Valued Clients of Financial Marketing Solutions

Clients | Testimonials

Client List:

Following is a list of a few clients we have had the pleasure to serve over the past two years.

Alabama:

• Community Spirit Bank - Red Bay
• First Community Bank - Wetumpka
• First United Security Bank - Thomasville
• West Alabama Bank & Trust - Reform
• Progress Bank – Huntsville

Georgia:

• Century Security Bank – Duluth
• Bank of Hiawassee, Hiawassee
Bank of Madison – Madison
• Bartow County Bank – Cartersville
• First National Bank – Griffin
• Georgia Bank & Trust - Augusta
Georgia Bankers Association – Atlanta
• River City Bank - Rome

Illinois:

• Farmers State Bank - Harrisburg
• First Bank - Carmi

Kentucky:

• The Hometown Bank – Corbin
• Ohio Valley Bank – Henderson

Oregon:

• Willamette Community Bank - Albany

Tennessee:

• Community First Bank – Columbia
• TriSummit Bank – Tri-Cities
• Legends Bank – Clarksville
• First Freedom Bank – Lebanon
• The Bank of Tullahoma – Tullahoma
• Community Bank of Tennessee - Lexington
• CapitalMark Bank & Trust – Chattanooga
  

South Carolina:

• First National Bank of the South - Spartanburg

Virginia:

• First Bank - Strausburg

Washington:

• First Federal - Port Angeles

Testimonials:

"Our bank has used Financial Marketing Solutions for a number of years. Tim has always done us a good job. He is very conscientious and works diligently to work up a unique marketing plan for us. We value his friendship and his capabilities. We are presently involved in our upcoming 100 year celebration for the early part of 2008 and Tim is in charge of our campaign which will lead up to our anniversary. I don’t hesitate recommending his services and the services of his personnel. He believes in community banking and strives to give us what we want and need to enhance our bank."

- Billy M Bolton
Pres/CEO
Community Spirit Bank
Red Bay, AL

"Financial Marketing Solutions has truly been a blessing to our bank. The FMS staff is friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. Their formal marketing presentation to our bank was very impressive and since that time they have not only met, but exceeded their commitment to Legends Bank. They work with you through every step of the project from production to print. We feel as if Tim and his staff are not just an agency, but part of our bank family.”

- Britney Campbell
Marketing Officer
Legends Bank

"Our bank has used Financial Marketing Solutions for a number of years. Tim has always done us a good job. He is very conscientious and works diligently to work up a unique marketing plan for us. We value his friendship and his capabilities. We are presently involved in our upcoming 100 year celebration for the early part of 2008 and Tim is in charge of our campaign which will lead up to our anniversary. I don’t hesitate recommending his services and the services of his personnel. He believes in community banking and strives to give us what we want and need to enhance our bank.”

- Billy M Bolton
Pres/CEO
Community Spirit Bank
Red Bay, AL

"The tag line FMS created for our bank is unlike all the rest. Likewise, the marketing campaign, the advertising, the printed materials they have done for us have all been unique, creative and, we think, a refreshing approach to bank marketing. Unlike all the rest."

- Roger Busler
CFO/COO
The Bank of Tullahoma

"We found FMS to be extremely helpful during our formation stage with the development of a very complete Marketing Plan. The Plan was a full marketing plan, not just an advertising campaign. Our defined market strategy is different than many other denovo banks and the FMS team did an outstanding job researching the best alternatives to help us identify the best solutions to reach our market base. FMS always delivers a very professional product that has helped us separate our institution from others. As our relationship with FMS has grown, we continue to be impressed with the professionals within their organization. They are always very responsive and open to suggestions. They want to make sure the client is satisfied."

- Gary McClung
President/CEO
Century Security Bank

"We couldn’t be more satisfied with our FMS relationship. They manage our ad campaigns, do our press releases and generally oversee anything related to public relations. We are a new community bank and growing very rapidly. We need to spend our time on growing assets and managing the bank. Our relationship with FMS allows us to do just that!"

- John R. Lancaster
President & CEO
First Freedom Bank

"Financial Marketing Solutions has been an integral part of our marketing strategy. Before we partnered with FMS we did not have any specific long range marketing plan. With the help of FMS we designed a comprehensive marketing program which allowed us to send a consistent marketing message to our customers. FMS is very professional and they are easy to work with. FMS can help bring to Community banks aspects of marketing what generally only larger banks have had access to."

- Jay Pye
Marketing Officer
Bartow County Bank

"In starting a de novo bank, strategic partnerships are critical. Tim Pannell and his Financial Marketing Solutions Team are our Marketing Department at TriSummit Bank (in organization). They share our commitment to excellence and they demonstrate a sincere passion for helping us achieve our goals."

- R. Lynn Shipley, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
TriSummit Bank (in organization)

"Tim Pannell and his staff are the greatest group to work with. The entire staff gets into the thought process of the customer in order to "feel" a part of the business. This ensures the ad campaign "fits" the institution and the direction they are planning to go. FMS people are great to work with."

- Joel Reynolds
President and CEO
Farmers & Merchants Bank

"My relationship with Tim Pannell goes back ten years. We built a strong relationship as a result of Tim's dedication to quality service. In his company, I have found custom, quality service and creativity. I would happily recommend Financial Marketing Solutions and Tim Pannell to any community bank."

- Tra Cosby
President, CEO
First Community Bank

"FMS has the most creative design team that I have ever dealt with. In addition, they are more responsive to and flexible about meeting the client's needs than any other marketing firm I have worked with. They are much more than a vendor; they are a valued partner and business consultant. What probably distinguishes them the most is that they always have the client's best interests ahead of their own."

- Judy W. Meadows
Senior Consultant, Sales and Marketing
Financial Selling Systems

"Tim has good, creative ideas along with the ability to see the big picture. He does a good job keeping your marketing efforts moving in the right direction. He sees that you are successful and pleased."

- Rob Finney
President, CEO
West Alabama Bank & Trust

"For years, we have not had an agency and have gone without because we never found a rep that worked with us as well and did work as exceptional as Tim Pannell.  Not to put him on a pedestal, it's just that no one ever met the standard.  So, we did without much needed ad agency support. 
Just yesterday, I presented our new image campaign to our group of 40 officers in a power point presentation that FMS provided to me.  The group loved it.  I have already received many comments.  One comment was, "This image campaign is better than what any of the mega banks are doing in the media in our markets."  That comment was from one of our senior level executives.  Working with FMS lends credibility to everything we are doing in marketing our bank, our staff and our services."

- Mel Ann Sullivan
Marketing Director
First United Security Bank