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.
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
