The National Association of Farm Broadcasting website has been “made over” and it’s live now. So check it out and see what you think. I’m glad I can visit it now on my Mac with Firefox. The previous version caused havoc with the browser. So I guess you could call it a much more “friendly” website. And doesn’t it just …
Beef Cook-Off Winner
Now here’s a winning recipe for you meat lovers. Sonoma Steaks with Vegetables Bocconcini. Mmm. Mmm. That’s the winning recipe in this year’s National Beef Cook-Off. Prepared by Mary Hawkes of Prescott, AZ, she wins the top prize of $25,000. This year’s Cook-Off “Sonoma Style” theme focused on fresh, flavorful ingredients paired with nutrient-rich beef cuts. The winning Sonoma Steaks …
Getting Renewed With RFA
It may be dairy week for ZimmComm but that doesn’t mean it’s the only segment of the industry we’re working on. I’ll be introducing you to a new client later this week for example that is also new to agribusiness. In the meantime, this week’s program is about an old client. And I don’t mean old as in “they’re old.” …
New Logo For RFA
Sometimes a new logo means there are big changes in a company. Not so with the Renewable Fuels Association, at least not in terms of the work they’re doing. They announced their new logo today but say the organization will supply the “same great service.” The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), long recognized as the voice of America’s ethanol industry, has …
ZimmComm Will Be Very Dairy
We’re heading into dairy industry time. First up is the World Dairy Expo which kicks off tomorrow. Cindy will be attending along with daughter Carly. They’ll begin posting tomorrow morning here but primarily on World Dairy Diary. The dairy industry’s spotlight will be trained on Madison, Wisconsin, when the 43rd edition of World Dairy Expo takes place September 29 through …
Lessing-Flynn Gets Reel Social
More and more agencies are ramping up staff understanding and expertise on new media. The latest is Lessing-Flynn. Lessing-Flynn has introduced a new, turnkey service developed specifically to assist businesses in both developing and executing social media marketing strategies. The new service, called Reel Social, was designed to help marketers tap into the marketing potential of emerging new media tools …
Do You Have Six Pixels Of Separation?
Here’s your newest new media reading assignment. It’s Mitch Joel’s “Six Pixels Of Separation.” I got it yesterday and believe it will help those of you who are over concerned about numbers and ROI of new media. Get it and let’s read it together. We no longer live in the world of Six Degrees of Separation. We’re down to Six …
Biosecurity For Birds Photo Contest
Hey bird photographers. Here’s a photo contest you may be interested in from USDA. USDA APHIS’ Biosecurity For Birds campaign is inviting you to enter your best poultry or pet bird photos in the 2009 Biosecurity For Birds calendar photo contest. We are especially interested in photos of all kinds of poultry, gamebirds, wild birds, shorebirds, and pet birds shown …
USDA Facebook Chat
The whole USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative keeps growing with new tools. This time it’s a live chat session via USDA/Facebook. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today launched a new USDA website for the ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative to continue the national conversation about developing local and regional food systems and finding ways to …
Questions About Web Analytics
Does web analytics give you a headache? Do you have anyone on your staff who has training in how to understand web analytics? If you don’t then you’re not unusual. A story today on eMarketer provides some survey results about what marketers are thinking on this subject. To prove the success of their campaigns, marketers need analytics. But many report …