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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

Do I have to pay in advance?

If you are a new customer, you should expect to pay in advance for the first 90 days. If you have a credit history with us, we can set you up on a billing cycle. Payment is required within 30 days of receiving our invoice. To learn about advertising and

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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

What if my ads don’t produce the results I expected?

Our advertising contracts allow for cancellation for any reason.  We simply rebill the advertising that did run at the rate that was earned. You will never pay for ads that didn’t run, and you will never spend more than you would have spent if you only committed to the ads

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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

How much does an ad cost?

The short answer is somewhere between $133 and $3,748. Most of our advertising customers spend about $350 per month, depending on the size of their ads and the frequency of their campaigns. We work with businesses of all sizes and budgets to create effective advertising.  To learn about advertising and

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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

I have never advertised before. Do I really need to?

Your business name may have great awareness with current residents, but keep in mind that 20 percent of the market moves each year, bringing new people here who never heard of your business. And in this competitive world, we all need a nudge to remind us of the great places

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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

Is advertising with you going to work?

We have been publishing for 26 years and have more readers today than ever before in the magazine’s history. As long as you have a product or service that people want, and you have it priced so they see it as a value, you will get great results. What is

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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

Do you have any digital options?

Yes, we do. We have a digital arm of our company called Big Green Digital, and we provide an array of services from building websites, to email marketing, to banner ad placement. Details can be found at www.biggreendigital.com. Our CITYVIEW website alone (www.dmcityview.com) has more than 30,000 monthly page views

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Posted May 31, 2018in Advertising

With so much information online today, do people still read print publications?

The daily metro newspapers are clearly suffering losses in circulation and readership, but that is not true with free publications like CITYVIEW. In fact, CITYVIEW has more readers today than in its 26-year history with more than 85,000 monthly readers in print alone, as shown in our latest Circulation Verification

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Posted May 31, 2018in Uncategorized

NEW CITIZENS

The West Des Moines Historical Society and the United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa, will be celebrating the Naturalization of approximately 66 new American citizens, representing 23 countries, Friday, June 1 at the historic Jordan House, 2001 Fuller Road in West Des Moines. The official court session will

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Posted May 31, 2018in Just Released

International Lily Show

West Des Moines, IA — A spectacular Lily Show is free and open to the public at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines, IA on June 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and July 1

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Posted May 31, 2018in Just Released

Meet the Finalists: Des Moines Public Library Director Candidate Forum

The public is invited to hear the Library Director finalists discuss the future of the public library during this open event. The Des Moines Public Library will host a public candidate forum as part of the process of selecting a new Director. The forum will take place on Wednesday, June

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