Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

As social media platforms tinker with their algorithms, marketing experts say one trend is clear: Paid social campaigns are becoming increasingly necessary to cut through the noise and reach customers. They share tips for how community banks can get started. Artwork by Oatawa/Getty Images. By Amy Geist.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Writing online on the American Bankers Association Bank Marketing page on LinkedIn, Kailyn Gallagher makes some critical points to ponder for community banks. And treating your bank’s social media page as such is vital to your brand and its success, and by extension, your personal success.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Photo by Radachynskyi/Adobe Using ICBA’s Marketing Communications Toolkit, your community bank can tell its story with intention and precision. For the banking industry, marketing can be finicky. From print and online to television and podcasts, different mediums require different considerations.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

While much of the advertising dollar goes to the prized 18-to-35 demographic, Bill Murtha’s recent post on mature adults gives powerful witness as to why marketing to mature adults is critical, especially for community banks and credit unions. 65 percent of those online make purchases because of e-mail. *35

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Do you have testimonials on your web site and reviews on directories and social media sites for your customers and prospective customers to see? What’s also important in this research is the second highest form of trust where 70 percent of consumers say they trust consumer opinions posted online. Pros and Cons of Reviews.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

As the years passed a kid who opened a savings account at 10 opened a checking account or a student loan at the same bank before heading off to college at 18. In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. Conservative bankers might dismiss social media. Don’t.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

For the first time, online local advertising is expected to overtake all local analog media. In fact, Borrell predicts that online local advertising is expected to grow by 36.9 Advertise and promote a webinar using social media aimed specifically at entrepreneurs on how to create a small business and how your bank can help.

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