Social Media

Teaching Social Media Skills with Laura Gaulke

She is a friend of the News Hour and Laura Gaulke teaches folks about the business application of social media at Des Moines Area Community College. We talk about the power of social media, how the class structure works and why it's important for business people to have a plan and a vision of what they want to accomplish.  Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Is Facebook Dying? Some Answers - 22 January 2014

The other day, on Facebook, we were asked if Facebook was...dying and going the way of My Space. Our quick answer, based on the stocks and sheer numbers was "no" but it is changing. Then we dug a little deeper and believe we answered the question.  Important considerations for those of you who market goods/services by using Facebook.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines...or right here on your time.  You can connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and our Facebook Page is right here.Thanks for listening!

Raylee Melton and Advancing Your Career with Social Media

Raylee Melton is the owner of Moth Media a social media strategist firm based in Des Moines.  She visited with us about her upcoming series of seminars that focus on social media and getting a job. What job-seekers should be doing on social media and what they should not.  How to use it to advance your career and a host of topics she will be addressing during a series of monthly seminars. More on those can be found here.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of our advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing and Communications and heard live Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines or right back here on your time.  We monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour before, during and after each broadcast and for photos and more here is our Facebook Page.  Thanks for coming by!

Richard Kirsner, Brooke Benschoter, Mobile Web and Smart Talk Series

We know you can't always listen to our guest interviews with business leaders, start-ups, news-makers and entrepreneurs when we're live between 5 and 6 each evening on 1350-KRNT so we make this podcast available so you can hear what our guests have to say about business.In the first interview Richard Kirsner and Brooke Benschoter visit with us about Torsion Mobile a company that uses technology to take your existing site and create a mobile version so consumers can actually make a connection with your business. We also visited about their new offering called On Time Guest.  Think Google Maps on steroids...great for weddings and other events.We held Brooke over into the second half hour to visit about Fork in the Road with Sheree Clark a new project.  And then Moxie Exchange fell in and we ended up talking about the Smart Talk Series coming to Des Moines in January.  (When does this woman sleep?)Thanks for listening. You can connect with us on Facebook and we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour before, during and after each broadcast.

Jeremy Lewis DSM Bicycle Collective & 15 Reasons to Blog

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  But, we know you can't always listen on our time so we podcast our interviews and marketing tips so you can listen in...when you want.Today we welcomed Jeremy Lewis the new Executive Director of the Des Moines Bicycle Collective in to chat about their mission, the economic development bicycling brings to the Metro and how we stack up against other cities our size.Then I offer up 15 reasons your business should have a blog.  Jim Connley posted this piece the other day and I had to share with you along with our own blogging experience regarding the ROI of this the most amazing methods of marketing.  News your business can use...To see photos and videos and the back-story of the News Hour head to our Facebook Page and we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour before, during and after each broadcast.  Thanks for listening!

Wellmark BCBS, Social Media & Eating at the Greater DSM Botanical Garden

Each day, Monday - Friday we're local and live on 1350-KRNT with the business news of the day and interviews with interesting guests. For the podcast we remove the news but leave the interviews and on this broadcast we visited with Spencer Shireman who is the social media specialist for Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  They caught our eye when doing a "Tweet Chat" on health care last week. We talk about why social media and moreThen, in the second interview, we visit with Lisa LaValle who is running the newest restaurant in the Metro...Trellis is located in a new space at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.  Neat stuff going on as part of the multi-million dollar renovation of the facility.For photos, videos and more visit our Facebook Page and to communicate with us before, during and after the News Hour we monitor Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.  Thanks for listening!

Iowa Restaurant Association and Moth Media 3 December 2013

This
is Insight on Business the News Hour for Tuesday, December 03, 2013.  On this podcast page we share with you the interviews with our guests from the only local, live business broadcast in the region.  We're heard between 5PM and 6PM Monday - Friday on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.In the first half hour we make welcome the executive from the Iowa Restaurant
Association, Jessica Dunker.  We’ll talk
about their work in promoting their members, what’s hot in the industry and
more.  Then, after the stocks of local
interest and the ag report we’ll check in with Raylee Melton of Moth Media a
social media company here in Des Moines. 
We’ll talk about the power of social media for business, the ROI and
more.  Lot’s of news you can use today
with on the News Hour.  If you would like to connect with us on Twitter we're @IoB_NewsHour and for photos, video and more here is our Facebook Page.

Chris Coleman and Social Media Stats for Business: IOB 26 November 2013

We're live on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM but we know you can't always listen on "our time" so we've created this podcast page where you can download the interviews and in this case a special report on social media and business.Chris Coleman from the Iowa Better Business Bureau joins us to talk up their program of seeking nominations for the business of the year.  Know of a business that goes above and beyond? That story from our friend Chris.Then we have some amazing numbers about social media and consumers along with some tips that we think you'll find interesting.  We monitor Twitter before, during and after each broadcast and here, for those of you who want photos too, is our Facebook Page.  Thanks for listening!

Insight on Business - Des Moines 1 October 2013

Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie airs Monday - Friday from 5 to 6PM Central on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines, Iowa. While we have the business news of the day we also interview news-makers and business people to share their information.  This podcast carries only the interviews.Today we talked with Creighton Cox the Executive Officer with the Home Builders of Greater Des Moines about the rising costs associated with building materials and the need of more skilled trade workers. Then we visited with David Slinker the Market Manager for CenturyLink.  A great interview about customer service and how things have changed. We did not know that CenturyLink was such an "organic company".During the second half-hour we spent some time with Laura Gaulke who is teaching a class for DMACC on Social Media for Business. Class kicks off on the 8th.  And we rounded out the hour with the founder of TIckly, Emma Peterson talking about her two year adventure to bring honesty and fairness to the ticket ordering business.  Good stuff...all!Thanks for being here!