Catch new ideas. Marketing strategy and PR tactics. Learn to better communicate your brand to customers and stakeholders. Interact with local media. And get your questions answered!
Hosted by the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, the parent organization of the Des Moines Area Sports Commission.
Event is FREE for Marketing Partners; $25 for general public; $10 for students.
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Event Schedule
- 8 – 8:30 a.m. Registration
- 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome
- 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Michelle Gowdy, DuPont Pioneer—Developing strategic partnerships
- 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Break
- 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Mary Cownie, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs—Strategies for allocating marketing dollars
- 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. Jennifer Perry, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines—Crisis communication
- 11:10 a.m. – Noon Media Panel with moderator, Diana Deibler of Deibler & Company—Catch insights from local and Central Iowa media. Learn PR tips from the pros.
- Jeff Delvaux – General Manager, Des Moines Radio Group
- Dale Woods – President/General Manager, WHO-TV Channel 13 News
- Janette Larkin – Publisher, Business Publications Corporation
- Rick Green – President & Publisher, Des Moines Register
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications and can be heard Monday – Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.
When business wants to get “something done” they call on “The Get It Done Girl” Suzanne Hull. Here she tells us what she can do for business and about her new project the Iowa Craft Beer Tour coming in May. Always entertaining and fun…here is Suzanne with details:
The News Hour is made possible through the sponsorship of: Merit Resources of Urbandale, Hy-Vee and the Hy-Vee Market Grille near you, Iowa Computer Repair of Windsor Heights, Bindery One of Des Moines, ReMax Real Estate Concepts of the Des Moines Metro, Lotus Moments Event Center of Des Moines, In the Bag Corporate Corporate Cuisine of Des Moines, Triplett Office Essentials of Des Moines and the Kreamer Law Firm of West Des Moines.
After the success of the DSM Sushi Roll and the Iowa Wine Tour, many of you have asked for an Iowa Craft Beer Tour…and I’ve listened!
Microbreweries, breweries and brewpubs are a destination for craft beer enthusiasts. Fortunately for us here in Des Moines, we are home to some long-standing landmarks; others are newly established by independent craft brewers.
I’ve put together a tour of four local microbreweries, breweries and brewpubs that includes education, tastings, food pairings, on-site shopping and brewery tours…and it’s all happening on Saturday, May 31st, 2014. Tickets will go on sale on April 30th, so mark your calendar. Here’s the schedule if you want to check it out…
Contemporary Business Solutions is holding a monthly series of Lunch and Learn workshops at the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce in 2014. Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch and laptops. Since this will be a workshop format, attendance is limited to 15.
The next workshop, “Making the Internet Work For You” on May 1st, 2014 from 11:45am – 1pm at the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce, will focus on how to use various free tools to help monitor the Internet enabling you to work smarter, not harder. We’ll learn how to create Google Alerts, claim your business’ Google Place and learn how to listen to the Internet via Feedly. Bring your laptops and we’ll work through the steps together.
Please add the following dates to your calendars!
- June 5th, 2014 – MailChimp E-Newsletter
- August 7th, 2014 – LinkedIn 201: How to Supersize your LinkedIn profile
- September 4th, 2014 – LinkedIn 301: How to Use your LinkedIn profile
- November 6th, 2014 – TBD
- December 4th, 2014 – TBD
Join the Social Media Club of Des Moines for beers, food and fun with Dwolla! They’ll be discussing the process of building a brand behind a successful start-up & how social media can aid in that process with Caitlin Jones, Dwolla’s Marketing and Communications Builder.
Caitlin has been building the Dwolla brand since June 2011. She manages Dwolla’s internal communication efforts which include social media, the Dwolla blog and crafting and executing the company’s marketing initiatives.
Don’t miss this exciting evening with one of Des Moines’ most successful start-ups!
Purchase your ticket today!
Time: April 23, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7pm
Location: Dwolla
Street: 666 Walnut St #1830
City/Town: Des Moines, IA 50309
