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How many bank CEOs actively engage with their communities through social media? Bank Director found that few truly do, but spending a few extra minutes online can have positive results for their institutions. Bank Director identified four CEOs of North American banks who make the most of their personal social media platforms, focusing on those who have more than 1,000 Twitter followers, tweet several times a week and engage with customers and the community, or who currently use LinkedIn’s publishing platform (more than 6 times in the past year) and average more than 5,000 views per published post. Few bank CEOs even come close to meeting these criteria: Bank Director identified just 7 who have more than 1,000 followers on Twitter, but not all have conversations with their followers and community. For LinkedIn, just one CEO meets the criteria.

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WRITTEN BY

Emily McCormick

Vice President of Editorial & Research

Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program, including Bank Director’s Online Training Series. In addition to speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily writes and edits for Bank Director magazine, BankDirector.com and Bank Director’s weekly newsletter, The Slant. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.