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What A Year We've Had!

May 18th, 2013
By Steve Thomas, AMA PresidentWow, What A Quick Year! It is unbelievable to me that my time as AMA-STL President is coming to an e... Read More »

Top Ten Components Of An Effective Email Campaign

May 18th, 2013
Email marketing remains one of the most productive ways to engage prospects, convert sales and maximize the lifetime value of client ... Read More »

What Would Winona Want?

Apr 11th, 2013
Guest Commentary By Walt Jaschek Pssst! Someone is missing from our marketing meetings. Not Marissa. She’s hit or mis... Read More »

Effective Design Relies on Thorough Input and Thoughtful Execution

Mar 21st, 2013
By Mary Steinau, Vice President, Business Development Falk HarrisonThe most important purpose of graphic design is to clarify communication, not to ... Read More »

Remarkable Conference

Mar 21st, 2013
Each year the St. Louis Chapter of the American Marketing Association, offers a conference in February (this was the 52nd year). Students and ... Read More »

Washington University professor steers X Prize to Alzheimer’s

May 24th, 2013
A Washington University professor and a team of experts won a brainstorming competition that led the X Prize Foundation to raise a $50 million prize t... Read More »

Southwestern Illinois judge pleads not guilty to drug charges

May 24th, 2013
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty Friday in district court in East St. Louis to two drug charges. The charges against Co... Read More »

Divergence had $71 million price tag, according to report

May 24th, 2013
Remember when Monsanto Co. bought local biotech company Divergence in an all-cash deal? Turns out the transaction was worth $71 million, according to... Read More »

Arch Grants winners receive additional grants from UMSL

May 24th, 2013
Jason Atkins and Mohit Patel were among the 20 recipients of $50,000 grants from Arch Grants last week for their startup Genetix Fusion. But that wasn... Read More »

Peabody taps analytics app to track worker productivity

May 24th, 2013
Peabody Energy has added a business intelligence platform at its Bear Run Mine in Sullivan County, Ind., to track when employees start working during ... Read More »