March 5, 2012
We're excited to share this "Idea of the Week", submitted by either the MAiZE staff or one of your fellow siteowners. There never seems to be a shortage of ideas and the truth is that some of the best originate with all of you! So, if you ever have an idea you'd like us to pass along to the group, please just send it our way. Also, please remember that we'll be archiving these ideas on the siteowner web site, so that you can go back and view them whenever you like.
Idea of the Week: Pinterest Offers New Business Tool...

 
Several of you have recently sent us information regarding Pinterest, the newest tool to hit social media, and we wanted to pass along a few helpful links for those wanting to know more.
 
So what is Pinterest?
Pinterest in a nutshell is a visual bulletin board site where people can collect, post, and share their favorite ideas, pictures, and products. But like Facebook & some of the other social media tools we've become familiar with, Pinterest offers some great opportunities to drive traffic to your website and market your business. Here are a few links to help explain how...
 
CLICK HERE: 26 Tips for Using Pinterest for Business
 
CLICK HERE: To view a webinar on Pinterest
 
CLICK HERE: Ultimate Guide to Mastering Pinterest for Marketing
 
Corn Party Presentations Now Available Online & On DVD
Just a reminder that you can now view Corn Party 2012 presentations, bus tour videos & highlights video in one of two ways:
 
Online at www.cornparty.com
You can view the videos online by CLICKING HERE and using the password corn.
 
DVD
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Cajun Country Corn, DVDs have been produced and will be mailed to all Corn Party attendees this week. For those who did not attend, but would like to purchase a dvd/binder, you can order them on the siteowner website's online store.
 
Still Time to Sign Up For 2013 Corn Party FREE Cruise!

 
We hope all of you are planning to join us on next year's cruise and wanted to remind you that the first step in claiming your free cruise is to CLICK HERE and provide us with a bit of info that will help us to start the planning process. The cruise we select will depend in large part on the feedback we get from all of you. We'll continue to update you and provide additional details throughout the year. Please note that you must click on the link above and complete the questions in order to receive your free cruise.
 
Hilmar Cheese Educational Display: Free Artwork...

 
I know some of you who attended the pre-conference bus tour at the Corn Party were interested in getting the artwork dvd that Hilmar Cheese used for their educational wall displays. According to Denise at Hilmar, following is the contact info:

To request the Dairy Farmer Image “Consumer Education Exhibit Kit”, contact Jennifer Wing at Dairy Management Inc. The DVD’s have all of the graphics, images and instructions on how to build the wall panels and hands-on exhibits.

Jennifer.wing@rosedmi.com
847-627-3225
 
Chat with other MAiZE owners on the Facebook Forum...

 
If you have a Facebook account, but haven't joined the Forum, you're missing out on a great opportunity to chat with your fellow MAiZE owners and share valuable information and ideas. Simply click here and request to join:
 
 
Archive of Ideas of the Week
If you'd like to browse through past Ideas of the Week, you can access them by visiting the Resource section of the siteowner website OR by CLICKING HERE. This link takes you to the most recent Ideas. Older ones, dating back several years are also on the siteowner site.
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