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Build your community bank’s brand with swag

Independent Banker

Promotional merchandise, or swag, has long been regarded as a no-brainer approach to business branding, but community banks are shedding those thrifty connotations with a new, mindful approach to company gifting that imparts value and purpose while bolstering bottom lines. billion-asset CBI Bank & Trust in Muscatine, Iowa. “We

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Casey’s Considers $2B Kroger Convenience Store Acquisition

PYMNTS

Under pressure from an activist investor, JCP Investment Management, convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has reportedly placed an initial bid to acquire grocer Kroger’s $2 billion C-store business. That line operates under brand names like Kwik Shop, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb, CNBC reported Friday (Jan.

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Season of Giving: How Financial Brands Are Leaving Their Mark

Social Assurance

We found it fitting to recognize just a few of the many examples of community involvement financial brands dare partaking in to spread cheer this holiday season. Giving can be done a number of ways, here are some examples your brand can emulate next year. . Money management among young adults is virtually non-existent.

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Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie On How ‘Hospertainment’ Can Save The Events Business

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Burning Man has been canceled, Coachella was delayed and then canceled, there will be no Iowa State Fair and the $300 billion global wedding industry is almost entirely stalled. A Zoom call — or otherwise virtually managed meeting — can recreate a lot of what is valuable about a large corporate event for participants dialing in remotely.

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Walmart Brings The Pricing Pain (Watch Out Kroger)

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And, according to first-hand observation by Reuters reporters in Iowa and Illinois, the price changes are alraedy going into effect. And these are big firms Walmart is making demands of — Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Conagra Brands, Kraft/Heinz and Johnson&Johnson were all part of the meeting.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. manages the community bank’s presence across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Security information and event management (SIEM). It’s in their DNA. fashioned customer service. Claire Hill, Heritage Bank & Trust.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

American State Bank in Sioux Center, Iowa, is another CHUCK network participant. “As It’s also a defensive measure, because the network enables customers to use the bank’s services and technology rather than going to a fintech or a big brand. “In billion-asset community bank.