Marketing campaigns and brand building can seem like an insurmountable task to tackle for community banks. But it doesn’t have to be. Join us in Episode 4 as LinkedBanker and WSI’s Eric Cook shares tips & advice for anyone looking to start a new marketing plan or even boost their bank's existing strategy. Eric will also share his latest venture into creating The LinkedBanker and the benefits & resources available for community bankers to share & learn in a peer environment.

Key Links & Resources:

https://www.thelinkedbanker.com 

https://www.poweredbywsi.com

https://linkedin.com/in/ericcookmba

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Episode 3 takes us on a rollercoaster ride through the rapidly changing payments landscape. The last 10 years has experienced a variety of changes; from the majority of payments being taken by retail shops or restaurants in a face-to-face environment, evolving into accepting cards over the phone and online. And now as Covid hit this year, the technology and needs for businesses & individuals alike has instantaneously forced us into a contactless world.

Join us as Matt and Bridget take us on this journey through the payments industry, share stories, and review the many resources and solutions out there today.

This episode is ideal for any community bank team member or business owners & employees wanting to learn more about payments & the resources & technology available.

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Continuing from our discussions with IBAT in Episode 1, this podcast episode shares insights, advice, and stories on how best to make an impact on the financial services industry and the individual bankers in those communities.  Creating a culture of self-accountability and servant leadership by participating in PAC drives, immersing ourselves in the communities we serve, and ensuring that every new partnership is handled in a unique way has become the Fitech culture.

Listen in as we return with Shawn & Bridget from Fitech and Christopher, Curt & Julie from IBAT who reveal lessons learned along the way and how to be the best partner you can be by taking a listen-first approach, being flexible and meeting the community bank where they are to create an alignment best for both parties.

www.ibat.org

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In our introductory episode of The Fitech Forum, we will discuss the origins of Fitech and the importance of being aligned with community banks and the state associations that support those community banks and their communities.  Fitech’s story began with Shawn Dillon and Bridget Dowdle who lead the charge into serving community banks and supporting them with a strong payments technology program.  Part of that beginning includes what is now a prosperous relationship with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT).

Christopher Williston, Curt Nelson and Julie Courtney will share their stories through this journey and how they have participated in helping to shape the company that Fitech is today. 

This interactive discussion will traverse through the importance of associations and what they do to support the banking community & how vendors and partners can do the same, the significance of an association endorsement, and the various ways to get involved in order to support the banking community.

www.ibat.org

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