement of
the period yearly/half yearly/quarterly as the case may be)
AGRICULTURE BANKING
Processing Fee for following Finances: 1% of the sanctioned facility amount
iii) overdue (past) 90 days Rs. 1,500/- or Rs. 0.46/1000 on daily product
(whichever is higher)
3. Transfer of Facility (on request within the bank) Rs. 1,000/- (flat)
4. Amendments in terms of approval Rs. 500/- (flat)
Provide a rage of product and service to former and provide different loans for
agriculture
Retail banking
Personal Finance
a. Processing fee for civilians
i) Clean - 1.20% of loan amount min. Rs.2, 750/-
(Including legal & documentation charges)
ii) Secured – 1.20% of loan amount max. Up to Rs.5, 500/-
(Legal & documentation charges at actual)
b. Processing fee for Armed Forces personnel
a. Processing Fee
i) Clean - 1.20% of loan amount min. Rs.3,500/-
(Including legal & documentation charges)
ii) Secured - 1.20% of loan amount max. Up to Rs.5, 500/-
(Legal & documentation charges at actual)
Mortgage Finance
b. Legal/documentation/valuation/income
Estimation charges at actual
c. Enhancement Charges Rs.5, 500/- (Flat)
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Business Finance
Auto Finance
The price is based on competitor price and price include margin + cost
Distribution Strategy
ACBL has 150 branches through which it offers services to its clients. The
distribution channels are its employees who deal with customers Distribution strategy of
banking sector is different from consumer consumable product Askri commercial bank
use its own distribution channel to promote their product when any product is lunched
by Askari commercial bank to make the product available to final user it is distributed
to its all branches Askari commercial bank has one fifty branches where customer can
avail product and service and also gain information related to product and service
Askari Bank has expanded into a nationwide presence of 150 branches, and an offshore
banking Unit in Bahrain. A shared network of over 1,100 online ATMs covering all
major cities in Pakistan supports the delivery channels for customer service.
Askari commercial bank use selective distribution strategy it has only a few outlet in
geographical area to provide is only one branch of Askari commercial bank in district
Rahim-Yar-khan selective distribution means selective distribution, it means that there
are fewer locations where the customer can buy our product. Several advantages may be
gained by the use of selective distribution. Askari commercial bank has its own outlet or
branches to promote their product the main advantage and disadvantage of selective
distribution strategy is
Advantage
Better market coverage than exclusive distribution
More control and less cost than intensive distribution
Maximize control over service
Enhance product’s image & allow higher markups
Promotes loyalty, better forecasting
Disadvantages:
May not cover the market adequately
Difficult to select that can match your requirement and goals
Promotion Strategy
The purpose and objectives for marketing promotions of ACBL may include the
following:
•Build Awareness
• Create Interest.
• Provide information
• Stimulate Demand.
• Reinforce the Brand
Promotional Strategies use by ACBL
Advertising
The main source is used by ACBL is advertisement it involves non-
personal, mostly paid promotions often using mass media outlets to deliver the
marketer’s message. While historically advertising has involved one-way
communication with little feedback opportunity for the customer experiencing the
advertisement, the advent of computer technology and, in particular, the Internet has
increased the options that allow customers to provide quick feedback.
Advertising in News Papers and Television is used as a marketing tool by ACBL
However it is often used when a new product is introduced
Bill Board
Another source used by ACBL to convey message is billboard the main
areas of urban era near the school/college airport and high traffic areas the bill
board are placed to convey message
Broachers:
The Bank publishes various brochures for the general guidance of the
customers. These include the Schedule of Bank Charges, VISA Card
Information, and Savings & Term Deposit Information etc
Personal Selling
Personal selling is also a norm at the Bank. The branch has well learned
sales executives i.e., Business alumnae. Personal selling is used both for attracting
individual and corporate clients
Internet
Askari commercial bank use internet as a promotion tool to convey the
message to the target audience all the information related to product and service and
the organization is available on the internet www.askaribank.com.pk
Social marketing
ACBL has made generous contribution in the area of sport culture
poverty woman & child care health & medical science human development and
scientific research ACBL sponsored international squash tournaments were
professional from all over the world participated Askari commercial has also
sponsored other sports tournament include Golf at both amateur and professional level
the bank has also contribute toward awareness program for AIDS water conservation
and blindness and has promoted the country 's cause on international forum by
cosponsoring the first interactive encyclopedia of Pakistan
Public Relations
The most popular tool use by the banker and manger to increase
their deposit crate awareness and loyalty public relation s also tool of promotion
Publicity
This type of promotion uses third-party sources, and particularly the news
media, to offer a favorable mention of the marketer’s company or product
without direct payment to the publisher of the information. For example media
cover any Tournament that is sponsored by ACBL
Department hierarchy
There is no sprat sale department in Askari commercial bank limited Ashrif complex
model town Rahim-Yar-Khan each department sales its own product and service the
product and service sold by the department customer service credit customer finance
and auto finance department in consumer consumable products companies like Lever
Broth of Pakistan there is only one sale department that sell the product of the
organization but in banking sector it is different each department sell its product and
services
.
Each Department Hierarchy
Amras Rasheed
Grade 1 officer
Amir Akther
Grade 1 officer
Consumer Finance
Department
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Sales operations
The sale departments perform the sale operation sale departments is Askari
commercial bank Limited are the auto finance department, agriculture department and
consumer finance department is they first marketing of their products and services and
after that they sell their products to customers each of these department are
individually or separately involved in the marketing and sell their product and service
customer fiancé
Department open different account to customer and provide them service give them
detail information about their product and service when any customer want to open
the account in the bank customer service work as a sale department and sell the
product and service issuing of cheque book credit card and debit card is performed by
the customer department
All these department work as a uniformed to sell their product and service support and
promote each other product The employees in auto finance department personally
meet with customers and tell all detail about the interest rates of different cars and
catch the attention of the customer towards their product. The consumer finance
department head is also personally meet with business class customers and tells all
detail to customers about loaning of the product and they also contact with customer
through telephone calls, give broachers to customers for selling of the product.
The selling function is an important element of the overall marketing process. In
many instances, some component of the Marketing Department is responsible for
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developing leads and then turns them over to the Sales Department. Make sure that
planning and execution of plans is always coordinated, and that all programs are
integrated across both marketing and sales efforts.
Sales are the activities involved in providing products or services in return for money
or other compensation. The marketing department generates potential customers and,
it can be beneficial for sales. The marketing department's goal is to bring people to the
sales team using promotional techniques such as advertising, sales promotion,
publicity, and public relations. The function of sale department is not to see the
product and service to customer but also satisfy other factor and provide them special
attention because the sale is performed by customer and it will be repeated if the
customer is satisfy
Sales methodology
Sale department is back bone of any organization No organization exists without the
sale department. After the procedure of the marketing these departments give the
product to customers finally. The main and the most important function of the sale
department are to coordinate the sale activities.
The operational manager and the head of sale departments do the personal selling to
sell their products because lot of competitors in the market and they meet personally
with customers to convince the customers and sell the products to customers. The
marketing departments and sale departments are linked with each other by developing
a solid business plan to best position your products to the consumers that will buy.
Working in cooperation with your business leaders Marketing and Sale Methodology
helps to craft a plan specific for business dynamics. Using Six Sigma tools and proven
marketing strategies, M and S Methodology will help you succeed in today’s
competitive environment
The selling function is an important element of the overall marketing process. Many
organizations establish a separate sales function, apart from other elements of the
marketing process. This is often a sound business strategy but can lead to a gap
between Sales and the other marketing elements. In ACBL the marketing department
and department are sale in many instances; some component of the Marketing
Department is responsible for developing leads and then turns them over to the Sales
Department. "
Sale department in Askari commercial bank are Auto finance, credit consumer finance
that sell the product and service to the consumer The operational manager and the
head of sale departments do the personal selling to sell their products to large business
user The employees in auto finance department personally meet with customers and
tell all detail about the interest rates of different cars and catch the attention of the
customer towards their product. The consumer finance department head is also
personally meet with business class customers and tells all detail to customers about
loaning of the product and they also contact with customer through telephone calls,
give broachers to customers for selling of the product.
Type of selling
Selling is art and science both. The selling of a product is different from service
The most of selling of Askari commercial bank product is through the operational
manager and branch manager directly contact to consumer convey the message to the
customer and convince consumer to purchase the product
Personal selling, however, is far more costly than advertising and is generally used
only when its high expenditure can be justified. Two other forms of personal selling
that are not used with high-end products are door-to-door selling and home
demonstration parties
The operational manager and the head of sale departments do the personal selling to
sell their products because lot of competitors in the market and they meet personally
with customers to convince the customers and sell the products to customers
If the customer is want to sell the product like car and tractor or any other service
such like processing fee it is not returnable bank charge fee for their service that is not
returnable for example bank charge eight rupees to every customer who pay utilities
bill in Askari commercial bank and that is not returnable another example bank
charge three hundred rupees fee to Transfer the money from one place to another that
is not returnable the consumer not directly sell the product and service to another
consumer products and services such like to close the account make through the bank
The relation between the organization and customer is based on satisfaction the
demand of the product come through customer if the customer is satisfy it will
repeat their purchase if customer is not satisfy than it will switch to another
substituteIf a customer is lost, not only is that particular transaction lost, but
perhaps all future transactions throughout the life of that customer. it is necessary
for the organization to keep satisfy the customer and make long term relation with
them long term relation is based on services offered by customer and the attitude
of the customer toward the organization to create a good image in the mind of
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Yts it is fact that acquiring a new customer is five time better than to satisfy your
exising customer because customer is the king we are there for customer and we can’t
surveive in this world if we ignore our customer Managing demand means managing
customers because A demand comes from new customers and repeat customers.
Today, besides making efforts to attract new customers, marketers are going all out
to retain and build relationships with existing customers. It costs five times as much to
attract a new customer as it does to keep a current customer satisfied. Because of
changing demographics, a slow-growth economy, more sophisticated competitors,
and overcapacity in many industries, many markets and market shares are shrinking.
The key to successful customer retention is superior customer value and satisfaction.
To retain the customer it is necessary for the organization is to keep satisfy the
customer provide them service understand need and want and react according to their
need not staisy product and service bt also other factor the attraction of the customer
and the organization depand own how the ogranization give him special attention are
the organization consider customer as a part of the organization customer service
department play important role in this catgorie because the most of the attraction of
the customer in ACBL is customer service department ACBL provide them special
attention and good and dynamic enviroment if the customer has any complaint related
ACBL it can register their complaint online are toll free and the management not only
solve their provlem but give it back because demand comes form customer and
repeate the customer ACBL is treat customer as king give special attention to
customer then customer notonlu satisy but beecome regular customer to loyal
customer This relationship must provide value to both parties. If a customer is lost,
not only is that particular transaction lost, but perhaps all future transactions
throughout the life of that customer.
To attract a new customer is communicate the customer about product and service It
is always important for every company to always be acquiring new customers since
the main idea to make profit each month. The goal with each business usually is make
more of a profit each year than the previous years. The strategy used by ACBL for
acquiring new customers Advertising is one of the most important methods used to
constantly be acquiring new customers. ACBL used different kinds of promotion
scheme to convey the message and acquire the new customer advertisement bill board
social marketing personal selling publicity and public relation are important toot to
communicate the customer and acquire the new customer
To attract the new customer ACBL use different technique create new product and
service according to customer need and expectation Askari Rupee Travelers cheque is
a new product of Askari commercial bank that attract the customer who want to
transfer the money from one place to another
Now the trend of banking is change the banks tray to create new dynamic
environment and provide convince service to attract the customer completion is so
strong each organization tray to take competitive edge and dominant to other ACBL
has capture many customer due to good environment and convince service as compare
to competitor such like national bank of Pakistan the focus of the organization is
toward the customer ACBL want to expand their business world wide and want to
create a strong image in the mind of consumer customer generate the revenue and
revenue is blood of organization to attract the new customer ACBL continuously
communicate the target audience and communicate their message about product and
service and the special feature of product and service to purchase the product and try
to create the demand
Difficult customer is One that is never happy no matter what These "negative"
customers can lead to employee burnout, low staff morale, or be responsible for
someone leaving the industry entirely. We've all heard that one disgruntled
customer can lead to the loss of at least six others by word of mouth alone.
During the internship when I was working in customer service department the task
which is assigned to me is that to fill the voucher of transfer the money to another
branch one day I was working usually a customer came and provide me the
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necessary information and fill the voucher after some time he came and make a
noise using bad language and violent behavior and so rude all the staff gather and
operation manager listen his point of view give him a cup of tea and fill the
voucher in fact he is wrong and he gave the wrong information about the account
number but the operational manger listen his point of view and fill voucher again
and he follow-up with the customer after the fact, the point is that don’t ignore the
customer listen him be patience and tray to follow up
Critical analysis
During the eight week of the internship the weakness which I observe in Askari
commercial bank is that short number of employee and branches there is only one
branch of Askari commercial bank in district Rahim-Yar-Khan the bank has only
twenty eight employees. There is no job training to the employee the behavior of the
employee is not so good toward the customer because the staff is not technical
trained and due to short number of employee the responsibilities of the employee is
share between the department therefore they cannot perform their duties well. The
decision making is centralize and that create the distance between higher and lower
level and create stress on employee
During the internship I fell that there is a bridge between educational and professional
life The thinks that we read and observer now has implemented practically it is
necessary for us to show our skills the task and assignment which is assigned us
during educational life is very helpful in professional life and show us the new way of
innovation and success
Askari commercial bank has different product that is running successfully it is not
possible give a brief detail of Askari products which are running successfully some of
them given as follow with reason of success
Current account [business transaction]
Saving account [pensioner]
Askari special deposit account [student]
Debit card ATM card
Credit card
Askari Rupee traveler cheque
Akari current account is design for those customer who are involve in business they
can take unlimited number of transaction in a day in banking hour and saving account
is design for those customer such like retire officer pensioner disable person the can
deposit their money in saving account and get monthly profit Askari special deposit
for student who can deposit their money in ASDA account it is free of bank charges
the fee bank is charge is very nominal and Akari commercial bank offer credit and
ATM card and provide 24/7 service to the customer that the can get deposit any time
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through ATM Askari Rupee Traveler cheque is design mainly for passenger Askari
Bank offers you its "Rupee Traveler Cheques" eliminating all financial risks while
traveling. So avoid risk of carrying cash through Askari Bank's Rupee Traveler
Cheques. The benefit of rupee travler cheque is
Free insurance
Free encashment
Profit will be offered at the time of encashment*
Nationwide acceptability
Facility of encashment in cash to the purchaser
Facility of encashment through clearing
No purchasing limit
Valid until encashed
Easily transferable
Account relationship not mandatory
Fastest refund procedure in case of loss / theft
Safe & secure mode of funds transfer
Available in Rs. 10,000 Denomination at all branches of Askari Bank
Perfect subtitute of your cash
Askari commercial bank has different product for their target customer each has its
own demand but due to high inflation the state bank of Pakistan has increase the
interest rate to control the supply of money due to increase in interest rate credit ,auto
finance and consumer fiancé is affected because the interest is high people avoid to
get the loan these brand such like
Askari car
Kissan Tractor Finance
Personal Finance
Mortgage Finance
Business Finance
Smart Cash
Are affected due to interest rate each particular product has its own market and
demand the product which cannot fulfill customer need and expectation will fail if we
ignore customer need we cannot survive in this world there is no product of Askari
commercial bank is failure but these product that is mention above will badly effect
due to inflation and high interest rate
One thinks which make it superior and better to competitor it has fully automated
operation if we see other bank suck like National bank of Pakistan the procedure to
receipt or payment to bank is very difficult and time consuming. Because the use old
and traditional method and Askari bank use new computerize technology. The
environment of Askari commercial bank is good dynamic and attractive as compare to
other banks in our area Rahim-Yar-Khan the main target customer of Askari
commercial bank is Army and Army related institute and it is only the bank which
target the particular customer the business volume of our branch is twenty seven
million.
Askari commercial bank aware their target audiences about their new and existing
product through different media the staff work together as a team together every one
and achieve more that create motivation and synergy the staff is highly qualified.
Askari commercial bank also provide the online banking for their customer to get the
account information bills collection money transfer these qualities make it stronger
against their competitor the future perspective of Askari commercial bank is bright
and it will open new ways of success
SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT analysis indicating towards the organizations strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threat SWOT analysis is very important for the management in
retaining the strength, overcoming the weaknesses, capitalizing market opportunities,
and aware to threat and overcoming it
During eight weeks of my stay at Askari Commercial Bank, Rahim-Yar-Khan, I have
come across the following SWOT analysis of the bank.
Strength Weakness
Financial Strength Lower number of Branches
Leading private sector bank Short number of employee
Ethical concern and public image Low job specialization
Automatic operation Low job satisfaction
Online Banking
Centralization
Good dynamic environment
Full day banking Weak customer handling
ATM network
Inside recruitment no merit
Electronic Banking
Lack of training faculties
Opportune Threat
Promote Islamic Banking High charges
Strength
Online Banking
Askari commercial bank provide online banking for their
customer This service is available in all branches it is only the bank which provide
online service to pay utilities bill transfer money check balance that give a
competitive edge to Askari commercial bank as compare to the competitor
Total revenue and profit after tax for the nine months ended September 30 , 2008
were Rs. 75,137 thousands and Rs. 37,061 thousands respectively.
AUTOMATIC OPERATIONS:
The operations performed by the bank are highly
automated that result in assurance for the customers that their transactions are
completed reliably, efficiently and securely.
ATM NETWORK
The bank has the largest ATM Network cross the country. The
customers of ACBL withdraw access their funds any time at all the ATM Sites with
ASKCASH Logo.
ELECTRONIC BANKING
The revolution in the banking in the form of electronic
banking operations have opened avenues of excellent, efficient and quick services
saving the time and costs of the customers and fortunately ACBL is among those few
banks who are already reaping the benefits of electronic transactions.
Weakness
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In my opinions these are the points that might be detrimental to the efficiency and
profitability of the bank.
Lower number of Branches
The main weakness of Askari commercial bank is
short or lower number of branches there is only one branch of Askari commercial
bank in district Rahim Yar Khan if we compare to competitor UBL has five branches
in our city Rahim Yar Khan
Short number of employee
The main weakness during the internship I found shot
number of employee there is only twenty eight employees in whole the bank only one
or two employee is working in every department when anybody is at abscond bank
face a lot of difficulty to accomplish its task for example there is only one employee
of IT is working in whole the bank
Centralization
The decision making is centralize the branch manger is fully
control whole the branch and decision making is at top level that create the distance
between middle and higher level to overcome the weakness the authority of decision
making is also share to middle level and give them freedom to work
Weak customer handling
The main weakness during I found weak customer
handling employee are not technical trained and not apply the principle of Customer
Relation Management customer are the blood of organization the organization who
ignore it can’t survive in this world
Understanding and the effective management of the human resources is the most
difficult challenge faced not only by the bank but by all the organizations. Even
though the people have been sacrificed in the new organizational developments, it is
becoming clear that the true lasting competitive advantage comes through human
resources and how they are managed. ACBL seems to not focusing on this highly
critical issue as the job satisfaction level of the employees working at ACBL, was
quite low.
LACK OF SPECIALISATION
This famous and useful concept given by
Adam Smith in 1776 seems to be missing in the bank. The employees are constantly
rotated from one job to another job of totally different characteristic in the view of
giving them the know-how of the working in all the departments. But I think this is
not a very good tactics used by the management. Otherwise the situation might be like
this ‘Jack of all and master of none
Opportune
Apart from the ones discussed in External Factors Evaluation Matrix, the bank is
facing the following threats and opportunities currently:
Technological Improvements
Threat
High charges
Higher charges is a strong threat for Askari commercial bank It charge
300 Rupess to transfer the money to another Askari branch it is very expensive as
compare to other UBL 125 Rupees
Legal regulation
Legal regulation is serious threat for organization because
government change their policies and put different kind of taxes and regulation on the
organization top management always keep the eye on moving trend of government
Higher expenses
Higher expense is a threat for Askari commercial bank Ashraf
Complex, Model Town, Rahim yar Khan has roundabout eight thousand expense per
month
Stiff Competition
SCB is currently facing strict competition from the foreign banks
especially the American who banks enjoy a good market position. Collectively U.S.
banks hold approximately 9 percent of all commercial banks' assets. At present, three
American banks are operating in Pakistan: American Express Bank; Bank of America
and Citibank.
Flexible Policies
The bank should be adopting flexible policies, especially in the areas of the
recruitment, promotions, evaluation of the employees otherwise the high turnover
observed in the bank will continue to create problems for the bank now and in the
future.
Job security
The employees in the organization should be insured job security so that there is no
pressure on the employees while performing their tasks.
Permanent Hiring
The fresh hiring should be made permanent so that they are secured of their future.
Further the allowances and perquisites attached with the permanent jobs will also
increase the motivation level of the employees.
Job Training Programs
The bank should place emphasis on the organization of effective training and
development programs for its new as well as existing employees so that these are
gradually updated regarding the recent developments in the field of banking
Perquisites and Allowances
The number of allowances and perquisites for the employees should be increased to
ensure that they put their body and soul in the jobs assigned to them.