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Welcome to the Second Round of the Food Region. Here are the match-ups, how they got here and names for each match-up. You can VOTE for the Food Region Round Two Match–ups HERE or find another link at the bottom of this post. “The Rib Rub” – Cookies BBQ vs. Tones Spices While the Iowa Pork [...]
Welcome to the Second Round of the Fuel & Fun Region. Here are the match-ups, how they got here and names for each match-up. You can VOTE for the Fuel & Fun Region Round Two Match–ups HERE or find another link at the bottom of this post. The “Butter Cubbie” Match – Iowa Cubs vs. [...]
Welcome to the third full day of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands and Round 1 of the Potpourri Region. These were the brands we had to include but couldn’t quite find the right region name for. Rejected options were Plethora, or Cornucopia, but Potpourri seemed to fit. If you want to vote on previously posted match-ups, [...]
Talk to the hand ‘cuz the face ain’t listenin’. Imagine being a parent watching your teen open a gift you gave them for their birthday. They unwrap it anxiously, wondering …”could it be an iPhone? A Droid? Maybe a Palm Pre?” To their great disappointment, it’s none of the above. No, this phone isn’t just [...]
Building brand advocates within the first few weeks of being a live Web site is unheard of. Until now. Let me introduce you to Dwolla. I first heard about Dwolla while I was at Highlight Midwest and ever since then I’ve been impressed by what I’ve seen. The start up company’s business model might be one of [...]
So I wake up this morning and take a look at the front page of the Des Moines Register. Headline: $565 Million Slashed from State Budget. That’s on the heels of the Iowa Film Office’s “Free Money Buffett” story that doesn’t seem close to dying. Then I think back to the Iowa Department of Economic Development’s brilliant move [...]
Choo Choo! In chugs our next worst of the week on a playland train! Why do banks make such easy marks when it comes to bad marketing? A friend of AdMavericks pointed us to this gem earlier this week in the Des Moines Register from Earlham Savings Bank. At first glance, I thought this ad [...]
This post has been bouncing around in my mind for two weeks now, ever since I attended my first Do More in the City event for summer interns of Des Moines. Do More in the City is a 6-part series of events to engage summer interns with business and community leaders, young professionals and other [...]
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