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You've waited patiently for it.  Well, wait no longer!  We have a new interview for the video blog series which features one-on-one discussions with superstars in the fields of marketing communications, interactive, brand development, and design.  Yes, there's a rich pool of these folks in the Cedar Rapids / Iowa City area, and we know a lot of them!  Let's get started. Tom Altman is a a web developer with deep roots in traditional media, including AM radio and newspaper.  His perspective...

I've never written a post reviewing tools before, but darn if I don't love discovering those handy lists, often through my peep's tweets. So I thought I could pay it forward and help out someone else by writing a high level overview of some tools I like.  Think I'll start with video. You Can Create "Good" Quality Video I've worked a lot in the video arena this year and while still a novice, I'll say that technically good media combined with well-thought content will get you halfway home for most...

It's high time for another installment of the 10 in 10 Vlog series! David Sturtz is a product manager with Geonetric, a software development company which offers proprietary content management systems for hospitals and health care systems.  A graphic designer, certified Scrum (agile development) master, information architect, and usability professional, David leads the development team at Geonetric. You know how this goes.  I ask someone really talented (like David) about their skills and interests....

One of my responsibilities is to plan video content which supports our brands products.  I spend time cultivating content in support of two different brands in different markets, for different channels.  One way I ensure we're producing the kind of video that can create an impact is by simple planning. Unimpressed?  Well, it's not rocket science for sure. But I've researched enough direct competitors to know that the task doesn't have to call upon quantum physics to trip you up.  Shooting,...

March has us looking wistfully for spring (#enufwiththesnowalready) and a new addition of the 10 in 10 video blog series. This month I interviewed Eric Engelmann, CEO of Geonetric, an innovative software company delivering a proprietary Web-based CMS to healthcare systems nationwide.  Founded in 1999, Geonetric employs 55 talented software engineers, front-end designers, content strategists, project managers, IT staff, and marketing and sales personnel from a fabulous retro office in Cedar Rapids,...

Nick Bergus is a teacher, a foodie, a writer, a videographer, and new media creator.  He has business sense, a creative flair and an unflappable 'approachability' factor that makes intellectual discussions entertaining and satisfying at the same time.  And he's my second guest for the 10 In 10 Vlog series.  I'm thrilled he had a few minutes to chat with me about journalism, new media, pay walls, and steeped traditional professions like hog farming in Iowa. Nick believes that multimedia tells...

Ten In Ten During 2010 For awhile now, I've been mulling over this idea about featuring video interviews of interesting local folk with backgrounds in journalism, new media, marketing communications, and the arts. I've been fortunate to come to know (or know of) so many talented people in the east-central Iowa (Waterloo-Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) area and love the idea of introducing my readers to the passion and skills these people have to offer their community and employers. My goal for 2010: ...