Technology

Small Business Spotlight - Rock Valley Tractor Parts and NTPDA

We're in Minneapolis for the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) Summer Meeting talking small business. Each member of this association is, for the most part, a small business owner. Here we talk about the business of tractor parts, agriculture, farm prices, technology and more with Scott Schelling from Rock Valley Tractor Parts. We'll also dive into what the NTPDA is and more. Click through for something different and educational. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

We're Talking Trucking with N&M Transfer

Trucking...America depends on trucks to haul just about everything we consume. But...have you ever thought about how it all gets from Point A to Point B? Here we sit down with Mark Steinbach from N&M Transfer Company based in Neenah, Wisconsin. We caught up with Mark during the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) Meeting in Minneapolis where his company won the "Carrier of the Year" from the NTPDA. Here we talk about fuel, time on the road, employees, regulations, technology and staffing. We bet you'll learn something. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

The Business News Headlines - 12 July 2018

Fast food workers caught a break today and that will impact wages. The markets shrugged off yesterdays sell off. A big boost, nationwide, on housing stock but still homes are selling way high. What happens when your sales promotion is too good? That pizza company has a problem and it's on the top of it's boxes...those stories and more along with a Small Business Spotlight and Cityview comes by to share stuff to do in the Metro. Click through for more! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

The Business News Headlines - 10 July 2018

More of you are quiting your jobs...why? One word: Wages. The markets love the earnings season and we'll tell you by how much. There was a legal decision today and Monsanto will not like it. Another blue-collar career could be going away and it's not because the company moved the jobs it is because technology, once again, has struck. Those stories and more and then it's Marketing for Business Episode 21 with Phil K. James and I. Two segments today. Click through for more! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Marketing for Business - Episode 21 Part One - Mornings?

Join Michael and Phil K. James as they talk Marketing for Business tips and ideas for the world of business from small to large. We kick things off by talking about early morning work. How getting things done early helps us move on other projects. It's a story about productivity and attention deficit...no really. How to work and get stuff done.  Click through for more and if you want to visit Good Milkshake or Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications you can...now. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Marketing for Business Episode 21 - Part Two Retail Troubles

We've talked before how locally owned retail can beat the pants off of big box but only if they are doing things right...all the time. Here we offer up the story of Trader Joes and then launch into a conversation about failing to meet the basic needs of consumers which sends them away...forever...and to the Internet to shop. Here is Phil K. James from Good Milkshake and Michael Libbie from Insight Advertising, Marketing and Communications and Marketing for Business Episode 21 Part Two. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Networking and Business Education with Laura Kinnard

Each Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer joins us for a conversation about networking events in the Metro along with business education opportunities. Learn the art of putting together a website that makes people want to engage, learn tips to network like a pro and so much more. Click through and then get out there. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Business News Headlines 29 June 2018

GM said today that if the tariffs continue it could become a much smaller company and that would mean jobs. The markets, sort of, rebounded today but investors still jittery. Speaking of tariffs Canada was back in the news. City Bank says they are sorry and then coughs up $335 million...not because they wanted to. It's the last gasp for Toys R Us and a Des Moines company calls it quits after nearly 150 years in business and it's not because business isn't good. Those stories and the markets right here on YOUR time. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Small Business Spotlight - Skin, Body and Soul

When our friend Beau Foder said we "Had to meet" Angela Carter of Skin, Body and Soul we were on it. And now you can meet her too! A fun and informative conversation about her business that has locations in West Des Moines and Ankeny where they do amazing things for your skin (with two great tips), your body (space-age fat killing...no really!) and your soul (learning to love you and who you are). We had a blast and that's why Skin, Body and Soul is in our Small Business Spotlight! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Business News Headlines 25 June 2018

The business news on your time...today Wells Fargo wants to talk...credit cards. The markets fell big time today why? Two words: China and Trump. The end of a 70 year old company comes to the United States on Friday. Paper straws are making a huge return but there is, as of now, only one place in the U.S. that makes them. Those stories the markets and more along with Steve McCullough from Iowa Student Loan talking to parents and college about debt, finances and paying for school. Then Laura Kinnard joins us with networking and some thoughts on business education. Click through for more!
 The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 4:30pm here on Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.