Nelson joins Team Epiphany 2021 Summer Intern Program.

Marion, Iowa – Epiphany, a Corridor public relations and marketing firm, is excited to announce Cam Nelson as their summer 2021 marketing intern. “As an educator and marketer I am a firm believer in the internship opportunity, as it gives students and aspiring professionals a chance to test the waters, so to speak.” Says owner […]

Meet Stella

HI, I’M STELLA YOUR SPARK TEAM BARKETING INTERN 01 A LITTLE DITTY Stella is a black poodle puppy born in Nebraska who recently moved to her forever home in Marion, Iowa. In her young life thus far Stella has tried her hand at modeling, but found she doesn’t care much for staying still long enough to […]

Sparking into Spring

Hey Y’all – I have missed you!  As tactical marketers, we don’t pick our marketing channels based on which way the wind blows, nor do we choose them by what looks shiny and pretty under the sun. The choice to invest time and efforts into email marketing has been one of those strategic marketing decisions […]

Bookmark These Free Google Tools ASAP

Let us start this post off with some mind-blowing facts about search engines, specifically the emperor of them all, Google: Google reigns supreme when it comes to search engines, garnering roughly 90% of the worldwide search engine market share. That 90% equates to an estimated 2 trillion searches per year. In 2013, all Google services […]

Meet Derek Oja

HI, I’M DEREK YOUR SPARK TEAM GOOGLE GURU 01 A LITTLE DITTY Derek was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, attending Washington High School and earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing up on the hill at Mount Mercy. Throughout his professional career, Derek has managed nearly every aspect of marketing that there is, with industries ranging […]

Holidays in the Year of COVID-19

As snow starts to fall and actually stick this December, at least for those of us in Iowa, I’m sure many businesses and families alike are beginning to wonder about how to achieve the Winter Wonderland this year. Of course we all want to stay safe and obey guidelines, but then how do we spark […]

4 Sparking Weeks for Marion Cares

Marion Cares

Well, we are in our last month of the 50 weeks of giving campaign. That’s right – next month I turn 50. To honor of my last month in my 40’s, we will be celebrating Marion Cares: an organization that, like the others featured this year, is near and dear to my heart.    I not only […]

What the what 2020?

August Spark

Many of us were just getting into a new groove in the “new normal”, (if you want to call it that), and BOOM – a HURRICANE in the Midwest. It was an hour of intense weather that changed lives. Nearly every home in Marion and Cedar Rapids sustained some sort of damage. Everyone on the spark team were impacted. […]

Brazilian LGPD adds to the GDPR & CCPA

Important updates about the Brazilian LGPD

Earlier this year we shared with you how California passed their version of the European Consumer protection laws GDPR. Our friends at McNary Marketing broke down what we needed to know. in their pieces Will the GDPR impact Your Business and How GDPR can be a fresh start to marketing. As of August 16, 2020 […]

In AWE of 2020!

John O'leary In Awe

New month new book. As many of you know, I have been on this book a month journey for a while and never have I needed a book more than this one at this time. (Other than the Bible of course) I just needed a pick me up. The last severe months have weighed on […]