When the Cattlemen’s Beef Board was looking into ways to better communicate with producers about the activities of the next week’s Cattle Industry Convention, especially their committee meetings they turned to blogging and asked us to create and manage the site.
New Website For U. S. Grains Council
A new website can be a beautiful thing. I especially like simplicity, ease of navigation. In other words, Don’t Make Me Think.
Beef Lover Sweepstakes Contests
The Missouri Beef Industry Council’s weekly MBIC Report this week is with Marketing Director Dawn Thurnau who talks about sweepstakes contests for beef lovers that are being promoted in national magazines in addition to regular beef advertising.
Iowa FarmIndex Directory of Farmers
Sounds like a phone book for farmers only more. This is the FarmIndex Directory for Iowa, which was just recently released. It claims to provide complete statewide producer and crop information.
Ag Relations Council In Graceland
Here’s a reminder for all you agricultural public relations professionals. The Agricultural Relations Council is holding a meeting in Memphis (one of my favorite towns) March 23 – 25. Can you say “Ribs & Blues?” Yeah, there’s the professional improvement thing too.
Green Hired To Lead O&B’s DMG
He looks like a computer guy. Those eyes have stared at a computer screen for a long time I’m guessing. He’s Mark Green and Osborn & Barr Communications’ newest hire to lead their new Digital Marketing Group. That would the the group that handles “Web-based initiatives and customer relationship management.”
Quirky Hispanic “Drink Milk” Ads
If you’re sitting there wishing you had something interesting to watch, try these new Got Milk hispanic ads. They’re set to begin airing January 30. I think Adrants describes these spots right with the word “quirky.”
Maximize Your Multimedia ROI
A big announcement was made today and I think agricultural communicators should take notice. I really think you need to check this out.
Blogging Delivered By AT&T
I’ve seen this billboard in a couple of cities lately and had a chance to take a picture of it today in Chicago. I guess I think it’s interesting that AT&T is advertising that they deliver blogging. I think I also saw somewhere that they may be delivering it but they aren’t “doing it.”
Farm Bureau Mutual Crop1 Acquisition Complete
I just stopped off at a Holiday Inn here in Chicago for a quick email check with their lobby wi-fi and found out that the Farm Bureau Mutual acquisition of Crop1 Insurance is final as announced today (one AgNewsWire.AgWired.com).