Hanser & Associates

05/17/2024

What will your business look like in 2034?

Today, we're asking students to write postcards from the future in contemplation of careers in the arts...

03/28/2022

Congratulations to Breakwater Studios on the Oscar win! We remember shooting a pilot with Ben Proudfoot many years ago, and it's no surprise he made such a compelling documentary. Watch it!

Update (Jan. 18): Lusia Harris — a pioneering athlete who became a basketball phenomenon in the 1970s, made history as the first woman to score a basket in t...

01/18/2022

Word of mouth knowledge shared here courtesy of Greater Des Moines Partnership 🥂

This Top Five series will feature experts in human resources, marketing, accounting, IT and others. They will introduce five things on certain topic that wil...

12/20/2021

What was the most powerful lesson of 2021 for your organization?

10/15/2021

Here's solid advice from our Dusseldorf office on intercultural competencies for global (and local!) communication. Top line: we can all use more mindfulness, flexibility and empathy.

If you want to catch a fish, listen to the river Working with clients across the globe and understanding their differences September 2021 If you want to catch a fish, listen to the river Working with clients across the globe and understanding their differences   Even in our global village, companie...

09/17/2021

We're talking on Oct. 27 with Greater Des Moines Partnership. You can join via Zoom.

This Top Five series will feature experts in human resources, marketing, accounting, IT and others. They will introduce five things on certain topic that will help you be successful in your small business. Word of mouth is powerful; we all trust recommendations from family and friends. Still, it tak...

04/01/2021

Do you trust 'influencers' to fight misinformation?

Influencers don’t persuade? Are you working with ‘influencers’? EMarketer found most US marketers aim to do so in 2021, despite very low trust in this type of content. The growth of the practice — and a host of issues including fraud — prompted the FTC to regulate the practice. In short, t...

03/25/2021

We learned this week that COVID vaccination grants you free burgers, donuts, gym memberships, arcade tokens... 🧐

Despite such compelling offers, roughly 1 in 3 Americans still say they won't get a jab.

What do you think businesses should do to encourage more vaccination?

Through Up-Down's 'Tokens for Poke'ns' rewards program, customers receive 20 free game tokens if they prove they've received a COVID-19 vaccine.

01/21/2021

Coming soon: we're going to start proving we're vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to share indoor space. Agree?

What's a trend you see coming this year?

(Thanks to Des Moines Business Record for including us!)

We asked our audience to tell us about a trend they see coming to their industry or community in 2021. Here’s what they had to say. Hours reserved for eld

01/15/2021

What was the most powerful lesson you learned in 2020?

12/25/2020

Merry Christmas 🎶