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MCLELLAN: How winning works

I know a lot of tough people, but Robyn Benincasa has to be one of the toughest.

She’s a member of the only all-female firefighting crew in the country, and when she’s not saving people’s …

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AMA to host mobile webinar

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a free webinar next Wednesday at noon to discuss going mobile in business.

Chris Burns, business development for Shift …

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Des Moines agency wins silver Addy

ZLRIGNITION has won a national silver Addy award for a campaign the firm created for the Iowa Department of Public Health to help curb underage drinking.

The American Advertising Federation gave the award for “Bottle …

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GITOMER: Are you a standard setter?

When I say the words “set the standard,” what comes to your mind?

Is it personal standards of yours?

Is it standards that your business sets?

Is it standards you have in your mind about …

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MCLELLAN: Why be a content marketer?

Content marketing. It seems as if everyone’s talking about it. But what exactly is it and what can it do for your business? Odds are, if you’re doing any marketing at all, you’re at least …

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GITOMER: Solving sales dilemmas

I get a ton of emails from people seeking insight or asking me to solve sales dilemmas. Here are a couple that may relate to your job, your life and, most important, your sales thought …

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MCLELLAN: Media coverage is not a given

I have the opportunity to review many business plans, and one thing that always causes me some concern is that all business owners believe that they can generate a significant amount of marketing exposure by …

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Strategic America partners with Medikly

West Des Moines-based Strategic America (SA) has partnered with a New Jersey company to bring its clients a better way to engage, analyze and track its audience in the area of health-care marketing.

Medikly Inc. …

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MetLife releases plan to grow business internationally

MetLife Inc. is hoping to boost its return on equity to as much as 14 percent by 2016, the nation’s largest life insurance company announced today, by reshaping its U.S. strategy and increasing investments in…
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Existing home sales up 3.4 percent

The National Association of Realtors said today that for the first time in three months, sales of existing homes increased.

The association’s monthly figures, which measure purchases of previously owned homes, increased 3.4 percent in …