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Des Moines PR firm joins international group

Hanser & Associates, a Des Moines-based national public relations firm, has joined IPREX, the worldwide corporation of independent public relations and communication agencies. Hanser & Associates, founded in 1996, has been nationally ranked among the top independent …

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GITOMER: What’s your WOW experience?

Dear Jeffrey,

I recently had a WOW experience that completely coincides with your philosophy on customer loyalty versus satisfaction. Today, I received the following email from Amazon:

“Hello, We noticed that you experienced poor video …

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Want to improve your golf game? Nike wants to help

Nike continues its pursuit of sporting goods with digital technology. The company obtained a patent on Sept 4 to put data-collecting sensors on golf clubs to help golfers instantly analyze their swing, reported Bloomberg.

Last …

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GITOMER: The mastermind process

Calls not getting returned? Prospects telling you your price is too high? Prospective customers asking for three bids? Unable to get to the real decision maker?

Do you think you’re the ONLY salesperson facing these …

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MCLELLAN: Serve snack-sized marketing

Ever hear those radio spots where the announcers are talking so fast it sounds as if they didn’t take a breath for the entire 60 seconds?

That’s an example of “shove it all in” thinking, …

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AMA to host pair of events next week

The American Marketing Association (AMA) Iowa chapter will host Steve Ducey, account executive for Centro, at its September luncheon on Sept. 12. Ducey will speak on display advertising.

The event will take place from 11:30 …

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GITOMER: Universal sales strategies

I’m traveling to Warsaw, Poland, next month to deliver two public seminars. After a couple of Skype interviews, I discovered that although the United States and Poland are 5,000 miles and many, many cultures apart, …

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McLellan: The case for case studies

Everyone loves a good story. And there’s a reason why Aesop and others opted to teach their life lessons through stories that have been told and retold for many years. Smart parents know this trick, …

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GITOMER: How are your times changing?

It’s no surprise that the late Steve Jobs’ favorite music was written and performed by Bob Dylan and The Beatles. I just finished reading his biography, and it was as compelling a book as “Atlas …

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McLellan: Marketing with little money

No matter where I speak, who the audience is or even the topic I am supposed to address, the same question comes up:

How do you market your business if you don’t have a lot …