An ‘Out of the Box’ Bank Ad Wins Top Honors

While Central Italy might not have an obvious connection to Massachusetts community banking, one Stoneham-based bank found a way to use a virtual tour of Tuscany to engage consumers during a surge in the pandemic – and came away with an award-winning marketing campaign.

New CEO Prepares to Refresh Brand

Jonathan Dowst had just retired after nearly 30 years at Fleet Bank and Bank of America when Pentucket Bank’s then-CEO Scott Cote called, looking to arrange his own succession. Now Pentucket’s president and CEO, Dowst is leading it into a period of growth and rebranding.

Moving from Media to Banking

Jane Bowman had spent most of her career in the media industry before joining Weymouth-based South Shore Bank a month ago to lead the lender’s new brand, “sharing success.” and brings an outsider perspective to the problems of bank marketing.

A Marketing Home Run in Worcester

When Country Bank President and CEO Paul Scully looks out his living room window in downtown Worcester, he can see the Worcester Red Sox’s new home of Polar Park and its 56-foot Country Bank sign above the right-field wall.