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The latest edition of ZimmNews has been delivered to in-boxes everywhere.
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The latest edition of ZimmNews has been delivered to in-boxes everywhere.
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The latest edition of ZimmNews has now been delivered to in-boxes everywhere.
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This week I attended a portion of the AAEA/LPC Regional Design & Writing Workshop in Johnston, IA. Some of you are probably thinking, “Why didn’t he stay since he so obviously needs help?” Yeah, but I had other places to be too.
So in this week’s program you’ll hear from LPC Executive Director Diane Johnson who talks about the workshop and the fun and games we did last night. The Workshop was held at Pioneer Hi-Bred’s Carver Center and I also spoke with Jerry Harrington about how he got involved in providing us with the auditorium where the Workshop was held. You can see pictures in the Workshop photo album.
After I left the Workshop I visited the Iowa Soybean Association office to conduct some precision ag interviews for Precision Pays. While I was there I got to meet Linda Funk, Executive Director of The Soyfoods Council. We talked about the Soyfoods Podcast project we’ve been working an and you can learn more about why they decided to use podcasting in the program.
This week’s program ends with music from the Podsafe Music Network. It’s called “Writings on a Page” by Jonathon Dewveall. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for listening.
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Happy New Year from ZimmComm New Media. It’s going to be a great 2008 and we’re looking forward to seeing you somewhere on the agricultural marketing highway.
In case you didn’t get or somehow missed your December ZimmNews you can still download and read it (Word doc). The end of the year was a busy one although we’ve had a break in the action this past week.
Cindy and I and all the ZimmComm crew wish everyone a fantastic year.
Just in case you’re not yet on the list, the latest issue of ZimmNews is now out. Feel free to download the full Word doc. Here’s an excerpt:
New Media Tip: One of the things we get asked about most is the comment feature on blogs. It can be very scary to some and disappointing to others. What if someone writes something negative? What if I don’t get many comments? The list goes on and on. If you’re not writing in a confrontational style or about a controversial subject then you may not receive many comments. Most people don’t take the time to write. It’s kind of like people calling a talk show on the radio. The percentage of those listening who do is miniscule. Keep in mind that one of the benefits of business blogging is that you’re putting a more personal face on your business and your customers or members will appreciate that. You also need to know that with a blog you have complete control over commenting. You can set your blog up so that the only comments that are made public are approved by you. You can even edit them before approving them! And of course you can delete them. By allowing people to post comments you’re inviting them into “the conversation.” That’s part of what this is all about. If you’d like to know more about this aspect of blogging just give Chuck a call. Here’s a real helpful link to Lifehacker with suggestions for posting blog comments.
I’m off to Louisville today with stops along the way. I talked to Diane Johnson who’s there already and just waiting for us to show up. If you see or talk to her let her know how much you appreciate all that she does to make the AMS happen. I know there’s a lot of us who work on it but she does the heavy lifting. See you there (or here on AgWired).
In this week's program Chuck talks with Mike Adams, AgriTalk.
Chuck and Mike often wind up at the same events all over the country so it seemed like a good idea to do a little AgriTalking about the changes they've seen in the ag media landscape.
