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Questions raised on Google advertising practices

U.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating whether Google Inc. illegally increased advertising rates 50-fold for rival Microsoft Corp., Bloomberg reported.

 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing the alleged increase, along with other allegations against …

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Early holiday retail signs not good

Retailers may face a last-minute rush to restock their shelves if household spending improves as it did in the 2009 holiday season, Bloomberg reported.

Declines in imported-container volumes and in shipments by trucking companies show …

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GITOMER: Vacation’s true rewards


I have fond memories of writing paragraphs during the first week of early grade school about how I spent my summer vacation.

After I got my business cards printed, vacations got shorter. Over the years, …

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MCLELLAN: A cab driver who can teach you a lot about marketing


From the outset, I knew this was going to be a different sort of cab ride. I walked out of the hotel and just as it has happened hundreds of times before, magically, the taxi …

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Retail sales stagnant in August

Growth in retail sales stalled in August after a pitched battle over spending in Congress undermined faith that the government could steer the country clear of a double-dip recession, Reuters reported.

Sales were unchanged from …

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Comegys receives lifetime achievement award

Vicki Comegys, vice president of sales and service for the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, has received the 2011 Bruce Riley McDaniel Award for Individual Professionalism and Lifetime Achievement. During her more than 20 …

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Google offers free Web tools for Iowa businesses

Google Inc.’s Iowa Get Your Business Online service has launched. The programs is intended to help businesses establish a website, find new customers and expand, according to a news release. Participating Iowa businesses will receive …

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MCLELLAN: Bad news travels fast, so move faster to get ahead


If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you have a very rare company if you haven’t felt the sharp sting of bad publicity. We’re churning out “news” 24/7, and if there’s anything …

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GITOMER: Find your golden ticket


Roald Dahl wrote “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in 1964. You might have seen “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” the original movie starring Gene Wilder, or “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the darker version …

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Sales improvement co-author lands in Greater Des Moines


Marylou Tyler may be an engineer and computer programmer, but her gregarious nature has always led her to the sales side of business.

Tyler, who recently moved from San Francisco to Des Moines, met Aaron …