Archive for August 2011
Saturday rally for jobs
The Iowa Citizen Action Network has scheduled a rally on Saturday to urge Iowa’s congressional delegation to pass a job creation program.
The event is slated to begin at 10 a.m. at the Polk County …
Read MoreEscalade is most likely vehicle to be stolen
Once again, the Cadillac Escalade tops the list of vehicles most likely to be stolen in the United States.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, today released its 2011 list of most-stolen models, gauged by …
Read MoreIowaBiz Blog: Green business in the black – Part 2
GUEST OPINION: It’s time to innovate, not cut jobs
By now, many of you have read that my alma mater, Cisco Systems Inc., has laid off more than 4,000 employees and is shedding businesses right and left in an effort to assuage investors.
This …
Read MoreTRANSITIONS: All winnowed out
Maybe all problems should be crated up and shipped to Ames. We zipped from 55 million registered Republicans down to three possible presidential nominees in much less time than it takes to determine the American …
BERKO: A utility stock strategy that buys peace of mind
Dear Mr. Berko:
I have a $100,000 CD coming due, and I would like to buy some utility stocks. What do you think of the idea? And which utilities would you recommend for a 72-year-old …
Read MoreBERKO: Yahoo yahoos don’t inspire confidence
Dear Mr. Berko:
I bought 500 shares of Yahoo Inc. in June 2008 at $24.40, because I thought Microsoft would come back and make a higher bid than its offer of $31 a share. I …
Read MoreBERKO: It’s time to rewire your portfolio
Dear Mr. Berko:
Where do you think the Dow Jones industrial average could be a year from now? Do you have any investment advice that that takes into account the recent market crash? I’m stuck …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: Does gender messaging still matter in marketing?
For decades, one of the core ways we refined a specific advertising audience was through segmentation, including gender. We would then craft our marketing messages based on that segmentation and our assumptions about that audience.…
GITOMER: Send emails that work
If your emails are getting deleted or not getting returned, or you’re playing a numbers game (sending 1,000 and hoping for a few random responses), you’re probably also blaming the recipient or the Internet for …