TD Bank, Regions Bank and PNC Bank Demonstrate "Total Social" Success

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - Nov 4, 2015) - Technology and data company Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL), creator of eValue Analytics™, today released its 'Total Social' data rankings on the top U.S. banking institutions for both online and offline conversations. TD Bank, Regions Bank and PNC Bank show the greatest strength in building engagement with audiences both on social media and through offline word of mouth (WOM) conversations.

Total Social combines Engagement Labs' proprietary eValue social media measurement tool and TalkTrack®, the leading measurement source of WOM conversation from the Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company.

Top Ten Online Social Rankings of U.S. Banking Institutions - Six Month Comparison

		Facebook				Twitter
Ranking		April 2015		October 2015		April 2015		October 2015
1		TD Bank		SunTrust Banks		TD Bank		TD Bank
2		SunTrust Banks		Bank of America		Regions Bank		Regions Bank
3		Bank of America		Regions Bank		Chase		Wells Fargo
4		Citibank		TD Bank		Wells Fargo		Chase
5		Ally Bank		PNC Bank		U.S. Bank		U.S. Bank
6		Wells Fargo		Ally Bank		Citibank		Ally Bank
7		Regions Bank		Wells Fargo		Ally Bank		SunTrust Banks
8		U.S. Bank		Citibank		SunTrust Banks		BNY Mellon
9		PNC Bank		Fifth Third Bank		Bank of America		Citibank
10		Chase		Citizens Bank		BNY Mellon		Bank of America

Source: Engagement Labs eValue™ 2015 rankings of U.S. Banking Institutions

Top Ten U.S. Banking Institutions - Word of Mouth Conversations

Ranking	Word of Mouth Sentiment	Word of Mouth Momentum
1	Regions Bank	PNC Bank
2	TD Bank	U.S. Bank
3	Chase	Capital One
4	SunTrust Banks	Regions Bank
5	U.S. Bank	Bank of America
6	PNC Bank	Chase
7	Bank of America	Citibank
8	Citibank	SunTrust Banks
9	Capital One	Wells Fargo
10	Wells Fargo	TD Bank

Source: Keller Fay's TalkTrack® 2015 ranking U.S. Banking Institutions offline word of mouth conversation.

Looking at the six month comparison on Facebook, SunTrust Banks moved up in the ranking with the highest eValue score, overtaking TD Bank. The Company also improved its Responsiveness score by 34 percent and saw a boost in Engagement. Bank of America moved from the third to second spot and Regions Bank jumped from seventh to third, which is due to its significant improvement in Responsiveness score.

"Responding to customers is and should be a huge part of a business' social media strategy, especially in the financial sector where customers often turn to social media to ask questions about financial services," said Bryan Segal, CEO at Engagement Labs. "Finance is a very personal and emotional topic for many, and financial institutions who leverage their social channels to respond to consumer inquiries and humanize their brands will in turn build stronger relationships with their consumers."

Online, TD Bank was the frontrunner on both Facebook and Twitter based on the April and October 2015 rankings. In Engagement Labs' six month follow-up, TD Bank maintained its dominance on Twitter increasing Responsiveness by 33 percent. Regions Bank also maintained its second place ranking, while Wells Fargo increased one place overtaking Chase. Wells Fargo also had an impressive increase in Impact, significantly increasing the potential reach of its content.

Regions Bank also performed well in terms of offline word of mouth, and ranked number one for offline word of mouth sentiment, with 77 percent of the brand's overall sentiment being positive. TD Bank came in a close second with 75 percent of conversations about the brand being positive. Both Regions Bank and TD Bank are great examples of brands who are propelling conversations both on and offline.

PNC Bank came in the top spot for WOM momentum. Momentum demonstrates the increase of brand mentions based on a six month comparison from 2014 to 2015. On Facebook, PNC Bank came in fifth place in October 2015 rankings, a four place increase from Engagement Labs' earlier 2015 ranking, showing the brand is gaining momentum both on and offline. US Bank was ranked second highest for WOM momentum, however, online the brand's eValue score decreased both on Facebook and Twitter. This demonstrates that offline word of mouth does not always translate online and vice versa.

"Consumers move fluidly between online and offline when they talk about brands, and thus it's essential for brands to have an understanding of how their customers are engaging with them both online and offline. Just focusing on one aspect -- online or offline -- can create missed opportunities for a brand to create meaningful customer relationships," noted Segal.

About Engagement Labs

Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) offers intelligent 'Total Social' data, analytics and insights for marketers and organizations enabling them to track, measure and benchmark the conversations happening around their brand or industry both online and offline. These conversations are proven to drive critical business outcomes, including sales, while Engagement Labs' tools provide data and actionable insight to help guide business decisions and power marketing effectiveness.

Engagement Labs' eValue™ Analytics tool is the global benchmark for social media scoring. eValue's proprietary data technology offers real-time analysis to measure a brand's social media and digital marketing efforts, distilling it down to a single meaningful number between 0 and 100 -- an eValue score. Composed of a series of metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), an eValue score measures social media Engagement, Impact and Responsiveness which is benchmarked against 100,000+ handpicked and verified brands. The Keller Fay Group, an Engagement Labs company, is the only firm to regularly measure offline conversation via TalkTrack ®; independent research finds offline conversation is a significant driver of sales with twice the impact of online conversation.

Engagement Labs maintains offices in Toronto, London and New Brunswick, NJ. www.engagementlabs.com / www.kellerfay.com