Web/Tech

Got Two Minutes? Stunned - A Marketing Tip for Business

Along with doing Insight on Business the News Hour we also have a "day job" of working at a full-service advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications.  Several times each week we offer up our insight (see what we did there?) to help business better market themselves.  Here is an example that looks at how many local product/services searches are done by consumers and what happens if your website won't...work.  Have a listen!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.

The Des Moines Metro Tech World with Marco Santana

We continue our "All Tech Thursday" discussion with Marco Santana from the Des Moines Register. We visit about the "Tri-Techta" that went on this week from the Iowa Technology Association: The Prometheus Awards, Pitch & Grow and I2Iowa and more.  And, yes, we did lots and lots of "name dropping"!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.

Jordan Lloyd Bookey, Smart Talk and Zoobean

Des Moines native, Jordan Lloyd Bookey comes back to the Metro to headline the Smart Talk Series. We were able to get her to stop by to talk about her travels, her family, Smart Talk and her business as the Chief Mom at Zoobean.  What is it and how does Zoobean work?  We share all...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.

Kaylee Williams on SXSW and Volunteer Local

Our friend Kaylee Williams has been back from Austin for just a week but still brimming with excitement about her visit to SXSW and the presentation of Volunteer Local.  Now she is in a competition to win some major help in taking Volunteer Local to the next level.  We talked about it and more.  And, should you wish to vote for Kaylee here is that link.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 

Building a Business in Norwalk

Four years ago Adam Vandall lost his job with Wells Fargo. He and his wife talked about it and then decided to use his talents to open a new business and put the storefront on the city square in Newton, Iowa. Computer Pros was a reality.  We sat down with Adam and talked about his "closely held company".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

Lighting Up Hollywood and NYC

Each month our friend Mike Colwell from the Business Innovation Zone has a luncheon that features a start-up success story. (That event is this Wednesday the 19th for tickets head to the Biz Zone!) And, each month Mike brings us folks like Garrett Young the founder of Prism Lighting based in tiny Sully, Iowa.  While Garrett might be based in small-town Iowa his products light the sets for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and ESPN along with several other sets.  What is remarkable about this adventure is the fact that detractors said..."It can't be done.".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

Jim Weaver on Cause Marketing for My People App

Jim Weaver works at an electrical controls company during the day but...in his spare time he competes in projects like this cause marketing event for the My People App.  Here Jim tells us why and what he'll do if he wins.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines. 

Del "Saxman" Jones & Ed Snuffin on Computers

Del "Saxman" Jones will be inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  We sat down and visited with him about his career, what this means to him and shared "band stories" with this very talented and loved musician who's traveled the world with his horn.  Del "Saxman" Jones with the Final Mix Show Band.Then we switched gears and talked computers with Ed Snuffin from Iowa Computer Repair. What's new in computer protection, what's out there that can damage your computer or steal your files and what can you do to stay up and running.  Good stuff with our friend Ed.Insight on Business the News Hour is a production of our advertising agency, Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications and heard Monday - Friday between 5PM and 6PM on 1350-KRNT or here on our podcast page...on your time.Link up with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and/or here is our Facebook Page.Thanks for listening!

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.