Interactive Media Producer

Chuck Zimmerman

Jason MeekerHere’s a new communications title I haven’t seen before. Interactive media producer. This new media world is spawning a lot of uh, new things. It looks like Successful Farming is gearing up to move further ahead into this online world we live in. Kudos! It will be interesting to see some of Jason’s product.

Media, Publication

Blog Posts On Google News Searches

Chuck Zimmerman

Google News AlertI know a lot of people who use Google Alerts. Here’s one I got this evening that I’ve had for a long time for the keyword “dairy.” I’ve been hearing about how Google is adding blog results and just started seeing them recently.

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I Want To WOMMA

Chuck Zimmerman

Word of Mouth Marketing SummitI know this isn’t a “farm” program but . . . it sure sounds like a good one that I’d like to find a way to get to. I’m not sure how that’s going to happen though. We’ll see.

If you’re involved in agricultural marketing today you just can’t ignore these types of professional improvement opportunities. Do you think you know all there is to know about using new media tools like blogging? Do you have a blog? If you don’t then how do you know what it can do or how to apply it to your company or clients?

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Say No To Rusty Beans

Chuck Zimmerman

American Phytopathological SocietyHere’s a reminder about the 2006 Soybean Rust Symposium which is going to take place this week in St. Louis, MO on Wednesday and Thursday. Judging by their website, The American Phytopathological Society has just about everyone involved as a sponsor.

Ag Groups, Soybean

Pioneer Announces Shipments of Bio-PDO

Chuck Zimmerman

If you had asked me a week ago what Bio-PDO is I wouldn’t have a clue. However, after helping distribute a news release for Pioneer this morning I now know that it’s a bio product made from corn and like a lot of biotechnology, it’s helping us reduce our dependence on oil while helping American farmers. Commercial production of Bio-PDO™ …

Agribusiness, Audio, Biotech, Corn

PERC Yourself Up

Chuck Zimmerman

ZimmCast95 - All About PERCIt’s back to work after a very nice Thanksgiving weekend. So let’s jump right into it with this week’s program. One of the interviews I did at the recent NAFB Convention was with Mark Leitman, Director, Agriculture Programs, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). Thanks to Sarah Robinett, Osborn & Barr Communications for helping set me up!

There’s a lot of familiarity with checkoff programs like beef or pork but not as much with some others. PERC is funded through a federally mandated law which provides some significant funding which is used for research and promotion programs. I interviewed Mark to learn more about how his organization is structured and what they do with all that money.

Ag Groups, Audio, ZimmCast

All I Want For Christmas

Chuck Zimmerman

I hope you’ve had a very relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. It has been an unbelievable warm weekend here in Missouri. So today it was time for a Katy Trail bike ride wearing these, connected to this, and listening to a little bit of this and this.

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Going to Blog Green Week

Chuck Zimmerman

International Green WeekIt’s been a very nice Thanksgiving weekend so far. I’ve been playing catch up on a lot of things that were on hold with all the travel of the past several weeks.

Looking ahead we’re getting near farm convention time. A lot of state organizations are holding their annual meetings in December. I’m hoping you’ll let me know about them and how they’re promoting them so I can pass it along.

Farm Shows, International

Wish I’d Stayed Home

Chuck Zimmerman

It is a bright sunny day in Missouri to be “black” Friday. I made the serious mistake of going out early to visit one of my favorite retailers. I had to park in the parking lot of the hotel next door. By 10 minutes after opening time there were people already on their way out the door and on to the next one I guess.

I looked around and decided that I’m going to stick to online purchasing. It’s how I do most of mine anymore. The prices are usually better and the lines are just not much of a problem.

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