marketing

Amperage acquires Vernon Research Group

Amperage LLC has acquired Vernon Research Group (VRG), a market research firm in Cedar Rapids. Vernon Research Group’s President Linda Kuster retired from the firm, marking the right time for a transition. Vernon Research Group continues to operate under the…

UFG Insurance honored for excellence in marketing, video

The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) announced UFG Insurance as a winner of five…

UFG Insurance

Your brand story

With the ability to purchase anything online, the world is oversaturated with goods and services.…

2022 predictions in marketing & tech

​​By the time you read this, we will be an entire month into 2022. As…

How inclusive is your marketing?

With social equality coming to the forefront of our society over the past few years,…

Don’t give up on your business data just yet

Remember five or 10 years ago, when Big Data and analytics promised to change everything…

Apple called the email open rate’s bluff

With the recent changes to Apple’s privacy and security safeguards, those who relied on “Email…

Indian Creek Nature Center wins Allegra Cedar Rapids’ ‘Comeback’ sweepstakes

Allegra Cedar Rapids, a printing and marketing solutions provider, has announced Indian Creek Nature Center…

Creekside Forest School students and staff participated in a ribbon-cutting for the new school at the Indian Creek Nature Center Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. LIZ ZABEL PHOTO/INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER

Informatics named Amazon Web Services Select Consulting Partner

Informatics Inc., based in Cedar Rapids, has been named an AWS (Amazon Web Services) Select…

Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Pankaj Monga

Sponsored by MidWestOne Bank, this is the latest edition of the CBJ’s new podcast feature…

Allegra Marketing ranks nationally for printing services

Allegra Cedar Rapids recently ranked No. 77 on the Top 100 Quick and Small Commercial…

Allegra Cedar Rapids

Banking on small transaction marketing

When it comes to media savviness, we can all learn a thing or two from…

Shifting from ‘post & pray’ to nurturing a workforce pipeline

If you would have told me in 2007 that the work, we do at de…

The ethics of marketing

Businesses exist to provide products or services to consumers, but there are a few core…

Customer satisfaction: More than a score

By Linda Kuster | Guest Column Many organizations track customer satisfaction using indicators such as…

customer satisfaction

Network connections

How do you effectively network when everyone is staying at home? It’s a question that…