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Formerly WebStrategies Inc

Helping Community Banks Get Found and Generate More Applications Online

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Digital Marketing & Data Analytics That Drive Growth for Community Banks

At Geear, we help community banks grow through innovative digital marketing and actionable data insights. Our strategies focus on transparent reporting, measurable results, and marketing programs that drive real outcomes.

 

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Our Services

What We Do For Community Banks:

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Social Media Advertising

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Local SEO

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Marketing Automation

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Analytics and Reporting

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Conversion Rate Optimization

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Paid Search Advertising

Email Marketing

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Content Marketing

Our Work

Marketing Case Studies for Community Banks

We've been working with companies for over 20 years to help them navigate an ever-growing digital marketing landscape.

Marketing ROI

See how we reduced cost per application with a personal loan campaign, increased checking account applications, and improved overall marketing ROI for other community-minded financial institutions.

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Local SEO

Our SEO strategies earned featured snippets and first-page rankings on Google for competitive, high-value keywords tailored to financial industries operating in targeted areas.

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Measuring Results

We implemented end-to-end tracking to measure impact precisely. A loan campaign significantly boosted rankings for geo-targeted keywords—and shaped data-informed strategies going forward.

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Digital Advertising

Our campaigns drove major cost savings while delivering a consistent stream of new organic traffic—all part of our strategic marketing framework to connect members with financial institutions that care.

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Organic Website Traffic

Discover how our SEO and review strategies produced significant lifts in organic site traffic and supported ongoing campaign success.

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What Other Institutions Say About Working With Us

More than just strategy, we're here to create great experiences. Here's what credit unions and community banks say about partnering with Geear:

I can't say enough about our WebStrategies team. They're helpful, always prepared, and always looking for new ways to help move us forward.

Robin Lorenzen

Jeanne D'Arc CU

The team is fantastic, knowledgeable in every aspect, and always willing to find creative solutions.

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Jason Newman

Tyndall FCU

The relationship we have with WS feels like we're all on the same team. Our rep (feels 100% invested in our success, which is such a win for us! :)

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Anita Hutchinson

UMe CU

Geear has helped me more than any other vendor! Rapid response, great feedback and team work on campaign builds, excellent copywrite, and great customer service.

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Lisa Young

GHS FCU

I would recommend WebStrategies to colleagues. They serve as an excellent extension to our digital team, which is particularly valuable for organizations with smaller Marketing departments.

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Jennifer D'Anico

Commonwealth Central CU

A Few of the Innovative Partners We've Worked With

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How We Work

A Proven Process for Community Bank Marketing

Through our experience in working with credit unions and community banks, we've developed a successful process for getting measurable results. We'll apply our proven model, and fine-tune a plan to meet your specific needs. We'll provide a specific timeline of activities, so you'll always be aware of our progress and what's happening next.

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1 Identify Your Goals

You have expectations for what your marketing should achieve, and we want to know what they are. Only then will we recommend a digital marketing campaign focused on achieving your specific goals.

2 Launch Campaigns

After defining your goals, we craft and launch a campaign designed to drive your success. Tactics range from search engine marketing to social advertising to website enhancements.

3 Measure and Improve

We use data to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of every campaign, including yours. There is no mystery - you will always know what your campaigns are achieving.

No Contracts.

Choosing Geear as the marketing agency for your community bank doesn't mean signing a 12-month contract. If you're not happy, you walk away without any financial penalty. We only want to work with people who want to work with us.

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“Delivering a best-in-market customer experience is a 'mission critical' goal.

Our Net Promoter Score is 88. That's a number we're proud of, and always aiming to improve.”

Chris Leone

CEO, Geear

Extensive LOS Tracking Knowledge & Capabilities

Some LOS providers let you track funded loans. Others only estimate applications. We compared 17 top providers so you can understand your tracking potential:

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Homeowners Advantage

The Consumer Banking Preferences & Behaviour Report

We surveyed 1,000 banking consumers to learn the values that drive their choices when choosing a financial service and how they differ by age. The report reveals some surprising facts to help community bank and credit union marketers more effectively reach their target audience.

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