Swanson Russell Associates will be providing communications and marketing services for the swine division of Land O’Lakes Purina Mills.
Bayer Team Additions At R&K
It’s good to be home. Now I’ve got some catching up to do. I’ll have a few posts for you yet today but it’ll take a couple days to get everything posted I’d like to. So let’s get started with this announcement from Rhea & Kaiser about additions to their Bayer CropScience team. They’ve added 3 new staff members: Jennie Schutte, David Harding and Brooke Hepler.
Clasen New President of Meyocks Group
Hy Vee leader, Craig Clasen, has been named president of The Meyocks Group advertising agency. Ric Jurgens, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hy-Vee, Inc., the agency’s parent company made the announcement. The move will be effective October 2.
Announcing Demeter Communications
I’ve been meaning to let you know about Demeter Communications since Sharlet emailed me the announcement. These professional agrimarketers look like they’re off and running. Picture are (left to right) Linda Snell, Kathleen Erickson, Wendy Feik Pinkerton, Sharlet Teigen and Claudine Wargel.
An EPIC Retreat
Here’s a fine looking group. We just completed the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council agency retreat in Omaha. EPIC is taking a very creative approach to the agency relationship. They’re having a number of “agencies” work very closely together to provide the organization with a variety of services.
Rhea & Kaiser Attends GCN Meeting
Now we know why Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications really joined the Global Communications Network. To get to have meetings in places like Italy! Jim Haist was the lucky representative.
Spafford With Hall of Fame Award
Last night I ran into Amber Spafford, Osborn & Barr Communications, who received this year’s Livestock Publications Council Hall of Fame Award.
Jeske Interim President of Meyocks Group
Ahh, the “Interim” position. Hopefully in Doug Jeske’s case it will become permanent. That would be cool Doug. Doug is the Interim President of The Meyocks Group since:
Ready For The Syngenta Media Day
Hello from Raleigh, NC where we’re about to kick off the Syngenta Media Day. To get things started I interviewed Gardner Hatch, Gibbs & Soell, to find out why we’re here.
Fresh Glue is Sticky
I really wish more advertising and public relations agencies working with agricultural clients had a blog. I haven’t seen much yet. That’s why I got excited about Fresh Glue. One of the words I hear more and more marketing people using lately is “sticky.” Well Fresh Glue is kind of sticky.