The sister AM sports station to WHO in Des Moines is KXNO. Morning show man Larry Cotlar interviewed IndyCar driver Jeff Simmons at today’s pump promotion. It was just a short live spot but I thought you might be interested to see Jeff in action with the media. This was one of many interviews he did today. Iowa Corn Indy …
Promoting Ethanol in Iowa
It’s ethanol promotion time in Iowa and things are in full gear starting with this afternoon’s pump promotion at the Kum & Go in West Des Moines. I’ll be off to one taking place at a HyVee right near here (I’m working in Panera Bread at the moment) in just a little while. I got a few laughs today in …
Can You Make The Logo Bigger!
I got an email today after sending out our ZimmNews which has a small ZimmComm New Media logo in it. In the email it said, “Make the logo bigger.” At first glance I thought he meant we should make the logo bigger in the email but no . . . He was bringing my attention to a hilarious song called …
Iowa Corn Fueling IRL Race
I saw a lot of this driving north into Iowa this afternoon. I’m in early to get ready for all the activities leading up to this weekend’s Iowa Corn Indy 250. I think it’s going to be one big corn growers tailgate party. What do you think? I know I got invited to one just today that wasn’t on my …
Farmbridge To Help Iraq Farmers
Susan Littlefield has put together a website called FarmBridge to help connect American farmers with farmers in Iraq. It’s actually a forum site where you can easily post questions and answers on various topics. Like most forums it can grow to include new topics after someone gets registered. Here’s the FarmBridge mission: FarmBridge.com is a grass roots effort by farmers, …
eWine Match Your Food
If you’ve ever wondered which wine would go best with which food then there’s help on the way. Now you’ll be able to text the food you’re buying in the grocery store to a number and get back 3 choices that match your food best. I can’t wait to try this the next time I’m out shopping (not that I …
Some Flickr and YouTube Statistics
While I was compiling some numbers for the latest issue of the ZimmNews which should be going out tomorrow (email me if you want to be added to the list) I noticed that I’m up to 45 photo album sets in my Flickr account. They contain a total of over 7,500 photos that have been viewed almost 45,000 times! Those …
Bike Riding Branding Opportunity
I’ll bet you didn’t know we had a waterfall in Jefferson City, MO. I didn’t either until I was out on a city trail by a creek this afternoon. This isn’t a great shot of it but the bushes were too thick to get close. I’m sure that normally there’s not much water in this creek bed but we had …
It’s Another Ethanol and Indy Week (Iowa)
This is just a little heads up that I’ll be off to Newton, IA this week to cover the Iowa Corn Indy 250. Here’s a little promo you can listen to (mp3). The race is being sponsored by the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and is being “presented” by Ethanol. This new race on the …
WordPress Tops in Webware 100 Awards
I am often asked why I seem so “stuck” on using WordPress. It’s because it’s such a good tool! Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so. WordPress just came in first in the publishing category in Webware’s Top 100 Awards. These are the best Web applications there are. We know because you told us. Over the course of …