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Steve Engle Joins Pure Marketing and Media

Chuck Zimmerman

If you’re wondering where Steve Engle is then wonder no more. Steve Engle is joining Pure Marketing and Media as Creative Director and as President of Pure Ag, the agency’s new agribusiness division. During his 28-year agency career, Engle has worked on many major accounts in a variety of industries, including Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, DuPont, John Deere, Pioneer, DeKalb, Bank …

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AdFarm/AGROTAIN Relay Team Wins Division

Chuck Zimmerman

You might remember last week’s post about the Mt. Ranier Relay Race that AdFarm and their client AGROTAIN were participating in. I received a photo and update from Jason Streubel who was on the team. He’s a soil science PhD student at Washington State University. He says their team won their division! Jason is also a blogger and you’ll find …

Agencies, Agribusiness

Kelly Ferguson Rejoins The Meyocks Group

Chuck Zimmerman

The folks at The Meyocks Group are very happy to have Kelly Ferguson back on the team. Kelly Ferguson has rejoined The Meyocks Group, directing the agency’s market analysis and strategy efforts. He also serves on the agency’s management team. A native of Clarinda, Iowa, Ferguson interned at the agency while completing a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management at …

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AdFarm/AGROTAIN Mount Ranier Relay Team

Chuck Zimmerman

The folks at AdFarm are rooting for their team which is competing today in the Mount Rainier to Pacific Relay. Hello AdFarmers! Runners and non-runners alike, tune your monitors to Twitter updates courtesy of our own Dan Danford at http://twitter.com/DanDan4D . He is one of the 11 member AGROTAIN client/agency team to run the Mount Rainier to Pacific Relay – …

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Tracy Barfield Joins AdFarm

Chuck Zimmerman

The AdFarm teams continues to grow with the addition of Tracy Barfield. AdFarm continues to add to its animal health and nutrition ranks by hiring Tracy Barfield to serve in its St. Louis operations as Account Manager. Barfield brings to AdFarm years of experience as a feed and livestock specialist in work with organizations including the United Soybean Board (USB), …

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Quarry Partnering With Eloqua

Chuck Zimmerman

The latest news from Quarry Integrated Communications is about their joining “a select group of communications agencies worldwide in being recognized as a Certified Agency Partner by Eloqua, the category-defining marketing automation leader. Quarry is the first communications agency serving agrimarketers in North America to achieve this distinction.” “Eloqua’s award-winning marketing automation platform, in concert with our own trademarked Relationship …

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BIVI Swine Division Picks Woodruff Sweitzer and True Media

Chuck Zimmerman

It looks like Woodruff Sweitzer and True Media have reason to celebrate this holiday weekend. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo., selected Woodruff Sweitzer to manage advertising, strategic consultation and brand development for their swine products division. True Media has been chosen to handle media planning and buying. Woodruff Sweitzer will partner with BIVI to develop strategic …

Agencies, Agribusiness

Landa Promoted At Rhea + Kaiser

Chuck Zimmerman

Robert Landa has been promoted to VP, Executive Creative Director at Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications. He’ll be overseeing all Creative Directors and staff, as well as the Production and Graphics departments. Landa, who joined Rhea + Kaiser in 2002, has served as both an Associate Creative Director and Creative Director at the agency, managing the creative development for R+K …

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USCP Selects Broadhead + Co

Chuck Zimmerman

To help it build domestic demand the United Sorghum Checkoff Program has selected Broadhead + Co to launch a new campaign. As part of these efforts, Broadhead + Co will provide domestic marketing strategy for the new sorghum checkoff program. Initially work will focus on growing the use of sorghum for ethanol and as well as opening new edible-uses markets …

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