COMMUNITY BANKING MONTH SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES
Share about your local celebrations for ICBA Community Banking Month with the official hashtag, #BankLocally. Follow @ICBA and the hashtag #BankLocally to keep up with the Community Banking Month conversation on Twitter. Like ICBA on Facebook at and tag us in your Community Banking Month posts.
Tweets
General:
April is @ICBA Community Banking Month! Find out more about community banks and the #BankLocally movement here: banklocally.org
It is @ICBA Community Banking Month! Share your community banker pride and spirit throughout April. #BankLocally
W/ 51k locations nationwide, celebrate Community Banking Month by switching to a community bank today! Banklocally.org #BankLocally
Did you know more than 2,500 community banks are 100+ years old?Celebrate Community Banking Month! Banklocally.org#BankLocally
States, local governments & community banks recognize Community Banking Month. Find your local CB today banklocally.org #BankLocally
Small Business Related:
What is your fav local small biz? Community banks are financial first responders for many small biz! banklocally.org #BankLocally
Small biz employs more than half of the US private workforce. Community banks fund small biz! banklocally.org #BankLocally
Majority of new jobs come frm smallbiz. Cmmntybnksprovide major source of funding for small biz! banklocally.org #BankLocally
Agricultural Related:
Community banks are pivotal to the overall health & financial success of rural America! banklocally.org #BankLocally
There are about 2M farms in the US & cmmtybnks are a major provider of ag loans. Find one today at banklocally.org #BankLocally
Community banks are a major provider of ag loans. What’s your fav locally grown crop? banklocally.org #BankLocally
Facebook/LinkedIn Posts
Because community banks put local deposits back to work in the community, and are financial first responders both in good times and in bad, consumers can take pride in banking locally.By doing so, they will be reinvesting in their neighborhood and making it a better place to live and work for generations to come.Celebrate Community Banking Month by switching to a community bank today! Banklocally.org
As small businesses themselves, community banks are relationship lenders that only thrive when their customers and communities do the same. So why not join a community bank today? Banklocally.org
Community banks are pivotal to the overall health and financial success of rural America as they provide an overwhelming share of credit to local farmers. Celebrate Community Banking Month by switching to a community bank today! Banklocally.org.
Social Media Ideas
Celebrate Go Local Wednesday with ICBA on Wednesday, April 20. To participate, visit any local business in your community and share your experience online. Use the hashtag #BankLocally and #GoLocal to post your photos, stories and videos of you and your colleagues visiting locally owned and operated small businesses. Support local!
If a customer shares their appreciation for your service, ask them if they would like to be featured on social media in celebration of Community Banking Month. Always ask for customer approval when sharing, especially if there is a visual component. Video testimonials and text testimonials alike are great indicators of why it’s great to bank locally with a community bank.
Throughout the month of April, feature employees on each social media channel—whether it’s changing out your Facebook cover photo, posting a tweet with a picture of the employee or featuring a short video about the employee. Share about why employees (and more importantly people) are the heart of community banking.
Honor your customers! Host a “Customer Appreciation Day” in celebration of Community Banking Month. Highlight the uniqueness of your community bank with local food items and goodies or feature local small businesses to attend the event and share about their businesses.
Tip: With each social media idea, be sure to tailor according to your own local celebrations, flair and audience. Also, by tweeting with #BankLocally and sharing photos with ICBA on Facebook, we will reshare your posts and showcase celebrations across the nation during ICBA Community Banking Month.