Tag: Media & Marketing

Bedford Diversifies Into Sign Business

New signage division has already earned more than 1,000 commercial accounts since its start-up.

Mattingly to Start Sports Talk Show

Former KNWA sports anchor to fill slot created by Chuck Barrett’s move to “Voice of the Razorbacks.”

Times Record Tops Area Sites

Measuring Internet traffic is an uncertain science, but here’s a look at how some area media Web sites stack up against each other.

iPhone Confessions (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows about my love for technology, so it should come as no surprise that I took the bait on the summer phenomenon known as the iPhone.

Television Battle Heats Up

Capital investment and a shift toward Benton and Washington counties continue in the television industry as four broadcasters angle for a share of the $36 million advertising pie.

Special Focus Sets E-Maginition Apart

Marketing agency E-magination in Fort Smith focuses on niches and did $2.5 million in revenue last year.

Marketing Imagery Demands Attention

Area photographers deliver superb shots for advertising, business-to-business applications.

KMAG-FM Country Rules River Valley

Fort Smith’s KMAG-FM, 99.1, tops the charts in the River Valley radio market with an 11.4 percent share in the 12-year-old and higher demographic.

Workman, Winchell Win Apex Awards

Bob Workman, executive director of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, was named “Communicator of the Year” for 2006 by the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Capshaw Named Editor of HSSTM

Mike Capshaw, former associate editor with the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, has been named the editor of western Arkansas for High School Sports: The Magazine.

D-G Dogged By Texas Panel

Maybe it can be chalked up to the old Arkansas-Texas rivalry, but judges from that state didn’t take too kindly to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in the annual Arkansas Press Association News-Editorial Awards handed out in Fort Smith late last month.

The Region’s Largest Marketing Firms, Newspapers, Radio and TV

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s lists of the region’s top newspapers, marketing firms, radio stations and TV stations.

Networking Benefits Regional Businesses

Networking is a way to build business relationships and networking opportunities abound in Northwest Arkansas five days per week.

Technology Keeps Staffers Productive

BlackBerries and other hand-held devices have taken executive communication to new levels. Whether it’s improved or hindered productivity remains a debate, but most agree the way we do business will never be the same.

Image Matters Shortens Corporate Ladder Climb

Kathryn Lowell of Image Matters in Bentonville helps executives climb the corporate ladder through her teachings.

Employee Feedback Makes For Healthy Morale at Mercy

Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas has listened to its 1,400 employees to find the best ways to build morale.

The Region’s Largest Employers, Private Companies

The lists of the region’s largest employers and public companies.

Perception Tramples Upscale Efforts (Karrh On Marketing)

One of my favorite Web spots, James Taranto’s “Best of the Web,” available from OpinionJournal.com, features a compilation called “Bottom Stories of the Day,” which highlights charmingly ridiculous headlines.

‘Pay it Forward’ Like John Lewis (Jeffery Wood Commentary)

John Lewis was the very first client who signed on to advertise in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. That’s probably no surprise. He was everyone’s first customer.

NWABJ Hires Three, Promotes One

Robert Bell, Wende Willbanks and Jason Kaundart all making moves at the Business Journal.

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville

Weekly wages up 4.2% in Arkansas, Benton County leads with 13.4% wage gain

UAMS announces 40 new full-tuition scholarships for Fall 2026