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Social Media Use In Business Up Significantly

Chuck Zimmerman

For the third year in a row the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has conducted an in-depth and statistically significant study on the usage of social media in fast-growing corporations. The study is titled, “Social Media in the 2009 Inc. 500: New Tools & New Trends.” I’m guessing agribusiness companies will follow this trend and …

Media, Podcasts, Social Networking

NAFB Internet Usage Study

Chuck Zimmerman

The National Association of Farm Broadcasting recently released its latest Internet Usage Study. Cindy spoke with Ted Haller at their convention and I thought I’d have a chat with him about it too since the organization sent our a release on it last week. You can download a pdf with some of the key findings of the study on their …

Audio, Internet, Media, NAFB, Social Networking, ZimmCast

Happy Holidays From CattleNetwork

Chuck Zimmerman

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year from Drovers CattleNetwork, the source for cattle news. On behalf of you, our sponsors and the Kansas City Airport Hilton, more than $19,000 worth of food is being distributed to the Harvesters — The Community Food Network and City Union Mission to help those in need this holiday season. Harvesters’ network …

Media

Fastline Top Ten Ag Twitter Users

Chuck Zimmerman

You know social media has become part of the ag communications world when you start seeing top ten lists like this one from Fastline (Part 1 and Part 2). I’m honored to have been selected for it and congratulate all the folks listed. There are many, many people now using social media like Twitter and all the other channels to …

Media, Social Networking

John Walter is Social Media Superstar

Chuck Zimmerman

Media Industry News selected one of our own as a Social Media Superstar. He’s John Walter, Successful Farming Executive Editor. John knows where we’ve been when it comes to convincing agrimarketers that farmers are like “regular people” when it comes to new and social media. Congratulations to him for this recognition! Walter was one of the founders of Agriculture.com, the …

Media

Farm Broadcaster of the Year Unemployed

Cindy Zimmerman

Just a couple of weeks ago, former NAFB president Ken Root was grinning from ear to ear as he accepted the coveted Farm Broadcaster of the Year award from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. This week, he was unceremoniously let go by a company that has a reputation for not appreciating the work of talented and respected farm broadcasters. …

Media, NAFB

Farmers and Farm Media Use of Internet Tools

Cindy Zimmerman

This week’s ZimmCast features two interviews done at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting last week in Kansas City. We have been attending the NAFB convention since 1985 and some things never change – like Ted Haller, for example. But, other things – like Ted’s hair – do change, and in recent years that has been the emphasis …

Audio, Media, NAFB

Give Up Meat To Save the Planet?

Amanda Nolz

A group called the Vegetarian Society is standing up once again attribute global warming and the end to the universe to meat eaters. The article, Climate chief Lord Stern: give up meat to save the planet, published in Times Online, urged folks to turn vegetarian in order for the world to conquer climate change. In an interview with The Times, …

Food, Media, Sustainability