Get Smart(er)
There is oh-so-much to learn about marketing and it is an ongoing process. Today I’m sharing some links and places to visit that can broaden your education. @SheilaS Sheila Scarborough shared this link about using YouTube as a marketing tool. http://www.youtube.com/yt/playbook/ You know all those beautiful prints you have on instagram? Why not use Origrami…
140 Tweet Up in Des Moines
The 140 State of Now Iowa community will be kicking off the 2013 World Food Prize week with a coffee tweet up at Java Joes! http://javajoescoffeehouse.com/ and located at 214 4th Street in Des Moines Monday, October 14 from 9 to 10:30 am. This week will see world leaders and media in Des Moines and we think it is appropriate that our…
We Have Not Forgotten
Today we will fly our flag. We have not forgotten. We in Webster City are also celebrating RV TV and there’s a big party going on. Will it be Iowa or Iowa State who wins on Saturday? We come together to cheer our state schools on today. Don’t believe for a minute that we have…
Top 10 Aging Tips
Chamber member Mona Kitt Everson of Life and Health Care Inc. shared these tips on her page today. We are happy to have her guest post today! We all hopefully will be given the gift to age and be blessed to be with our families. Aging is not to be feared. In being a RN…
Downstaters – Just for you!
Thank you for watching my presentation on marketing and branding today! Oh, wait, for my blogging audience … I was in Urbana, Illinois for the Illinois Economic Development Summit today and presented on marketing and branding strategies that included working case studies, ideas your community can pursue and how to use the internet and social…
Are you a role model?
My friend Alicia, the Spashionista, lives in Nashville. She blogged about being a roll model today and I asked her I could share that post here. As part of my desire to bring you a better picture of modern Nashville style I was really looking forward to the grand opening of a new boutique…
A Message from the Rural Midwest
Because of misunderstandings that frequently develop when Easterners and Californians cross the 12 Midwestern States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) the Tourism Councils in those states have adopted a new policy. In an effort to help outsiders understand the rural Midwesterner’s mind, the following list…
Do You Have A Happy Spot?
It’s a good practice to surround yourself with little pieces of beauty. You’ve heard of giving yourself little motivational talks, or posting a saying to the mirror and speaking it out loud each day. Those things work, when you remember to do them. I‘m suggesting you place items you love within eyesight of where you…
Chamber begins small business incubator project
Jim Krajewski, reporter at the Freeman Journal, broke the news that we have begun an incubator project. With his permission, we are reprinting the article here. Thanks Jim! A new project aims to help individuals open small businesses in Webster City. The Webster City Incubator Project, sponsored by the Webster City Chamber of Commerce and…
5 Marketing Blunders to Avoid in Your Business
“I want more clients! I’m doing all the right things! How come I don’t have enough clients?” If you’ve ever uttered these words (or even thought them), you might be tempted to wonder if you’re any good at what you do. Or maybe you doubt if you’re even cut out for business. Most likely, however,…