Prior to the start of the NAMA Convention, the Agricultural Relations Council held a day long meeting here at the Hyatt.
Name Badge Required To Get In Here
The Trade Show will be well guarded but I still didn’t leave my notebook computer at my booth.
Ready For NAMA Trade Show Action
It didn’t take long but ZimmComm is set up and ready for trade show action here at the 2005 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show.
We’re set up right across from the NAFB booth and at the center of the action. The floor in front of us will contain a display this afternoon of the Best of NAMA award entries. The winners will be announced this evening and we’ll post results when we can.
Search For Agrimarketing
Have you ever done a Google search for agrimarketing? You ought to. I just did. I got 36,000 results! Guess who’s number 3?
AgriMarketing Pros!
2005 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show Underway
Let the games begin! Actually, the games began earlier today for the golfers. I wanted to but that extra day and $’s just didn’t work out this year. Maybe next year.
The first stop is always registration.
More On USDA’s MyPyramid Plan
I’m sure a lot of people are trying to obtain information from USDA’S website right now. It’s going very s-l-o-w!
Here’s some information from their news release:
USDA’s Pyramid Scheme
USDA just released it’s new food guidelines. I guess it’s called MyPyramid Plan. It seems to be many pyramids, not just one. Maybe they’re taking political correctness to the extreme? The slogan is “Steps To A Healthier You.”
NAMA Convention Coming Up
This is just a quick tease to stay tuned for numerous posts from the 2005 Agri-Marketing Conference & Trade Show.
New ZimmCast features interview with Meyocks Group
In our ZimmCast this week I interview Doug Jeske, SVP-Account Services, Meyocks Group. I had just completed a presentation with a group of staff members about our Talking News Release service and blogging with a lot of Q & A.
New NAFB Directory Available
The National Association of Farm Broadcasters has their 2005 directory online for your viewing pleasure. A number of significant organizational changes were made in NAFB this past year. You can see the results of some of those changes in the new directory.