Web/Tech

A chance meeting this past spring put me in connection with Britney Campbell a trained sommelier and the founder of Brit's Wine an application that takes the mystery out of choosing the right wine...at any time. Based in California, we caught up with her on our Newsmaker Line:
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

With us in studio is Pat Pithan the Director of Sales and Consulting and Tom Minor the President of the newly formed MMIT Business Solutions Group based in Urbandale. The back-story is this family business started in the depths of the Great Depression and is now the combination of two local companies offering a wide range of business related technical services.
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Here is a real life lesson in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how you can learn from our...mistake.  We've been doing the daily business news of the nation, region and the Greater Des Moines Metro for three years...but only now did...this:
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines. Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Our guest is Brock Borgeson a graduate of Simpson College of Indianola. Brock is the 2016 Iron Journalist Competition Winner. We talk about how journalism has changed, his idea regarding gaming and his thoughts about moving from Chicago to Indianola.  Meet Brock.. 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. You can catch us at 5:05PM on AM-940, FM-104.5 or in HD at 103.3 HD2. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

This week the big announcement, that had been in the works for years, took place as the INS Family of Companies formally changed their name to Aureon. Why? Why would a company spend the time and money on such a big undertaking?  We asked Ron Keller the CEO of Aureon and he answered. 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Our guest is pretty sold on technology for business but Kyle Savage says you have to use technology correctly. In this segment Kyle offers some solid advice on how to better work from home, what tech-tools you might use to become more productive and how to take control over your ever growing email account. Good stuff from Kyle: 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

This summer the Iowa Association of Business and Industry will hold it's annual conference, "Taking Care of Business" this year in Sioux City. Our guest is a presenter at that event, Drew Larson from the law firm of Brown-Winick will be attempting to inform and engage business about the real threat of cyber-security issues. Here is that conversation:
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Grateful that Justin Wise from Think Digital carved out some time to be with us to talk about social media and business. What are the best practices? Where should you start? What are the pitfalls of Social Media and what is the right social media tool?  Asked and answered here: 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Bruce Schmiedlin is returning to our show, this time in his volunteer role with InfraGard. InfraGard is a public-private partnership sponsored by the FBI to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure.  Cyber (or information technology) is one of its 16 critical sectors, and Bruce is the Cyber Chief for InfraGard’s Iowa chapter.  He joins us today to talk about cyber security for small businesses and several tips to help keep you safe. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page. 

Every day your money is at risk along with your identity and more. With the rash of data breaches we've seen over the past few months we thought it might be a good time to catch you and your business up with some cyber-security tips with Jodi Selby of Banker's Trust. Here are several solid ideas for you to implement...now. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.