Our Story

Mr. Zimmer, a well-respected radio pioneer, started the company in 1956 with KDEX-FM in Dexter, Mo. In 1966, he started KZYM-FM in Cape Girardeau, one of the first country music stations in the U.S. A life-long love for broadcasting and passion for exceptional customer service earned Mr. Zimmer the coveted Missouri Broadcasters Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. It is his passion and pioneering that still drives Zimmer Communications today.

Zimmer Communications has grown since then and has advanced to meet the evolving marketing demands of our clients. What began as an elite group of radio stations has advanced to a team that’s as unique as your business. We’re a Missouri-based, family-owned company with 13 Missouri radio stations, 3 magazine publications, and departments for digital, social media, inbound marketing, website design/development, audio, video, photography, voicework, and graphic design. Our team is some of the most accomplished yet humble marketing experts you’ll ever meet, who love what they do and are extremely fun to work with. Our strategists coordinate and create all-inclusive marketing campaigns that build brand loyalty, drive revenue, and radically revolutionize your business.

We believe the product is sacred and the customer is king, and we’re relentlessly dedicated to assisting our clients with an unrivaled quality of work. Our company clearly focuses on our two main principles: (1) the Customer is King and (2) the Product is Sacred. With many solutions in one source, we are in business to help your business grow.

Our on-air, online, and on-message approach combined with our passion for local businesses, separate us from conventional marketing agencies. Learn more about our company and our community involvement and see how we can help you!

Mission Statement

Our purpose is to help our clients’ business grow. Our efforts will be focused on developing ourselves through training and coaching. We’ll accomplish this through an environment where exceeding company standards, continual improvement, initiative and innovation are recognized and rewarded.

Zimmer Communications will be a vital part of the community by being a free source for news, entertainment and information. We will also be involved in helping the various public service initiatives in each local market. The outgrowth of our work together will result in a sense of pride, a spirit of involvement, personal accomplishment and partnership.

OUR CORE VALUES

PASSION – A passion for helping others and ourselves achieve success.
RESPECT – Respect the time, talent and contribution of every individual.
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT- Be committed to continually improve professionally and personally.
FUN – Life’s too short for anything else.
LEADERSHIP – To rally teams toward achieving common objectives.
OPENNESS – Always know where you stand. Never be afraid to share information.
OWNERSHIP – Trust yourself and others to act quickly and independently. Take accountability for your actions.
HUMILITY – Those who achieve the most brag the least.

Our purpose is to help our clients business grow.

Our efforts are focused on developing ourselves through training and coaching. We accomplish this through an environment where exceeding company standards, continual improvement, initiative and innovation are recognized and rewarded.