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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. These striking designs paid for themselves in media exposure.

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Podcast: How a Community Banker Helped Columbus Discover Modern Architecture

ABA Community Banking

With just 44,000 residents, how did the town of Columbus, Indiana, become one of the nation's leading architectural destinations -- ranked sixth of all U.S. cities for architectural innovation and design? The answer: a community bank president named J. Irwin Miller.