Bader Rutter Promotions

Chuck Zimmerman

Bader Rutter just announced some promotions. Kevin Kahler has been promoted to senior interactive media specialist in the agency’s Digital Solutions Group. He has been with Bader Rutter since 2003, most recently holding the title of interactive media specialist. Zach Szewczyk has been promoted to account executive. He joined the agency in 2007 as an assistant account executive in the …

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Media Buyers Revenge

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s something for all you ag media buyers out there. Tired of the sales calls? Pick up a Colt, Lazer or M16 and take care of those bothersome pests. Courtesy of Intergi, it’s the Intergi Shooters Game. Intergi is the premier gaming site representation company that serves customers on a global scale. With years of experience in the gaming community …

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Rhea + Kaiser Turns 30

Chuck Zimmerman

Rhea + Kaiser are turning 30 today. Happy Anniversary Steve and Van. Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications is celebrating its 30th anniversary today. Since Steve Rhea and Van Kaiser co-founded the company in 1978, the business has grown from a six-person advertising agency into a full-service, integrated marketing communications agency with more than 110 employees. “Van and I saw the …

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Ken Anderson VP of PR at Ayres Kahler

Chuck Zimmerman

Many of you AgWired readers probably congratulated Ken Anderson last week at the NAMA Convention for his new position with Ayres Kahler as VP/Director of Public Relations. I saw him the first night I was in KC and learned the news. Feel free to send him your congrats when you get a chance. In his new position, Anderson is responsible …

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NAMA Honors NCGA CEO

Cindy Zimmerman

Congratulations from AgWired to the CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, who received the Agribusiness Leader of the Year award at the National Agri-Marketing Association conference in Kansas City on Thursday. Rick Tolman has been in charge of NCGA for almost eight years, during a time of dramatic changes, new challenges and the highest prices in history for corn …

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Colle + McVoy Agri-Rock Fest

Chuck Zimmerman

Speaking of rock. We were speaking of rock weren’t we? Colle + McVoy held the 6th Annual Agri-Rock Fest this evening. Here’s some of the band. There were a lot of body piercings and tattoos and specialty rock legend beverages. It’s now getting too late even for an agriblogger so you’ll have to check the photo album for some new …

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Deron Johnson Promoted at Rhea + Kaiser

Chuck Zimmerman

I don’t know about you but Deron is one of those people that just always makes me smile when I talk to him. If you see him this week at the NAMA Convention then you need to congratulate him. Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications announces the promotion of Deron Johnson to Vice President, Public Relations Director. Johnson, who joined Rhea …

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The Colle+McVoy PheNAMAnon

Chuck Zimmerman

NAMA invites are coming in. This one’s from Colle+McVoy promoting their 6th Annual Agri-Rock Fest called Phenamanon. There’s a game involved along with some animal sounds and some rock and roll of course. I’ve got the t-shirt, tats and ear ring and have put it on the calendar. Want your NAMA event promoted here on AgWired? You know who to …

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More Digital Solutions at Bader Rutter

Chuck Zimmerman

In today’s digital online world everyone’s got to have someone to help them out with digital solutions. Bader Rutter, a Brookfield, Wis.-based integrated marketing services agency, has added two associates to its Digital Solutions Group. Damon Sanchez joins the agency as senior interactive media specialist. He comes from Charleston|Orwig where he was senior interactive director. A native of McFarland, Wis., …

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Geileon.com/PowerHour

Chuck Zimmerman

Everyone’s bragging about their “greenness” today it seems like. “We’re now carbon neutral,” “We’ve gone green,” etc. Here at ZimmComm I think we’re making a very tiny carbon dent in the universe. We don’t print anything on a regular basis. We’re mainly sending out bytes of data in various ways. We are breathing however and I don’t intend to quit …

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