Comments on: Worst of the Year: Burson Marsteller and IDED http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/ Lessing-Flynn - Advertising In Des Moines, IA Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Worst of the Week: Variety Pack « Ad Mavericks http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-427 Worst of the Week: Variety Pack « Ad Mavericks Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:32:12 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-427 [...] What does it say about West Virginia when they look to the Iowa Department of Economic Development for inspiration? Hey West Virginia, since you’re following IDED’s lead, maybe you would consider an Io... [...] [...] What does it say about West Virginia when they look to the Iowa Department of Economic Development for inspiration? Hey West Virginia, since you’re following IDED’s lead, maybe you would consider an Io… [...]

]]> By: Worst of the Year: Burson Marsteller and IDED « Ad Mavericks - Burson-Marsteller Watch http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-426 Worst of the Year: Burson Marsteller and IDED « Ad Mavericks - Burson-Marsteller Watch Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:01:05 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-426 [...] Read the whole article [...] [...] Read the whole article [...]

]]> By: joshuafleming http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-425 joshuafleming Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:10:11 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-425 Hi Betty, I'd like to know as well. Pete, thanks for your kind words. My guess is that its a combination of the both. A great city like Des Moines and PR agency having some pitch success. However, PR talk is cheap thought when jobs are lost - no matter how cool Des Moines is. Hi Betty, I’d like to know as well.
Pete, thanks for your kind words.

My guess is that its a combination of the both. A great city like Des Moines and PR agency having some pitch success. However, PR talk is cheap thought when jobs are lost – no matter how cool Des Moines is.

]]> By: Betty Draper http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-424 Betty Draper Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:46:52 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-424 Oh Pete, you silly man. Many of those rankings are due to PR pitches. I agree with you that Des Moines is awesome, but rarely to reporters hit the road to research these things. It is often brought to their attention. I just wondered if the new Burston Marsteller people helped to do that. I would love to know. Also, I would love to know if IDED is listening to this conversation or if they are all out of the office for the holidays. Oh Pete, you silly man. Many of those rankings are due to PR pitches. I agree with you that Des Moines is awesome, but rarely to reporters hit the road to research these things. It is often brought to their attention. I just wondered if the new Burston Marsteller people helped to do that. I would love to know.

Also, I would love to know if IDED is listening to this conversation or if they are all out of the office for the holidays.

]]> By: Pete Jones http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-423 Pete Jones Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:18:10 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-423 Betty, I am sure the Admavericks crew can best speak to the 'PR' world since that is their business. But, I am sure the rankings about Des Moines are not in the least bit skewed or overly 'beneficial' as you stated in your question. Those rankings come because other institutions or mediums have finally started to see how great the city of Des Moines is. It also helps that Bloggers like Admavericks, and the like, have helped spread the seeds around with fantastic Blogs that shift the focus to Des Moines, where it should be. Betty, I am sure the Admavericks crew can best speak to the ‘PR’ world since that is their business. But, I am sure the rankings about Des Moines are not in the least bit skewed or overly ‘beneficial’ as you stated in your question. Those rankings come because other institutions or mediums have finally started to see how great the city of Des Moines is. It also helps that Bloggers like Admavericks, and the like, have helped spread the seeds around with fantastic Blogs that shift the focus to Des Moines, where it should be.

]]> By: Betty Draper http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-422 Betty Draper Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:43:17 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-422 I wonder how the new PR/adverts people are doing. Do they have anything to do with the beneficial rankings that have been bestowed on Des Moines lately? I wonder how the new PR/adverts people are doing. Do they have anything to do with the beneficial rankings that have been bestowed on Des Moines lately?

]]> By: Pete Jones http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-421 Pete Jones Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:17:57 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-421 Wow, this is amazing. I wasn't lucky enough to see the initial post so this is the first I heard of the money trail. Very nice post illustrating the power of Politics and how the game is truly played. The entire operation seems to be a failure at this point. I wrote a post earlier in the year specific to the Film Fiasco and how it can be related to a bad project manager, in this case it appears to go far above the Govenor... Wow, this is amazing. I wasn’t lucky enough to see the initial post so this is the first I heard of the money trail. Very nice post illustrating the power of Politics and how the game is truly played. The entire operation seems to be a failure at this point. I wrote a post earlier in the year specific to the Film Fiasco and how it can be related to a bad project manager, in this case it appears to go far above the Govenor…

]]> By: Devin Range http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-420 Devin Range Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:12:36 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-420 This is the best yet...can't stop laughing! Very poignant thoughts/statements...but I can't help thinking this was written/narrated in the style of the SNL skit: REALLY? with Seth Myers and Amy Poehler. Happy New Year from your friends @EdgeCore! @DevinRange This is the best yet…can’t stop laughing! Very poignant thoughts/statements…but I can’t help thinking this was written/narrated in the style of the SNL skit: REALLY? with Seth Myers and Amy Poehler.

Happy New Year from your friends @EdgeCore!

@DevinRange

]]> By: admavericks http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-419 admavericks Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:08:23 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-419 We don't care who is in office from a political party standpoint. We just think the whole IDED office needs a fire hose taken to it to clean it out! We don’t care who is in office from a political party standpoint. We just think the whole IDED office needs a fire hose taken to it to clean it out!

]]> By: Claire Celsi http://www.admavericks.com/2009/12/30/worst-of-the-year-burson-marsteller-and-ided/#comment-418 Claire Celsi Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:49:39 +0000 http://admavericks.com/?p=2805#comment-418 Riddle me this: Are you saying this is Hillary's fault? Your republican is showing. :~) Riddle me this: Are you saying this is Hillary’s fault? Your republican is showing. :~)

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