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To consumers, digital marketing seems like just another way for companies to show you an ad, but if used correctly, it can skyrocket businesses to the top of their industries. Steve Grzanich and Aalap Shah (Independent Digital Marketing Consultant) discussed how the major players (like Facebook and Amazon) have completely shifted the way digital marketing is evolving and how much of it is now driven by tech.  

On March 14th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Small Business Optimism Index is out today Data on Import/Export prices are out today Nissan and Vodafone are two of the major companies reporting earnings today

The markets yesterday took a big hit loosing nearly 2%-3% in the wake of the announced tariff’s from the Trump administration. What made it even worse was China reciprocating with their own round of tariffs on American good. Steve Grzanich discussed the trade war with Greg Kraut (Managing Parnter of K Property Group and CEO of the Economic Policy Project) and sorted through if this is just a temporary hurdle or if it was the wrong move. Aalap Shah (Independent […]

Study abroad has been a pillar at schools across the country for decades but thanks to the leadership of Mary Dwyer (CEO of IES Abroad) IES Abroad is now the biggest study abroad organization in the U.S. Steve Grzanich and Mary discussed the benefits of the college programs – touching on the way students shift their understanding of the world, to how many alumni have said the experience has helped them later on in their careers. Beth Mosher (Director of […]

A new study from the AAA is showing that Americans are warming up to the idea of electric vehicles, but Beth Mosher (Director of Public Affairs at AAA) is noting that the biggest issue is the miseducation. Steve Grzanich and Beth sorted through the study but looked ahead to when we will be seeing electric vehicles all over the road.  

On March 13th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Reserve’s quarterly survey of consumer expectations is out today The NFIB Small Business Index is out tomorrow Data on industrial production data is out on Wednesday Tencent Music reports earnings today

It seems like this time last year, all people were talking about were rising mortgage rates, but it now seems like a thing of the past. Steve Grzanich and Ed Currie (Certified Mortgage Planner & Construction Loan Specialist at Associated Bank) caught up on the mortgage industry during this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation and reminded listeners about the recent changes. (At 22:25) Jim Mintert (Professor and Extension Economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University) then […]

Buying a home or preparing for a construction project can seem like a timing game, but this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation reiterated that the best way to approach either is determining comfortability. Steve Grzanich and Ed Currie (Certified Mortgage Planner & Construction Loan Specialist at Associated Bank) discussed a few tips to help ease the mortgage and loan process.  

On March 9th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Data on trade figures are out today (economists expecting a widening) long with import/export prices The report on weekly jobless numbers is released today Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell is speaking today Earnings today from Norwegian Cruise Lines, Overstock, Dropbox, GoPro, Yelp, Zillow and others

Building a new home can be a complex task with an endless number of construction details to think about, but also the daunting financial aspect that comes along with the project. Bennett Wakenight joined Pat Cardoni (CEO of Cardoni Custom Homes) in one of his home projects to learn about what he is looking to accomplish in the larger Chicago real estate landscape and how Associated Bank helps him do so on this month’s “Building Business Around Town” segment.