Community Bank Leadership Marketing Reference 
Independent Banker
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. Bank of Montana: Breaking the mold. Bank of Montana. Can Bank of Montana’s success be replicated? LESS THAN $250 MILLION.
Independent Banker
JANUARY 31, 2022
Southern Bancorp partners with other community banks to increase loan accessibility and financial literacy to low-income customers. As CEO of Southern Bancorp, Darrin Williams wants to promote relationships between community banks and CDFIs to create more prosperous communities. Photo by Dero Sanford.
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Independent Banker
DECEMBER 31, 2022
The skills needed to succeed in the workplace are changing, with companies placing greater value on soft skills like communication and leadership. In response, community banks have an opportunity to revisit hiring policies and training programs. Being a community bank, our customers are our neighbors.
Independent Banker
JANUARY 31, 2022
Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski. Deepening roots.
Social Assurance
AUGUST 17, 2020
For bank marketers, vendors are synonymous with risk assessments, compliance hurdles, financial analysis and reference checks – not to mention a whole lot of paperwork and expense. Given this, why on earth would a bank marketer ever jump ship and start working for a bank vendor?
Independent Banker
JUNE 30, 2022
The latter part of this equation, inclusion, refers to the goal of every single employee feeling able to bring their whole self to work—to feel valued and accepted just as they are. So, how can community banks build truly inclusive cultures, where everyone feels like they belong? Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.
Independent Banker
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Any employee within the bank can speak intelligently about the customer’s accounts, assist them with questions, refer them to the appropriate party or present them with a personalized offer—all in real-time through the channel of their choice. Further, an innovative, integrated CRM vastly improves the overall customer experience.
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