The first session of the NAMA convention trade show is history and it was a good one. I’ve got so much to post but it’s going to have to wait until in the morning. Expect quite a few then. In the meantime:
Visit the 2007 NAMA Convention Photo Album.
Here’s the Truffle guys, Aaron Gilbertie (left) and Ned Arthur in our booth right before it really got busy after the Best of NAMA awards program.
Now it’s time for a party at Gilley’s and a Toga party in the hotel. See you later.
I got to sit down with our fearless NAMA President, Stephanie Gable, this morning for a short conversation. Here’s Stephanie in today’s NAMA board meeting listening to a presentation.
I think you’ll hear her passion for our business and for NAMA that has made her a leader and one we can be proud of. I asked her to share any information she has on what the organization is doing to seek a replacement for outgoing executive director, Eldon White. She talks about NAMA being 50 years old and how it’s a time to not only look at the past but to the future.
You can listen to my interview with Stephanie here:
nama-convention-07-gable.mp3
At today’s NAMA Chapter Leader’s Workshop participants got to hear from several “experienced” (not old) members who have worked in leadership positions. Greg Ehm, Two Rivers Marketing, for example spoke on leadership succession.
The theme of the workshop was “The Secret Formula of a Successful NAMA Leader” and everyone got a signed copy of Roy Williams book, “The Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads.”
Besides Greg, another NAMA leader on the agenda was Frank Timberlake. You know shy Frank. He toughed through it with wit and wisdom. Frank talked about membership and said that programming is all important to the chapter. One of the things he said that I liked was how important a good meal can and should be to a good NAMA program. We’re all in the business of food and fiber after all.
I think there were over 40 people in the session which is very good turn out.
If you come by the ZimmComm/Truffle booth here at the NAMA convention and listen to one of our podcasts you’ll get a set of ZimmComm retractable ear buds.
These are in limited quantity so make sure you stop on by.
It’s Wednesday and today is when the convention kicks into high gear. I’ll be meeting up with Ned and Aaron in the trade show to set up later this morning. I’m going to stroll around and get some more photos and hopefully some interviews to post later.
The NAMA board meets this afternoon and I’ve got to make an appearance there too so there’s lots more to come.
Somebody has to judge the student marketing competition. Here’s a few of them who were gathered together earlier this evening to learn more about what they’ve gotten themselves in to.
They all got to meet for an hour at the top of Reunion Tower here next to the Hyatt Regency.
I wish I had more to report but I was just kind of in and out on my way to dinner a couple levels below.
After dinner tonight with the Ag Media Summit group Ned, Aaron (Truffle Media Networks) and I stopped by the trade show area to check things out.
This is the lower level area in front of the trade show room which you can reach by going down stairs 1 level from the lobby level. Today the down escalator has been out which means stairs or elevator.
I think we’re set up fine but we’ll be working on our booth tomorrow during the day prior to the opening of the trade show after the Best of NAMA Awards.
One of the meetings taking place here at the NAMA convention is the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation.
This afternoon they met for a business meeting and it’s my understanding that they’ll do some strategic planning tomorrow for part of the day.
The National Association of Farm Broadcasters Foundation is a non-profit Illinois corporation that operates as a 501 (c) (3) educational foundation. Its purpose is to perform exclusively charitable and educational functions that support and promote a positive future for the Farm Broadcasting industry.
Here’s the golf gang heading out to their tee-off earlier today. This is the great thing about YouTube. Take a short video clip, upload it and within a short period of time you’re available to be seen by the world wide web.
It’s a little dark in Monduel’s for the iSight camera on the Mac but it’ll work.
We’re just hanging out here and chatting with our friends in agrimarketing.
If you think this is a good idea let me know and maybe we can set up an AgWired meetup at a location near you.
I think this might be my last post for a while. I should spend more time talking and less time posting.
The AgWired Meetup is in progress and we’re seeing some good early activity.
Here’s Ned Arthur (left) and Aaron Gilbertie hanging out before we got started.
I’ve got my Mac with me here in Monduel’s and will post as often as I get a chance to.
