AgWired ZimmPoll sponsor, Rhea + Kaiser, has just added almost a dozen new folks to the team in the areas of account services, public relations, media and project management. The expansion follows the agency’s acquisition of new clients and expanding partnerships with several current clients. “We’re always looking for great people who have the critical strategic focus needed for our …
Drake & Company Adds Two
Drake & Company has been adding to the staff as growth continues. The newest additions are Kathy Meyer and Teresa Lee. Meyer started with DrakeCo on Jan. 10 as a Content Management Specialist. She will be responsible for writing, editing and distributing editorial content such as print articles, blog posts, e-newsletters and more for clients including the Dairy Calf & …
Get Up To Date With Padilla Speer Beardsley
It’s time to learn what’s new with Padilla Speer Beardsley courtesy of Dean Huff, Senior Vice President, Agribusiness and Environmental Science. This is the continuation of my series of podcast conversations with the leadership of various types of agricultural communication agencies. Dean is relatively new to the agency which has offices in Minneapolis and New York City and he says …
Drake & Company Making Dreams Fly
Let’s meet a different kind of agency, an association and cause management company. Let’s meet Drake & Company and who better to talk about it than the man himself, Steve Drake. This is the continuation of my series of podcast conversations with the leadership of various types of agricultural communication agencies. I remember when Steve got his company started about …
Happy Holidays From Rhea + Kaiser
Rhea + Kaiser has produced a holiday card that showcases various personas you may be familiar with that include the Traditionalist, Holiday Homemaker, Kid-at-Heart, Holiday Prepster, Non-Traditionalist, Eco-Maniac, Fashionista, Office Party Over-Indulger, Ad Agency Creative Director and Ad Agency Client. Got a holiday card you’d like to share?
Ding-a-Long With Woodruff Sweitzer
It’s Christmas time and the holiday cheer is spreading. I will confess that this musical greeting was too hard for me. I tried it though. Maybe you can do better Sing along with Woodruff Sweitzer Every holiday season the Woodruff Sweitzer Choir gets together to sing some of our favorite yuletide carols. This year we need your help to hit …
USFRA Selects DrakeCo
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has selected Drake & Company to provide association management services. I missed this in my Twitter feeds and it was brought to my attention this evening during the Gateway NAMA holiday dinner by Brian Reuwee. So, way to go Steve Drake and Hugh Whaley and Brian and crew! “USFRA established a transparent process …
BCS Communications Strategy For Growth
I found out what’s new at BCS Communications at their recent holiday open house party. This is an episode in my series with the leadership of agricultural marketing and communications agencies. Pictured are the principals, (l-r) Kelly Schwalbe, Leigh Ann Cleaver and Illinois Blaisdel. It was hard to drag them away from friends and clients but we found a place. …
FMC Appoints Swanson Russell Agency of Record For Crop Business
FMC Corporation has just announced that Swanson Russell will be their communications agency of record for their North American crop business. Effective immediately, Swanson Russell will work with FMC to provide public relations, strategic marketing, media planning, interactive and advertising support for FMC herbicide, insecticide and fungicide crop protection products. FMC recently added Swanson Russell as an advertising agency to …
Throw A Snowball To Show You Care
Sometimes getting hit by a snowball doesn’t hurt. Take the Heibing Snowball Fight for example. Via Twitter I got hit by a snowball from Ron Martin. You can share the “love” too.