Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning...that time when we can share some stories and thoughts that don't necessarily have much to do with advertising and marketing...or do they?

Grab a cup and let's visit for a couple of minutes.  You never know what might pop up.

I got an e-mail from a young lady in Panama City, FL the other day.  Kathy works at a place called The Boatyard.  It's a restaurant and bar on one of the bays.  When I was there in January with the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) we had an evening at The Boatyard. You can click here to visit. It was Kathy who impressed me with her customer service and the way in which she went out of her way to make sure the 120 of us were well taken care of...so.  A SHOUT OUT to them and her....I get to be back there in a couple of weeks for a Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association meeting (FEMA - Yes, there is another FEMA!).  We'll look you up!

The Iowa Stars hockey season is coming to a close and we're still in the hunt for a play off in the Western Division of the American Hockey League.  There was a great story in this morning's Des Moines Register by Lisa Colonno (Who, by the way, does a wonderful job in covering the Stars).  The article is about the diversity on the Iowa Stars roster.  If you would like to read...just click here.  Good stuff and thanks Lisa.  Stars play tonight at 5:05PM against the Manitoba Moose....go Stars!

Back to eating!  This is Liz who was our server last night at Cafe di Scala here in Des Moines. If you want to visit just click here. It was an anniversary evening and we picked the restaurant on the recommendation of fellow blogger Sherry at DSM BUZZ. You can visit them by going here.  It was a great choice.  Excellent food, super staff and Tony Lemmo has a winner.  If you are fortunate enough to be in the Des Moines area you MUST eat here. It's just that simple.

We're off in a bit to the Iowa Horse Fair at the state fairgrounds.  We spent some time there yesterday working a couple of booths and listening to consumers.   Here's a shot of Nikki Ferraro doing her thing with a potential customer of Running Horse Elite Equine Nutrition.  Nice graphics...who is your agency anyway? (wink, wink, nudge, nudge...)

What NO MARKETING or ADVERTISING talk?  Sure there was...in the space of just a few minutes we connected you with two associations in the farm industry, two restaurants that understand customer service, a fellow BLOGGER, a newspaper article about diversity, an entire hockey team, a new horse feed company a non-profit equine association and the American Hockey League. WHEW!

Oh...the power of the BLOG.

Thanks for coming by for a visit!  Michael P. Libbie - Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications where you can always contact us here.

Comments

[sherry borzo]

I'm so glad you enjoyed your meal and Happy Anniversary to you!

[Michael Libbie]

Sherry: Thank you for finding so many neat places out there where we can spend out money! MPL