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Gitomer: Value – the king of sales

Value is perhaps the most illusive concept in sales.

Everyone will tell you how important it is; very few can tell you what it is. I’ve already gone on ad nauseam about my distaste for …

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McLellan: Making content part of the process

Pick up any business magazine, read a marketing blog or attend a conference and you’re going to get the message that you must have a content strategy. Truth be told, this is nothing new. There’s …

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A Closer Look: Megan Grandgeorge

After working eight years for the biggest event in the state of Iowa, Megan Grandgeorge is shifting gears — and locations — for a new role as director of marketing and public relations at Variety …

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A second chance at success

Last fall, the Des Moines Community Playhouse took a chance on an original play penned by a local author who had never written a play before. 

It was a huge risk, but one that paid …

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The Photo Issue: Denise Essman

Denise Essmen

President & CEO, Essman/Associates
Master Gardener

Denise Essman often finds herself abandoning a cup of coffee she’s enjoying on her porch to pull a stray weed from a flower bed. Before she knows …

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The Photo Issue: Rob Smith

Rob Smith

Principal, Co-Founder, Architects Smith Metzger
Plays the Didgeridoo

“This is the story,” Rob Smith says as he picks up what appears to be a 3-foot shank of bamboo.

“The didgeridoo came from Australia. …

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The Photo Issue: Randy Roth

Randy Roth

Owner, Corporate Contracts
Skydiving Photographer



Randy Roth made his first skydive when he was 21, after a buddy of his dared him to dive with him and subsequently called Roth “chicken” enough times …

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Business Record 7-17-15

The Photo Issue
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The Photo Issue: Eric Crowell

Eric Crowell

President & CEO, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Underwater Photography Enthusiast

When Eric Crowell became a certified scuba diver 24 years ago, it didn’t take him long to decide that photography would be …

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$200 million build-out planned for Prairie Crossing in Altoona

Prairie Crossing is ready to spread across 230 acres of land in Altoona in a mixed-use development that would rival the largest in Greater Des Moines.

 

Developer Mike Whalen anticipates a minimum of $200 …