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The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a Student Arts Education Investment Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.

Principal Financial Group received recognition from the Investment Management Education Alliance STAR Awards recently. The Des Moines-based retirement services company won awards in eight major categories, including the prestigious Overall Retirement Communications award for the second year …

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Marketing: Does being negative generate positive results?

In last week’s column, we looked at why so many of the political ads take an aggressive, negative stance rather than exalting the candidate’s platform, past performance or beliefs. The data shows that the negative …

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Iowa Finance Authority receives national marketing award

The Iowa Finance Authority received a marketing award from the National Council of State Housing Agencies for its 2019 annual report “IFA Chain Reaction,” which showcases the positive chain reactions that affordable housing creates in the state. …

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Marketing: If you can’t say something nice…

It’s inevitable. 

During every election cycle, I shake my head in dismay at the tactics taken by candidates at every level of government in their campaign ads. I hate the shouting, the hyperbole aimed at …

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Marketing: When sales slow down

As our country works to climb out of the recession, sales in many industries have been sluggish at best, leading into the fourth quarter. Many sales teams are struggling to get calls returned, and even …

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Marketing in uncertainty

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Iowa in March, marketing teams described trying to contact frazzled businesses who were focused on maintaining operations, not on marketing messages. 

Business closures in March were just the start …

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Marketing: When old is new

It’s 2020, and we’re in the midst of a pandemic, so all marketing paths are leading to digital solutions, right?

Actually, no.

Long before the pandemic hit, some very old-school marketing tactics were enjoying a …

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How brands take a stand

For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been discussing the pros and cons of taking a stand on a social issue, both as an individual professional and as a company. In this week’s column, I …

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Marketing: Should your company get political?

In last week’s column, we walked through the pros and cons of getting political on your personal social media channels. This week, I want to look at it from your company’s lens.

It’s challenging to …

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McLellan: Politics, social media and your business

The one thing we can all agree on is that things are contentious out there. Our current political climate is ugly, and it’s only going to worsen as we approach Nov. 3.  

Social media has …