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Hy-Vee partners with growing eCoupon provider

Hy-Vee Inc. has partnered with paperless grocery coupon service SavingStar Inc. Hy-Vee shoppers will have the ability to redeem SavingStar eCoupons, which can be downloaded to a keytag available at the Hy-Vee customer service desks.…

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Catchfire partners with education marketing firm

Social media and technology consultancy Catchfire Media LLC has partnered with Cedar Rapids-based Stamats Inc. to provide digital marketing services to higher education institutions.

Stamats is a marketing firm that works with colleges and universities. …

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McLellan to speak at BIZ luncheon

Drew McLellan, owner of McLellan Marketing Group, will be the speaker at the Business Innovation Zone luncheon, starting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Greater Des Moines Partnership Building, 700 Locust St. McLellan will speak …

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U.S. consumers are spending more

Retail sales picked up in July, boosted by auto purchases, gasoline sales and a jump in purchases of electronics, CNNMoney reported.

Total retail sales last month rose 0.5 percent, according to a report issued today …

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McCLELLAN: Summer reading that helps your business grow

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved to read. I read to escape. I read to explore, and I certainly read to learn. 

As an adult, business owner and marketing guy, I’ve added another …

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GITOMER: Writing for social media

My secret to writing is not complex: I write like I talk.

Writing in “speak” makes several things easy:

1. As long as you can think, or have an idea, or want to expand a …

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Last chance to register for AAF luncheon

Consumer behavior expert Dan Hill, author and president of Sensory Logic Inc., will be the guest speaker at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of Des Moines’ luncheon on Thursday.

The event, titled “The Emotional Impact …

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There’s nothing to fear


I am finally calling B.S. on the biggest myth in selling: Salespeople quit or fail because they “fear rejection.”

Give me a break. “Fear of rejection” is totally bogus.

THE TRUTH IS: Salespeople aren’t in …

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Corporate citizenship is your duty – and helps you, too


We’re fortunate that we live in a very giving community. Our United Way of Central Iowa campaigns raise more money per capita than those in just about any other city in the nation. Our YMCA …

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Learn how the Megabus brand evolved

Mike Alvich, vice president of marketing for Coach USA, will discuss how his company built the Megabus brand from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston. The presentation is …