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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Stories worth telling

Independent Banker

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. For example, as new customers are opening accounts, we can make note of why they chose our banks and use that feedback.

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Member Benefits: Advocacy through digital channels

Independent Banker

Digital media gives community bankers a platform for advocacy, and ICBA’s Virtual Advocacy Primer details how you can put it to work. How can a community banker best connect with a member of Congress? Are you trying to raise awareness about a certain policy or bill affecting community banks? What’s your end goal?

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Capitalize on social payments

Independent Banker

Social payments methods like Venmo and Cash App continue to grow in popularity, and the data is there to prove it, creating an opportunity to give customers what they want: 24/7 access to cashless, P2P and mobile transactions. So how do social payments fit in community banks’ long-term future? By Colleen Morrison.

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Top Social Media Trends to Pay Attention to for Financial Brands

Social Assurance

In a recent article from Social Media Today , they shared their social media marketing predictions for 2021. Here we have broken down some of those social media trends that you should be paying attention to as a financial marketer. A recent study by Accenture predicts that a total of 2.7 Facebook Pay.

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Top Social Media Trends to Pay Attention to for Financial Brand

Social Assurance

In a recent article from Social Media Today , they shared their social media marketing predictions for 2021. Here we have broken down some of those social media trends that you should be paying attention to as a financial marketer. A recent study by Accenture predicts that a total of 2.7 Facebook Pay.

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A Step Ahead

Independent Banker

to boost your community bank’s. social media presence. With the average individual spending 100 minutes on social media each day, it’s entirely possible for community banks to share some of that screen time. 2016 IB Social Media Leaders. View 2016 IB Social Media Leaders here.

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It Started with a Tweet #SocialMedia #Banks @ICBA

Independent Banker

A status update on banks and social media. According to a statistic released as part of the ICBA 2014 Top 50 Community Bank Leaders in Social Media, nearly 2,500 banks have a Facebook or Twitter presence, and the numbers continue to exponentially grow. .* It is no wonder banks are joining in.