Category: Forbin Culture
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I'm Just A Marketing Intern, What Do I Know?
January 31, 2019
Categories: Forbin Culture
By Sean Dever, VGM Forbin Web Marketing Intern
Not Like the MoviesBefore joining the VGM Forbin team, I wasn’t sure what an internship would be like. In my mind, it would be something similar to the movie The Internship with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. In the movie, two middle-aged men decide to interview for an internship at Google. They know nothing about the online industry and their internship is a series of chaotic competitions... Read More
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Introducing Ana: Our Newest Content Curator
October 29, 2018
Categories: Forbin Culture, News
Here at VGM Forbin, a member of our Content Team usually interviews new Forbin team members to write an introduction blog. Since I’m on the content team, I get the privilege of introducing myself directly! I’m Ana – and below is the story of how I went from being a non-English speaker to a copywriter who uses language to build successful marketing messages for businesses across the United States.
When I was younger, I always held my breath and prepared to smile when... Read More
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Deets on Darrell
May 25, 2018
Categories: Financial, Forbin Culture
Walk into our office at VGM Forbin, and Darrell's smiling face is one of the first things you see. As our Financial Account Executive, Darrell brings plenty of energy to the team, which is good considering he has to keep up with wife, Liz, and their three sons every day. Originally from La Porte City, Iowa, Darrell's career in the financial industry started at a small bank south of Chicago in 2004.
From there, he moved to Des Moines, Iowa to work in the electronic... Read More
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And the Addy Award Goes to...!
March 19, 2018
Categories: Forbin Culture, News
Its award season, and that doesn’t just apply to movie stars.
The Cedar Valley division of the American Advertising Federation just recently hosted their 2018 awards. Award categories range from Sales and Marketing to Ambient Media. This year, VGM Forbin was lucky enough to take home not one, but two awards!
Our... Read More
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#ForbinFamous: Jade Manning, VGM Forbin Intern Spotlight
October 30, 2017
Categories: Forbin Culture
She's a loving dachshund dog mom, devoted vegetarian, & one of our rock star interns! She's JADE MANNING!Jade has been with our team for over 6 months now, and she has become a go-to member of our programming team, working on anything from BankWeb™ programming updates, WCAG compliance, Google Analytics setups and more!
We sat down with Jade and asked a few questions about her internship... Read More
Is Tribal Knowledge Killing Your Organization’s Attempts to Grow?
August 18, 2017
Categories: Forbin Culture
By Nick Cleveland, Internal Product Owner
The only thing constant in our industry today is change, but how do you change the process within your organization without killing culture? In my first process article, we covered operational efficiencies and how to start solving the problem. After receiving several questions from readers on how to gain employee buy-in when implementing changes to operations, we covered the four questions to ask when preparing your employees for... Read More
#ForbinFamous: Brett Schwickerath, VGM Forbin Intern Spotlight
August 14, 2017
Categories: Forbin Culture
You could say he’s a jack of all trades. When we see his work we ooh and ahh. He solves a Rubik’s Cube faster than you can say his last name. He’s one of our rock star interns. He’s Brett Schwickerath.
Brett is a soon-to-be-graduate of Wartburg College, has proven an outstanding asset when it comes to social graphics and custom Google display ads, wireframes, and site design mockups. We’re excited to give him opportunities for growth in unchartered territory... Read More
Gaining Employee Buy-In: Four Questions to Prepare Your Company for Change
July 31, 2017
Categories: Forbin Culture
By Nick Cleveland, Internal Product Owner
How do you get the people in your organization to buy into company change?That’s the million-dollar question asked in every major initiative I’ve been a part of. Some of these initiatives went spectacularly well, saving thousands of dollars, while some have been spectacular failures. The difference between these particular initiatives was buy in.
This... Read More
Every Organization Has Inefficiencies – START Solving Your Operations Problem
June 30, 2017
Categories: Forbin Culture
By Nick Cleveland, Internal Product Owner
The Heartland Conference is an incredible experience. I’ve had the pleasure of attending this event twice since I started working at VGM Forbin. In these two years, the best part of Heartland is meeting the people we work so hard to serve at VGM, be part of their business discussions, and provide them with the resources that can help them improve their business.
The most frequent discussion I heard this year was the... Read More
#ForbinFamous: Bailey Lubben, VGM Forbin Intern Spotlight
March 10, 2017
Categories: Forbin Culture
This spring, the VGM Forbin Web Marketing team is lucky enough to have a highly skilled and creative intern eager to learn the ropes of digital marketing and take her education to the next level, Bailey Lubben! In typical VGM Forbin fashion, we’ve got a vast set of projects and learning opportunities lined up for Bailey including social campaigns, digital marketing training series event planning, and website copywriting. VGM Forbin Web Marketer & Designer, Haylee Westendorf,... Read More