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McLellan: The first stage: Marketing during a community outbreak

There are so many unknowns that we are dealing with today in relation to COVID-19. But there is one certainty. This will pass, and we will move into a new normal. We aren’t going to …

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McLellan: How to market when no one is listening

We are in seemingly unprecedented times. As our country and state ready themselves for whatever the coronavirus is going to throw at us, it’s a little tough to be thinking about your next marketing tactic.…

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McLellan: Sometimes the best marketing is to be silent

As the world whips itself up into a panicked frenzy about the coronavirus, there is an inevitable ripple effect. Airlines and hotels are emailing their most loyal customers, telling them what actions they are taking …

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McLellan: What is cornerstone content?

To wrap up this series of columns on the power and potential of authority-based marketing, I give you a little more context around the concept of cornerstone content.

This is where many organizations miss the …

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Marketing association now accepting entries for awards

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association will hold its 15th annual NOVA Awards on May 14 at the Temple in downtown Des Moines. The NOVA Awards recognize the top marketing campaigns and projects …

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McLellan: Experts don’t hide their expertise

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been talking about the rising effectiveness of marketing and selling from a position of being an expert or authority and some of the elements you’ll need to embrace if …

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Iowa telemarketing firm sued by state for alleged scams across the country

Des Moines Register: The Iowa attorney general’s office has requested that another Quad Cities telemarketing firm be shut down for allegedly scamming more than a dozen small businesses around the country. The petition for temporary and …

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Adding in your point of view

In the last two columns, we’ve begun to explore what it takes to establish yourself as an authority and market your products and services through that lens. I identified that there are three critical elements …

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Stelter Co. hires Durnin as client strategist

The Stelter Co., a planned-giving marketing firm based in Des Moines, recently hired Renee Durnin to fill the newly created position of client strategist. Durnin, who has more than 20 years of experience managing national direct mail campaigns, …

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McLellan: Narrow is pure gold

In last week’s column, I laid out the argument that marketing has shifted to a trust-based authority positioning. There’s plenty of data to support the idea that because of their skeptical nature, consumers had made …