Today reminded me of my days in affiliate relations for the radio network business. Lots of windshield time. Leaving Minneapolis and driving to Red Wing, MN. Stopping in New Trier at Dan’s Bar & Grill for a hamburger on the way. Then driving on to Johnston, IA to spend the night prior to the Pioneer event the next 2 days.
Broadhead+Co Is The “Un-big” Agency
Here’s a special ZimmCast for you from Broadhead+Co. After a meeting with Dean Broadhead and his staff I interviewed him about his agency and why he’s positioning it as “focused on the business and life of rural America.” The agency is almost 5 years old now. Dean also talks about strategies he believes work to reach rural America and the agricultural audience. He still believes advertising is important and is very open to new media options.
Wonder If We’ll See A Mushroom Blog
The Mushroom Council has hired a blogger and his company which now has a new blogger, to be their new agency. Kudos for them.
The Fall of Advertising & The Rise of PR
At the upcoming NAMA convention in Kansas City, Laura Ries will be conducting a general session called “The Fall of Advertising & The Rise of PR.” That’s very important subject material to me and I’m sure you too. Laura works with her Dad, Al Ries at their Atlanta-based marketing strategy firm.
NAMA ADS Program Official
Have you heard of the Agriculture Advertising Data Source? Me either. Until now. It’s the NAMA ADS program. Here’s what it’s all about:
BASF Podcasting, Almost
I’ve been waiting a while to write about this since I was told I’d be receiving one but so far, nada. It, being an iPod Nano from BASF (their agency, Quarry Integrated Communications). When I first heard that BASF would be podcasting I got excited. Then I realized it was only for the press, not their customers. Hmmm.
Broadhead+Co Has New Website
I have so much news and information to bring you but these meetings are keeping me busy. I’ll try to post some “other” news over the next 2 days before things heat up at the Biodiesel Conference. I just visited the new Broadhead+Co website. The long-anticipated website.
Aprhodisiac Tomatoes From Florida
Doing creative television commercials doesn’t have to break your budget. That’s what the Florida Tomatoe Committee found out when they created this new tv campaign. The campaign will air beginning January 30 and run again in March on several cable networks targeting women, 25 – 54.
Green Hired To Lead O&B’s DMG
He looks like a computer guy. Those eyes have stared at a computer screen for a long time I’m guessing. He’s Mark Green and Osborn & Barr Communications’ newest hire to lead their new Digital Marketing Group. That would the the group that handles “Web-based initiatives and customer relationship management.”
Hamlett Joins Bader Rutter
Bader Rutter & Associates has a new writer on board in the public relations group. She’s Jaclyne Hamlett.