Did You Hear the Good News? NOVA Deadline Extended!

March 31, 2012

If you’re still adding special ingredients to your 2012 AMA Iowa NOVA award application, you just earned some extra time to make sure it’s done to perfection! AMA Iowa wants everyone to have the opportunity to share blue ribbon worthy ideas, so the deadline has been extended to Friday, April 6! Remember, in addition to [...]

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AMA Iowa NOVA Awards Deadline Extended to April 6

March 30, 2012

Great news! You still have time to enter your best marketing for the AMA Iowa 2012 NOVA Awards.  AMA Iowa wants everyone to have the opportunity to share their blue ribbon worthy ideas, so the deadline has been extended to Friday, April 6. Remember, in addition to our traditional categories, there are three new categories [...]

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Don’t Get Burned–Submit Your NOVA Entry Now!

March 27, 2012

Don’t leave your NOVA Award entry on the back burner for too much longer…time is running out!  The deadline for submissions is Friday, 30 March.  Stop by the NOVA Awards page at http://www.amaiowa.com/nova2012/ for information about categories and how to enter. New to the Awards this year is the Nonprofit Marketing category, which focuses on exemplary marketing programs [...]

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Move Your Marketing Beyond the Black Hole

March 22, 2012

The black hole…a region of space from which nothing can escape–nothing, of course, except your innovative marketing plans that were never implemented.  Break through the space-time continuum with your favorite project that never saw the light of day and help it become the star that you know it is! New to this year’s NOVA Awards [...]

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The New Publishing Reality

March 20, 2012

Advertising revenue dries up, tablets burst onto the scene and the way subscribers interact with content changes significantly.  At the April 4 AMA Iowa meeting, Kristin Runyan, CIO and Vice President of Product Management at CDS Global, will reveal how CDS Global has adapted, survived and thrived in a new publishing reality. Specifically, Runyan will [...]

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Why Marketers Should Learn WordPress

March 19, 2012

Guest Blog Post by Becky Mollenkamp.  Popularized by bloggers, WordPress has become one of the greatest weapons in a marketer’s arsenal. The robust open-source system provides endless (and easy!) web-design solutions. Even designers without extensive knowledge of coding can use WordPress to create a custom website, and a good WordPress developer can have a site [...]

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AMA Iowa Student Scholarship Available

March 12, 2012

AMA Iowa is recognizing one collegiate member with a $1,000 scholarship.  Be sure to submit your application by Friday, March 30! To be eligible for the scholarship, students must meet the following criteria: Full-time student (must carry at least 12 credit hours per semester) who is currently junior or senior class standing. Must be a [...]

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AMA Iowa Hosts Dr Pepper Brand Manager at March Luncheon

February 27, 2012

Learn how to make products “pop” in today’s competitive environment at the March 7th AMA Iowa monthly meeting.  Melissa Mohr, associate brand manager for the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, will share insight on methods for differentiating products, as well as share tips on how marketers can truly understand their target consumer. Mohr promises to talk [...]

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A Closer Look at Innova Ideas & Services

February 21, 2012

AMA Iowa takes a closer look at one of its sponsors, Innova Ideas & Services: What does Innova do? Innova provides complete creative and marketing services.  What does that mean, though?  Ultimately, we bring your brand out into the real world – where people can touch it, taste it, buy it, share it, feel it.  [...]

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Five reasons to join AMA Iowa

February 17, 2012

Thinking about joining AMA Iowa? Or, are you already a member? As an AMA Iowa member, AMA International provides you with five resources that are available to you at no charge. Free webcasts and podcasts on topics ranging from “Driving Change with Creativity” to “Thinking Outside the Survey”, and many more. A variety of AMA [...]

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