South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries.

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Innovation social media Branding Marketing 195

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Tom McGill of First Financial Bank led a session with our own Jim Burson where McGill pointed to the risks of single-service customers, the importance of customers advocating for your brand, and getting bank reporting accountability simplified across channels. The big theme was branch of the future. So, we get it. Online delivery?

Chicago 97

Chicago Retail Branch Design Training 97

Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Tripodi told bankers to look for the functional, emotional and societal benefits of our brands and to tell better stories to broaden appeal. The societal benefit of financing our communities has to beat sugar water, right? Or, maybe it was the lack of some pretty big brands normally seen there.

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Las Vegas Retail Phoenix Branch Design 60