Bloggers Needed
Debworks is working with Latham Seeds, Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce and Farm Bureau to bring ten Midwest bloggers/tweeters to Franklin County for a Harvest Tour September 30 to October 2. The idea is to show bloggers what agriculture was and is in a real, rural community. These bloggers/tweeters will blog about the Tour, take…
Janis Joplin Tribute
Sometimes we need to listen to a little music that moves the soul.
Beeds Lake Blast August 26 and 27
Beed’s Lake BLAST (Beeds Lake – A Story to Tell) and Restoration Run kicks off Friday night with Race Registration and Pasta Feed at the Beeds Lake Lodge. The Restoration Run includes a 5K, 10K and ½ marathon. Runners and walkers are encouraged to attend. All run/walk participants will receive Pasta Dinner, Breakfast, and long…
Iowa and the Civil War
A new exhibit, “The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War,” will be in Hampton August 25 through the 27th in a 32-foot trailer and is part of the State Historical Museum’s educational outreach program to serve Iowans in their communities. Franklin County Tourism has sponsored this exhibit in Hampton, allowing everyone to tour it…
Unwilling
Lezlie Calloway went to India on a mission trip with E3. Before today I had never heard of her. After today, I think I’ll never forget what I heard. I attended her home church in Liscomb Iowa to hear her speak about her mission trip. I expected I’d hear about the Indian culture, how the…
You Matter
Angela Maiers matters. She believes you matter too. I had the great pleasure to work with Angela at the #140confDM – and I knew when she stood on stage that she was going to make a difference. Take 19 minutes and 48 seconds to watch her presentation from TEDX Des Moines – and you…
Creating a Right Customer Experience
Many of us are involved with customers in one way or another. If you work retail, you see them all day (hopefully). If you work as a freelancer of any sort, your clients are your customers. If you volunteer at the local chamber, the people who enter the door are your customers. Mike Wagner…
Party!
How many parties do you get invites to? I get a lot of them. Silpada, Tupperware, Tastefully Simple, Avon, Wild Tree — and so many more. I do love going to parties that my friends are holding. Here’s a marketing secret – the more personal relationships you nurture, the more your business will grow. …
John Deere Tara
@JohnDeereTara – Web nerd & farm girl living in Iowa. Sucker for anything chocolate and unabashed coffee addict. Works in communications at John Deere. That’s her description on Twitter. And that is certainly who she is. That’s why I jumped at the chance to have a two person tweet up with her at Starbucks in…
Needy is as needy does
Ed Bestoso made a good point last week. He said that if you are trying to help the needy in your business, you’ll always be helping the needy. This is business we are talking about people. If you want to help the needy in your volunteer life, well that’s the place to help the needy! …