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  • WMC Fest Rocks Cleveland!

    June 11th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Pictured above: Jeff Finley, Partner and Designer at Go Media talks about what drove him to create WMCFest.

    Weapons of Mass Creation Fest finished on a strong note last night in Cleveland, Ohio. For it's third year, WMC Fest brought in loads more talent, both local and nationally known. From Ohio local, Rachel Novak to Canadian Designer James White to Johnny Cupcakes, all design bases were covered. Final speaker Kate Bingaman Burt received a standing ovation from the packed crowd at Reinberger Auditorium.

    A full list of speakers can be found on their website.

  • Here's a not-too-bad mattress commercial

    May 31st, 2012 / Comments (0)

    What? Slow news week.

  • Hit This: Pressure Drop Pre-party at @87central - May 26

    May 25th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    This event is a little bit of a twofer. Not is Saturday the two-year anniversary of Beechwood Lounge's "Pressure Drop," it's also the soft-opening of 8/7 Central's space. You've watched it on webcam now you can drop by and party. They're printing up limited edition Pressure Drop Shirts designed by Joshua Bowers and Van Holmgren. Those are $16 and get printed as you wait. They also have free beer to get the night started right.

    It's all going down Saturday, May 26th 7-9pm. the new 8/7 Central space is located right next to Jimmy John's in the East Village. After that, the whole crew is marching over to Beechwood to enjoy the show. You can, but don't have to, RSVP on the event page.

    Should be a pretty good start to the holiday weekend.

  • Hit This: "The Dwolla Recipe: Hungry, Humble and Naïve, Rinse and Repeat" @amaiowa June Luncheon

    May 25th, 2012 / Comments (1)

    At The Egotist we love ignorance. It was ignorance that led us into running the site. Ignorance that led us to interview the people we have. Ignorance to try to help enlighten our fair city. So it's a great pleasure to see that Des Moines' greatest startup success-story also believes in the power of ignorance. June's AMA luncheon looks like another great one.

    Lampe’s presentation to AMA Iowa luncheon attendees will also outline Dwolla’s marketing strategies, as well as give area marketing professionals and students a behind-the-scenes look at Dwolla. Key takeaways from the presentation will include: Why having a culture that promotes failure is so important; why, if you're not involved in the product, you're doing it wrong; and the importance of scaling your message.

    Event Deets:
    Topic: The Dwolla Recipe: Hungry, Humble and Naïve, Rinse and Repeat
    Speaker: Jordan Lampe, Builder: Communications, Dwolla
    Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
    Time: Check-in and Networking 11:30-11:45 a.m. | Program 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Garden Inn | 8600 Northpark Drive, Johnston
    Cost: AMA Members – $20 | Non-Members – $30 | Students – $15 | Walk-ins add $10 to regular meeting fee

    Register here.

  • A jaunt inside Peachtree Brewing Co.

    May 24th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Bryan McCarty, Jason Fliehler, and Eric Scrivner went down to Knoxville to spend some quality time with the Peachtree Crew. The three of them are old colleagues from Mudd Advertising in Cedar Falls who still get together to do fun projects: like this.

    "A few months back we went down to Peace Tree Brewing Co. and made a video. We've got another one on the way which includes interviews, but the first one is done and it just got posted yesterday."

    After seeing this video, we absolutely look forward to watching the next one. These guys have some solid filming and editing skills.

  • Hit This: SASS Class with @itsahappymedium

    May 24th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Local media shop, Happy Medium, definitely wins for Greatest Event Acronym of All Time (GEAOAT). <---see it's not that easy.

    Smart Ad Spending Solutions (SASS) Class is a workshop designed to help marketers get the most bang for their buck. It also sheds some light on the lingo and practices of the media side of things.

    “This class is really the first of it’s kind in Des Moines,” said agency owner,
    Katie Stocking. “There are so many advertising platforms out there and this
    class will be a great opportunity for interested individuals to learn a few
    things for themselves and learn to make smart media placement choices for
    their own business. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to understand the
    complexities of social media, marketing and advertising.”

    Happy Medium’s inaugural SASS Class will be held on Tuesday, July 10th from
    3 to 6 PM at the Happy Medium Offices, located at 1717 Ingersoll Avenue, Des
    Moines, IA. The class will cost $50.00 per participant and space is limited to 15
    participants per class. The first class will be offered at the one-time
    discounted rate of $30 per participant. To register for this class, go to
    this handy site or call (515) 440-0006.

  • Is The Egotist "Doin' It" For You?

    May 23rd, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Listen, we're here to provide you with the best news about the Des Moines marketing scene. If you feel like we aren't doing that, you should let us know. Keeping you all entertained and informed is our goal.

    Also, this is a two way street. We spend a lot of time each week looking for new work. Sometimes there's things we miss. If you have something you want on the site the most surefire way for us to find it is if you use the submit link.

  • Was the new "Visit Des Moines" campaign money well spent?

    May 22nd, 2012 / Comments (2)

    A whole bunch of 15 second spots. Does this make us look different from any other city? Does it make you want to live in your own city? We don't think so.

    See more on their youtube channel.

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