Community Conversations
Hear from our community of financial brands and the remarkable things they are doing in marketing, community and sales.
Community Heroes
Community Heroes Connect Byron Earnheart
What do music and banking have in common? The power to bring together and connect people. Find out how these play a role to bring people together in our next Community Heroes episode.
Community Heroes Connect Tara Salinas
Community banks are there for their neighbors in good times and bad – and Tara demonstrated throughout 2020 the vital impact of these financial brands.
Community Heroes Connect David Lenoir
Even when times are tough, we are always able to look for the helpers. Community Heroes make a difference, especially during hard times. See how here.
Community Heroes Connect Natalie Bartholomew
Building community isn’t an isolated effort. See how financial brands can support others both internally and externally to their organization with Natalie Bartholomew’s episode here.
Community Heroes Connect Jill Castilla
Catch our next community heroes conversation with Jill Castilla where we discuss responding to COVID-19, building connections across the country, and working with sharks.
Community Heroes Connect Chris Kelley
Chris Kelley talks about the power of connecting with others, especially during a crisis. From blogs to webinars, Chris and the Barrett School of Banking offers many resources to helping communities.
Community Heroes Connect John Hanley
John Hanley discusses engaging social driven marketing campaigns, embracing the hustle of a community institution, and changing processes to be nimble, responsive, and agile.
Community Heroes Connect Emily Mays
We sat down with Emily Mays to discuss what she learned from engaging in PPP loans to help enterprises and small businesses stay afloat to dealing with the loss of connections.
Community Heroes Connect Dave Defazio
Watch our conversation with Dave Defazio to hear his insights on how to respond to the pressure of banking apps, and maximize opportunities as a community connector.
Community Heroes Connect Amber Farley
Watch our conversation with Amber Farley to learn more about branding, communicating your impact, and what the recovery could look like for financial brands.
Community Heroes Connect Jim Reber
How has ICBA helped community banks in the past year? What’s next for the bond market? And what does banking look like in the next two to three years? Find out deep industry insights from our sit down conversation with Jim Reber here.
Community Heroes Connect John Oxford
Watch the video to learn John’s views on financial banking marketing practices, how Renasant Bank kept in touch with customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and legends of Elvis Presley in his local community.
Community Heroes Connect Episode 1
Hear from our community of banking heroes and the remarkable things they are doing. We will be live from the Barret School of Banking, in Memphis, TN, and will include special guests from across our community.
Unconventional Convo
LIVE: Unconventional Convo Day One
LIVE: Unconventional Convo Day Two
LIVE: Unconventional Convo Day Three
Be Social Lives
Being a Leader in Your Community
Tim and Kate, former marketing agency experts are now serving as community bank marketers and sharing their tools and tips for other community banks in the #socialbankers.
Building Banking Relationships on Social Media
View our live chat with chief digital strategist Eric Cook about banking relationships across social media!
Producing Video with TV producer Brett Baker
Brett Baker is an award-winning television news journalist and producer with more than 25 years of broadcast experience. So many of us have become amateur producers in online video events on Zoom, Facebook, etc. Whether you are teaching, motivating a team, selling or simply making connections our careers are impacted by our ability to plan great content.
Social Live with Jody and John
Join us for a Social LIVE this Thursday, April 30 as Ben Pankonin interviews Jody Gutter of Minnwest Bank and John Hanley of Equity Bank about how they’re working to help and make an impact with their communities. #BankMarketing
Social Live with Community Spirit Bank
Join President Brad Bolton and VP/Senior Marketing Director Emily Mays as they chat with Ben Pankonin about bringing the spirit to their communities during this time. Share your comments and questions on Facebook and Twitter.
Instagram Live with Aaron Davis
We went live with motivational speaker and 1994 National Football Champion, Aaron Davis Presentations to chat about leading in uncertainty and using recognition as a tool for employee success.
Amber Farley and Ben Pankonin – Social Conversation
A "Social" with Amber Farley and Social Assurance, talking about why we care about this industry and how things are changing for financial brands.
Instagram Live with Natalie Bartholomew
We talked with Natalie Bartholomew about overcoming the challenges of social distancing, managing new responsibilities and how to navigate work in a new environment.