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Marketing IQ #32: DJ Shawna, Milwaukee Bucks + Sharing Love
Episode 32 features Shawna Nicols, better known as DJ Shawna. The official DJ of the World Champion Milwaukee Bucks shares her journey as a former basketball player who wanted to keep the audience cheering as a DJ. From cold calls and working Milwaukee bars to becoming the favorite DJ of Giannis, DJ Shawna…
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Marketing IQ #31: Martin Moore, Becoming an Influencer + Koss
Episode 31 features Martin Moore, filmmaker and director for Koss. But he’s so much more. A former mechanic, Moore’s photography passion led to bigger and more creative endeavors. Learn more about how Moore changed his career path and gained popularity in the photography world, the radio and podcasting airwaves, and as a Milwaukee…
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Marketing IQ #30: B+L Making Moves During COVID
Episode 30: On the newest Marketing IQ podcast, Andy Larsen, partner and VP at Boelter + Lincoln, shares his thoughts on workplaces in the time of COVID, where the marketing industry is headed and his experiences in the ad agency biz. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform: Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeartRadio…
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NBA FINALS EXPOSURE: Trying to calculate the incalculable
As Milwaukee basks in the afterglow of the Bucks NBA championship, it is hard to believe that the Fiserv Forum almost didn’t get built. Back in 2015, the new ownership’s request for partial state funding was met with scorn by many, and the negotiations to build the stadium (and keep the team) teetered on collapse.…
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Twitter Tries to Quiet Investor Storm with Super Follows
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has faced a tsunami of questioning, criticism and even replacement attempts recently as activist investors pushed the company to increase profits. Last week, he took a step toward calming those waters by announcing a host of proposed new features intended to diversify Twitter’s revenue streams and grow its user base. As…
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Technology Winners and Losers of 2020
Every year has a breakout technology, and 2020 was no different. How many people had heard of Zoom before last year, much less used it as a verb? Of course, Zoom wasn’t alone; other video conferencing tools like Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting and HouseParty became nearly as common as phones across business, academic and personal life.…
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Paring Down Production, Brands Pivot on COVID Messaging
The advertising industry was thrown an almost unhittable curveball last spring with the onset of COVID-19. As workplaces and schools closed and major events got cancelled, ad spending ground nearly to a halt. Corporate marketing departments and agencies laid off staff, while brands struggled to find the right tone to strike – or simply…
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Marketing IQ #27: Podcast Pivots, NBA Branding + Kane Pitman
Episode 27 welcomes back Kane Pitman, a Milwaukee Bucks beat reporter and host of the Locked on Bucks podcast. Since his first visit to the show, Kane has pivoted towards podcasting and gives in-the-trenches tips for brands looking to do the same. You’ll also hear about the NBA’s international branding plans and more…
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Marketing IQ #26: Good City Brewing + Seeking the Good in a Crisis
This quarantine episode of Marketing IQ welcomes David Dupee, co-owner of Good City Brewing in Milwaukee. Long based on a taproom and events experience, the Good City team has strategically shifted to takeout and 6-packs to-go amidst the COVID-19 shutdown. Any business can learn from David honest breakdown of marketing tactics during this…
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Marketing IQ #25: Badger Mutual, Target Markets + Approachable Insurance
Episode 25 ft. Melissa Theisen and Sean Costello from Badger Mutual Insurance – the long-time, Milwaukee-based insurance company. Balancing a network of independent agents across the country and a variety of policyholders, the marketing team is tasked with communicating to a variety of markets. No matter what, approachable and personal service is at…
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