Dan Stiel retired in 2017 from full-time corporate life following 30+ years of innovation in real estate, payments and financial services product development, marketing, branding, project management.
This presentation documents a few of Dan's favorite product, marketing, innovation and development successes.
2. An introduction
• Entrepreneurial, accomplished, collaborator, team builder
• Special emphasis in acquisition, activation, usage, retention, market
development, insights and analytics
• 20+ years marketing and product innovation in Financial Services
with some of America’s most successful companies and brands
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• B.S., USC School of Business
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4. Xerox/Conduent Achievements
2012 – 2017
• Increased POS spend
mix metrics
• 37% POS spend mix
growth
• Improved cash
behavior towards retail
spend
• $1.2B annualized
growth in POS
spending
• Enhanced card
activation metrics
• 32% improvement in
activation metrics
• Shifted behavior to
lower-cost & self-
service channels –
• 42% mobile app
adoption
• $1.6M annual
reduction in IVR
expenses
• Enriched Cardholder
insights via analytics
and user studies
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5. Mobile Point of Sale
• Developed value
propositions
• Defined, implemented
channel strategies
• Enhanced product
features, market
deliverables
• Developed direct and
indirect channel
distribution
• Preceded launch of
Square by 12 months
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6. Mobile Ordering
• Developed marketing
plans, go-to market
strategies, budgets
• Supported capital raise for
2009 launch
• Defined value propositions
• Consumer uses smart
phone to order food from
favorite restaurant
• Reviews menu
• Places order and tenders
payment
• Integrated into POS
• GPS tracking for “just-in-
time” freshness
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7. Self-Serve Banking Kiosks 7
• Re-energized under-
performing kiosk
programs with
streamlined services
• Improved multi-function
financial services & bill-
paying kiosk programs
• Profitably serving over
180,000 customers
monthly
• Recently sold to PayPal
8. ATM Cash Dispensers 8
• Converted all outsourced ATMs
to client-branded self-owned &
self-managed program
• 2,200 new ATMs purchased &
deployed
• Increased annual pretax
earnings to $17.4MM from
$6.2MM
• Proprietary branding created
for ATMs
9. Off-Site ATM Placement 9
• Negotiated & deployed
ATMs at high-value off
site locations.
• Favorites included
• Disneyland USA
• Universal Studios
Hollywood
• Union Station Los Angeles
• many others…
10. Cirrus
• Marketing liaison on
the First Interstate
Bancorp team which
developed and
launched Cirrus, the
first worldwide ATM
network
• Cirrus was acquired
by Mastercard
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11. Interlink
• Marketing lead on
the First Interstate
Bancorp team which
developed and
launched Interlink,
the first PIN-based
debit card POS
network
• Interlink was
acquired by Visa
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12. Visa Check Card
• Product lead for the
First Interstate
Bancorp team which
developed and
launched Visa Check
Card at First Interstate
Bank
• First signature-based
debit card available
west of NYC
• Acquired by Wells
Fargo Bank
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13. Pay-at-the-Pump
• Built and gained
consensus on business
case for multi-million
dollar capital investment
to upgrade over 25,000
fuel dispensers
• Multi-billion gallon
incremental lift in fuel
sales
• Improved in-store
merchandise sales
• Tosco was acquired by
ConocoPhillips
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14. Commercial & Fleet Cards 14
• Developed, marketed
special credit products for
small business,
corporations, fleet,
government agencies
• Maintenance, fuel, other
fleet expenses
• Enhanced purchasing
controls and reporting for
business and fleet owners
• Loyalty Rewards programs
• In-store merchandising,
employee training
• Inside/outside sales teams
15. Private-Label Credit Cards 15
• Designed value
propositions and
marketing for defined-
purpose credit cards
• Developed credit
underwriting criteria to
meet needs of target
users
• Created VIP Card
status/services to
enhance usage and
loyalty
16. Prepaid Reloadable Fuel Cards 16
• Developed reloadable prepaid Fuel
Cards
• Designed for businesses & consumers
needing fuel purchase controls
• Pay-at-the-pump speed/convenience
• Sold/reloaded in variable increments
• Purchase controls for fuel only
17. Prepaid Gift Cards 17
• Developed business plan,
vendor sourcing
• Created value propositions
• Provided full support from
marketing, merchandising,
reporting, training
18. Prepaid Co-Brand MasterCard 18
• Identified unmet needs in
marketplace
• Developed and launched
“world’s first” instant-issue
co-branded MasterCard
prepaid debit card in 2004
• Designed for consumers who
seek alternatives to
traditional credit cards
• Balances held in FDIC-
insured account at major
U.S. bank
• Preceded Walmart Money
Card by 18 months Promoted as an alternative to bank
savings and checking accounts
19. 3rd Party Gift Card Mall 19
• Dedicated merchandising
kiosks
• 72 rotating SKUs
• Entertainment
• AMEX Gift Cards
• Retail
• Dining
• Digital
• many others
20. Checks as a Payment Choice 20
• Re-introduced Check
Guarantee program across
2,200 locations
• Promoted to business and
consumers
• Lower-cost form of
payment for retailer
• Alternative payment for
underserved clients
• Reduced annual check
losses $1.3M+
21. Payroll Check Cashing
• Created programs to
serve financially
underserved consumers
• 325,000 payroll checks
cashed annualized
• Valued at over $100
million
• Available across 1,000+
retail locations
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22. Employee Payroll Cards
• Alternative to direct deposit or paper
checks for part-time & underserved
employees
• Cost-effective for employer and
employees
• No ATM, POS or monthly fees for
employees
• Employees can keep and use card if
they leave employer
• Pay-at-pump, on-line shopping, pay
recurring bills, more
• Reload additional funds at any Circle K
location
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23. Reward and Loyalty Programs 23
• Over 20 major cobrand,
affinity loyalty programs
• Issuer, Retailer, Network
Experience
• Developed consumer value
propositions through insight
studies/testing
• Negotiated revenue-sharing
and SLA agreements with
vendors
• Developed, implemented
merchandising and
promotional programs
• Program oversight
24. Multi-language Product 24
• Created multi-language
versions for most-popular
financial services
• Multi-lingual communication,
training, packaging,
merchandising
• Product development support
• Created “Mercado” – world’s
first cobranded, reloadable
prepaid MasterCard
• Special underwriting criteria
where appropriate
25. Prepaid Wireless 25
• Developed low-cost
Private-Label MVNO
Prepaid Wireless program
to improve category sales
and margins
• Developed features
• No hassle activation
• Ready to use; Pre-assigned
local number
• Simplified activation
• 80,000 handsets sold in
first six months
27. QSF-Certified Training
• Re-engineered Financial Services sales and service
training at the corporate, region and store-level to
support rapid category growth
• Created “QSR-Certification” program for region,
district, store personnel covering financial services and
payment products sold through retail stores
• Integrated QSF Training into new hire and OTJ training
programs
• Informed and knowledgeable Market Managers, Store
Managers and CSRs is the critical factor for profitable
success in financial services
• QSF-Certification is key to improving customer
satisfaction (likelihood of future usage) and mitigating
financial risks
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28. Market & Consumer Insight
• Consumer Insights
Experience
• Primary research –
focus groups,
telephone, web/on-
line/cloud-based ,
mystery shops, test
labs, field studies
• Secondary research –
syndicated studies,
media monitoring,
government and 3rd
party research
• Database and
scorecard - modeling
& analytics
• Measurable Impacts
• Optimization strategies
• Geographic, Demographic
and Psychographic
Differentiation
• Market Segmentation
• New and better ways to
satisfy existing needs
• Understanding
Unidentified and Unmet
Needs
• Attitudes & Mindsets
• Media Habits
• Product Usage & Brand
Dynamics, Purchase
Patterns
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29. Social & Mobile Media
• Developed social
media modeling
• Integrated mobile
messaging
• Social media
interface
• Data capture &
analysis
• Mobile Ordering
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30. New Account Acquisition 30
• Conducted 2,500+ card
acquisition events
• Fairs & Festivals
• Motorsports Events
• Sports/Community Events
• In-Store Tabling
• Street Teams
• Generated over 4.5MM
completed credit card
applications in 36 months
31. Financial Services Centers 31
• Integrated “4th
Wall” Self-serve
Center for
• ATMs
• Bill-pay Kiosks
• Prepaid Services
• Gift Cards
• Credit Services
• Wireless
Handsets
32. Mini-QSF center 32
• Self-serve
Merchandising for
small format stores
• Prepaid Services
• Gift Cards
• Wireless Handsets
• Payment Services
33. Multi-language Merchandising 33
• Fully integrated
multi-language
programs
• Customer Service
• Employee training
• Customer literature
• Marketing
communications
• Greeters and street
marketing teams
34. National Store Events
• Local store promotions, tie-ins
with national vendors,
charities, sports sponsorships
• Event scheduling, logistics,
premiums, staffing, insurance,
promotions
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42. About me…
• USC Marshall School of
Business grad
• ABA School of Bank
Marketing
• Project Management
Professional (PMP)®
• California Real Estate
Broker
• Director of Marketing & Communications,
Payment Services
• Conduent/Xerox Services (2012 – 2017)
• Entrepreneurial
• Stiel Direct LLC (2000 – 2004 & 2006 - 2012)
• Director of Fleet Purchasing Cards
• Visa USA (1999 – 2000)
• Director of Payments & Financial Services
• Circle K Stores (1995 – 1999 & 2004 – 2006)
• Vice President, Marketing Services
• Wells Fargo/First Interstate Bancorp (1984 –
1995)
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