OPUBCO Communications Group has announced a strategic shift within one of its business units.

Wimgo.com will transition its focus away from the previous mission of offering a national solution for media companies in other markets. However, the site’s focus on Oklahoma will continue to operate as it has since launching in 2008.

The move requires fewer resources than what had been allocated.

“Since September of 2010, we’ve had a separate staff focused on a national strategy and that is being discontinued,” said Chris Reen, president of OPUBCO Communications Group and publisher of The Oklahoman. “As a result, the staff is being reduced by 5 positions, with the balance of the team being reintegrated with our core digital group at OPUBCO.”

Wimgo.com will continue to operate and grow as an events calendar and local business solution.

“We will continue to serve our audience of more than 200,000 unique visitors per month,” Reen said. “And Wimgo as an advertising solution, along with our daily deals product, will continue.”

Because of the time of year, affected employees were given enhanced severance packages that included outplacement services and subsidized medical coverage.

On Saturday, October 15, 2011, several Wimgo employees joined together to Race for the Cure.

The annual event is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. More than 1 million people have or will participate in a Race for the Cure this year alone.

Wimgo employee Alisha Harland said of the race, “I really enjoyed participating in the Race for the Cure. It was great to see our Oklahoma City community pull together and support the cause.”

This event is an opportunity for thousands of women, men and their families to spread the breast cancer message within their communities.

Congratulations to everyone that participated. If you would like to donate or for more information, visit http://ww5.komen.org/.

Statistics and other Information courtesy of Race for the Cure®.

If you’re like me you look for all kinds of ways to save some money. Whether that’s clipping coupons or re-using your plastic bags, being frugal is a way of life.

Well, there’s one other thing that can help you on your daily quest to save some dough: Wimgo Deals.

As you probably guessed, Wimgo Deals offers … deals. Obviously. But! If you sign up to receive email alerts from Wimgo Deals before December 4, 2011, you will be automatically entered to win a Venice 150cc scooter and a $1,000 Gas Card!

That’s right! We’re giving away this awesome Grand-Prize to one lucky Wimgo Deals subscriber. Just visit WimgoDeals.com now, sign up for alerts in your city and let the savings begin!

Wimgo Deals helps you save on everything from restaurants and spas to special events and adventure sports. It’s a great way to find new and fun things to do in your area at savings up to 90%.

-Wendy with Wimgo

Click here for the official contest rules.

It’s time, my friends, to tell you about a really awesome contest. It’s called The Bricktown Challenge Scavenger Hunt (presented by The Bricktown Water Taxi) and it’s just what you might think it to be: a challenging scavenger hunt.

But this is no ordinary scavenger hunt! This one is in Bricktown. In July. And you could win super cool prizes.

The Grand-Prize is a VIP Bricktown Experience and $1,500 cash. But don’t fret if you don’t win the Grand-Prize – we have other stuff up for grabs including an Xbox 360 console with Kinect, two tickets to see Taylor Swift at the OKC Arena on October 15th and four $50 gift cards to Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Emporium.

Here’s how it works:

1. Sign up now at Wimgo.com/Bricktown or text “Bricktown” to 94646. You’ll receive a text with your first clue and then you can get started.

2. The Challenge must be completed between July 25 and midnight on Sunday, July 31.

3. Winners will be chosen randomly on Monday, August 1 from ALL eligible entries.

Sounds like fun, huh? So grab your kids, grab your wife, grab your cell phone and head down to Bricktown for The Challenge.

Thanks to the following for being so awesome:

Visit Wimgo.com/Bricktown for more details & to read the official rules.

Have fun!
-Wendy

Click here to download the free Wimgo app.

Today I’m APPsolutely (sorry, couldn’t help it) excited to announce the Wimgo iPhone app is now available for download!

Our team has been working tirelessly to bring you an app that has everything you could possibly want. This app is designed to help you find places to go, things to do, and businesses to do business with in your city. Wimgo provides top local recommendations from your trusted friends and family through Facebook, helping you make informed decisions about where to go, shop and dine.

The app allows you to browse through categories and view listings in:

• Attractions
• Community Events
• Health & Beauty
• Restaurants & Bars
• Services Shopping

Now, once you choose a category, you have a lot of options. You can narrow results

or search by relevance, likes, popular, coupons, stars, distance, title and date. Choosing any of these options will narrow your results even further to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.

Alright, let’s say you browsed Restaurants & Bars and found one that you want more information on. Just click the title and you’ll be taken to a page with reviews and star ratings, the restaurant description, address, phone, map and directions.

Also, click on the ribbon on the right side of the listing. The ribbon works kinda like a priority list, giving you options to favorite, like, save or hide that listing.

Pretty neat, huh?
I’m loving the File Cabinet, which houses all of the things you favorite, like, save and hide (from the ribbon mentioned above).

Okay, click on the “around me” button (at the bottom) and you’ll find everything happening near your current location. You can narrow and sort these results to find anything nearby, including a restaurant, event, or retail store.

As you can see, the Wimgo app has a lot of features. The best way to figure it out is to use it! So, go download it, leave a review for the app and let me know what you think.

Thanks for using Wimgo!

Wimgo Employees Volunteer at Infant Crisis Services

Recently Wimgo employees had the privilege to volunteer at Infant Crisis Services, an Oklahoma non-profit that provides babies and toddlers with life sustaining formula, food and diapers. Although the time spent volunteering was fairly short, the experience was one that will not soon be forgotten.

While at Infant Crisis Services Wimgo staff members made toddler and infant food packs, diaper packs, organized donated clothing and the “shopping” area and helped families that visited the facility.

The mission of Infant Crisis Services is clear: no baby should go hungry. Through speaking with Infant Crisis staff members, it’s easy to see how passionate they are about fulfilling this mission each and every day.

According to their website, they assist more than 1,000 infants and toddlers per month. And on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Infant Crisis served their 150,000^th child.

Infant Crisis Services is able to serve the community through private donations, grants and volunteer efforts. They receive absolutely no state, federal or United Way funding. Monetary donations are accepted at the facility or online. They also accept new or gently used clothing (up to children’s size 6), toys, blankets and shoes.

The main facility is located on Lincoln Blvd., north of the Oklahoma State Capitol. They also have two other locations:  NW 10^th Street & Tulsa and another at S. Douglas Avenue & SW 44th, all in Oklahoma City.

Visit the their website (http://www.infantcrisis.org/) for more information or if you or someone you know is in need of children’s food and/or clothing.

You can also connect with them on Facebook and Twitter.

And if you get a chance, volunteer at Infant Crisis Services. You will not regret it.
-Wendy with Wimgo

Jordan & Amber organize clothes.

Tim & Summer making diaper packs.

More diaper packs. Doesn’t Tim look like he’s having fun?

The “shopping” area at Infant Crisis Services.

Cribs located inside the facility.

The cow that greets everyone that visits Infant Crisis Services.

This year show your mom just how much you care by entering to win a fabulous trip (for her, of course) to the The BRO^ADMOOR in Colorado Springs!

Oh, you read that right friends. We’re giving one deserving mom a sweet trip for two that includes three nights at The BRO^ADMOOR, roundtrip airfare, a $400 spa package and $2,500 spending money.

Click here for instructions and to enter.  The contest ends May 7. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on Sunday, May 8.

After you enter, be sure to tell your mom how much you love her and perhaps give her some chocolate and do the dishes. Who knows – she might just take you on the trip with her!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the awesome moms out there…

-Wendy with Wimgo

Enter to win a VIP race experience like no other!

Saturday, April 9, is a big deal at Texas Motor Speedway – it’s the inaugural nighttime Samsung Mobile 500. And we’re giving you the chance to be a part of this historic event!

Visit wimgo.com/TexasMotorSpeedway to enter for your chance to win an incredible VIP race experience for you and three guests.

This experience is any NASCAR fan’s dream and includes everything from race tickets and hotel accommodations to pit passes and – get this – access to the Speedway Club for the Champagne Toast with the winning driver of the Samsung Mobile 500. What a great opportunity!

Prize details:

• Victory Lane Club Suite Tickets to each of the following:
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 race, Friday April 8
  • Samsung Mobile 500 & 3 Doors Down Pre-Race Concert,  Saturday April 9
• VIP Pit Passes for the Samsung Mobile 500 race weekend
• Hotel accommodations for Friday & Saturday evenings at The Omni Fort Worth Hotel
• Samsung Mobile 500 Drivers Meeting before the Sprint Cup race
• TMS promotional items
• Access to the No Limits Garage Party, Saturday April 9
• Pre-Race Passes to be in front of the stage for the 3 Doors Down Pre-Race concert and driver introductions, Saturday April 9
• Access to The Speedway Club for the Champagne Toast with the winning driver of the Samsung Mobile 500
• $300 Visa gift card
• VIP Parking pass for both Friday and Saturday

As you can see, this VIP weekend totally rocks and it could be yours! Hurry – the contest ends Sunday, April 3.

Good luck!
-Wendy with Wimgo

Be sure to visit Wimgo and ‘like’ Texas Motor Speedway, too!

Since St. Patrick’s Day is near, we thought we’d give away another really awesome prize, and if you’re lucky, you just might win.  Plus, you don’t even have to capture a Leprechaun to win because we’ve made it easy.  All you have to do to test your luck is visit wimgo.com/lucky to register to win an Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect.  We’ll even include the Kinect Sports game and the HDMI Cable.

This St. Patrick’s Day contest runs March 10-16^th, with one lucky winner being randomly chosen on March 17^th at 12PM CST.  Feel free to enter as many times as you want.

What’s good luck on Saint Patrick’s Day?: Finding a four-leaf clover, wearing green and visiting wimgo.com/lucky.  We bet you didn’t know that legend says each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.

As the saying goes, on this day “everybody is Irish!”  Good luck from your friends at Wimgo!

Wimgo is putting forth quite a challenge: Tell us in 100 characters or less why your love is the Greatest Love of All Time and you could win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. Visit wimgo.com/love to enter.

Think your love couldn’t possibly be summed up in 100 characters? Think again. When we say “Describe your love” you could say: “It rocks”; “I love her like I love cake”; “He completes me”; “My love is stronger than Patrick Swayze in Road House” or many other short but oh-so-sweet musings.

Make it sappy. Even make us cry. You could win $100. Click here to enter. Five winners will be randomly selected from all entries received. Winners will be contacted and announced on Monday, February 14.

Happy Valentine’s Day from your buddies at Wimgo.

** Winners **

Congrats to our “Greatest Love of All” winners! They each won a $100 VISA gift card.

Kirsten K. from Washington

Laura K. from California

Mack T. from New York

Mercedes M. from Oklahoma

Loyri H. from Colorado

Thank you all for entering & have a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

-Wendy with Wimgo