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How Experiential Retail Is Giving Physical Stores An Edge

PYMNTS

The consumer doesn’t just buy a candle – she has an experience that extends well beyond the purchase. Like anything else worth doing in retail technology and the customer experience, experiential marketing must be measurable. It recently opened the first Market by Macy’s, a new retail concept in Southlake, Indiana.

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How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

Jeff For Banks

First Internet Bank in Indiana was founded in 1998. So banks, even community banks like [bank name] must take a sharp pencil to prune their branch network to compete with the higher interest rates of online banks, make investments in people and technology, and deliver to their shareholders. I'm bullish on community banking.

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How banks can stand out in an experience economy

ZootBlog

She has never seen him interacting with his customers. On the other hand, her local community bank always greets her with a friendly smile and puts a dog biscuit in the pneumatic tube following her transactions in the drive through. Mainsource Bank, based in Indiana, believes a strong community leads to a strong bank.

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Why Libraries Are Giving Up On Late Fees

PYMNTS

“I didn’t even want to tell you, ‘I have fines,’” Penkert told the Journal of what she normally hears at work while collecting library fines from friends and family in the community, who usually wear a rather pained hangdog expression. Unique Library, based in Indiana, is one such specialty credit firm.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2018 Edition

Jeff For Banks

is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon. It has been serving the financial needs of individuals, farmers, businesses, and industries in Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana since 1897 through its headquarters in Archbold, Ohio and 24 additional branch offices. And to them I say.

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

Customer experience, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), ease of use, flexibility – all of these were part of the discussions at this year’s SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference in Austin, Texas. Baker Hill. www.bakerhill.com. AI Foundry. www.aifoundry.com. RCGILTNER Services, Inc. www.rcgiltner.com.