DSM Impact Insider

06/08/2026

🎉 COMMUNITY FAVORITES GIVEAWAY 🎉

We're on a mission to discover and spotlight amazing local businesses throughout Central Iowa.
Some of the best businesses in our communities don't have massive marketing budgets. They simply have happy customers.
🎤 Today, we're giving those customers the microphone.
Tag a local business you love and tell us why they deserve more recognition.

Each week, we'll be featuring community-nominated businesses, sharing their stories, and giving residents the chance to win prizes, gift cards, products, services, and more. Restaurants, contractors, retail shops, nonprofits, healthcare providers, service businesses, home-based businesses, and everything in between- we want to hear about them.

To enter:
✅ Follow DSM Impact Insider
✅ Like this post
✅ Tag a local business
✅ Tell us why you recommend them

Let's help great local businesses get the recognition they deserve. The more businesses we discover, the more prizes we can add.
Let's show some love to the businesses that make our communities great. ❤️

06/05/2026

05/22/2026

Honestly, one enthusiastic mom saying:
“YOU GUYS WE TRIED THIS PLACE LAST NIGHT 😍”
…has more influence than most advertising.
Tag the friend whose local recommendations you trust with your life 👀
Or tag a business you personally “cheerlead” for.

Des Moines & surrounding communities — let’s hear it. Who deserves the hype?

05/13/2026

Des Moines metro business owners — tired of spending money on ads that might get attention… but don’t actually bring customers in?

Same.

I’m Heather, owner of DSM Impact Insider, and I’m building something different for local businesses.

Instead of every business trying to carry huge marketing costs alone, DSM Impact Insider creates shared-cost local visibility campaigns that combine targeted postcards, social spotlight exposure, giveaways, polls, QR tracking, and community interaction to help businesses stand out.

This is not just another ad box.

We want people noticing your business, interacting with your offers, and getting excited to support strong local businesses across West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston/Grimes, Waukee, Altoona/Bondurant, Urbandale/Clive, Windsor Heights, Downtown Des Moines, and surrounding areas.

To keep each campaign valuable, we only feature one business per industry or experience in each area.

If you want more visibility without wasting money on marketing that goes nowhere, comment “INFO” or send me a message. 🖤💙

05/12/2026

Impact Insider Summer Favorites 🖤💙

We’re collecting community Insiders recommendations across:

Johnston/Grimes
Waukee
West Des Moines
Ankeny
Altoona/Bondurant
Urbandale/Clive/Windsor Heights
Downtown Des Moines

Residents are sharing the businesses they’d actually recommend for summer — from food and coffee to family fun, services, shops, and local experiences.

Keep the recommendations coming. A few businesses in each area will be contacted for possible free Summer Favorite spotlights.

05/11/2026

Small business owners — I know how hard it is to get seen without spending a fortune.
That’s why I’m launching Impact Insider: a local visibility campaign built by a business owner, for business owners.
Founding Partners receive:
✅ 9x12 postcard mailed to 5,000 targeted homes
✅ 2,500 placements in select local businesses
✅ Digital ad + QR tracking
✅ Social media feature
✅ Free ad design
✅ Free business visibility report card
The goal is simple: help good local businesses get noticed while strengthening our community.
Limited launch spots. One business per category.
Comment INFO or message me.