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Apple Advertising, Inc.

Apple Advertising is an Asheville, North Carolina based advertising agency whose roots go back to 1972. We provide advertising, branding, website design and management, video production and public relations services.

Our clients are in a variety of businesses, from banking to real estate, from the practice of law to dry cleaning. We work with both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Our philosophy is to measure our success by the achievements of our clients. [read more]

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Management Assistance: Programs & Services, Inc.

Apple’s sister company, Management Assistance: Programs & Services, Inc. (MAPS) is a strategic planning, market research and federal regulatory compliance company. It has been in continuous operation since 1979. It helped develop the first data-mining solutions for financial institutions: the Marketing Customer Information File (MCIF). Innovative and the first wave of a new technological advancement that would empower bankers to make good and fast decisions to increase revenue, the strategic thinking behind the development of the MCIF still drives financial institutions today.

The company’s particular strengths are cost-effective customer research, customer profiling, and geographic market research. We also excel in the development of coherent, affordable marketing strategies. [read more]

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Community banks can grow all-important core deposits by gathering them over the internet with our Online Account Opening solution. The system is safe, simple, affordable and can be implemented in as few as 10 days. Core processor involvement is not required. [read more]

Red Flag / Identity Theft compliance is now mandatory. If you don’t have a Red Flag policy and procedure in place, or you need help with compliance, we can help. We’ll set you up with one of our compliance specialists who will answer your questions and assist you through the process. [read more]

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