First Tennessee Triangle Names S&A Communications as Agency of Record

9/15/16

First Tennessee Bank of the Triangle has selected S&A Communications as its agency of record. As a full-service communications agency, S&A Communications will provide First Tennessee with public relations services, including content marketing, media relations and social media to build the First Tennessee Triangle brand.

First Tennessee Bank is the largest bank headquartered in Tennessee, with the number one deposit market share in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and the Tri-Cities, and a top five deposit market share in Nashville. It was founded during the Civil War in 1864 and has the 14th oldest national bank charter in the country, and one of the highest customer-retention rates of any bank in the country. In 2015, First Tennessee Bank acquired Raleigh-based TrustAtlantic Bank and retained most of its executives.

“We are looking forward to working with S&A Communications to help us establish the First Tennessee brand in a new region of the U.S.,” said Amy Tharrington, marketing executive at First Tennessee. “We believe in S&A’s approach of thought leadership and executive branding to help increase our profile and reputation in the Triangle.”

“Our team is excited to be the PR/marketing partner for such a well-respected company,” said Chuck Norman, APR, owner/principal of S&A Communications. “By leveraging our public relations and marketing expertise, we’re eager to help First Tennessee Bank become an even more recognized and trusted brand in the Triangle.”

For more information about S&A Communications call 919-674-6020 or visit www. sacommunications.com. To learn more about First Tennessee Bank, visit www.firsttennessee.com.

About S&A Communications

S&A Communications is an integrated marketing brand that grew from deep-seated PR roots and evolved into a team of strategic marketing professionals whose driving goal is to help our clients outthink, outwork and outperform their competition. Our nationwide base of clients looks to us for public relations, marketing, design, digital, advertising, photography, event-planning and custom-publishing services. For more information, visit www.sacommunications.com or call 919-674-6020.

About First Tennessee

First Tennessee Bank is the largest bank headquartered in Tennessee, with the number one deposit market share in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and the Tri-Cities and a top five deposit market share in Nashville. The FTB Advisors wealth management group has 313 financial advisors and $27 billion in assets under administration. First Tennessee was founded during the Civil War in 1864 and has the 14th oldest national bank charter in the country and one of the highest customer-retention rates of any bank in the country. First Tennessee, FTN Financial and FTB Advisors are part of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN), which has 4,300 employees. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation’s best employers by Working Mother and American Banker magazines. More information is available at www.FirstTennessee.com.

About First Horizon

The 4,300 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services through more than 160 bank locations across Tennessee and the southern U.S. and 29 FTN Financial offices across the U.S. The company was founded during the Civil War in 1864 and has the 14th oldest national bank charter in the country. First Tennessee has the largest deposit market share in Tennessee and one of the highest customer-retention rates of any bank in the country. FTN Financial is a capital markets industry leader in fixed income sales, trading and strategies for institutional customers in the U.S. and abroad. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation’s best employers by Working Mother and American Banker.

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