Steve Eisner, President & CEO of Eisner Communications, added, "We’ve been long-time admirers of Provident Bank and are very proud to be chosen as their marketing partners. Provident conducted a very thorough review and set up opportunities to really engage with our team. When they got to the finish line they seemed to have a thorough understanding of what it would be like working with us. We got to know their impressive team as well. We will apply a fully integrated communications approach on this business. Our messages will have a deep sense of consistency at all touch points."
Provident’s success in Baltimore helped launch the Bank’s continued expansion into the affluent high growth markets of Greater Washington with the 1997 acquisition of Citizens Savings Bank in Montgomery County. Provident continued its expansion south into the Central Virginia market when it acquired Southern Financial Bank in 2004.
Provident Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Provident Bank, the second largest independent commercial bank headquartered in Maryland. With $6.4 billion in assets, Provident is a regional bank serving individuals and business through a network of 152 banking offices in Maryland, Virginia and southern York County, Pennsylvania. Provident Bank focuses its business in the key urban areas of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond and also offers related financial services through wholly owned subsidiaries. Securities brokerage, investment management and related insurance services are available through Provident Investment Company and leases through Court Square Leasing and Provident Lease Corp. Visit Provident on the web at www.provbank.com.
About Eisner Communications: (www.eisner-communications.com) Eisner is a full-service, integrated communications agency headquartered in Baltimore. Eisner ranks among the top 10 independent agencies in the country today. Now in its 66th year, the firm specializes in the creation and promotion of brand identity through integrated communications.
Eisner’s high-profile clients include: Spirit Airlines, Maryland State Lottery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, CSX Corporation, Capital One, The Freedom Point, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Voice of America, The Ad Council, AMF Bowling Worldwide, The Century Council, Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation, Lenox, Dansk and Morgan State University among others.
