Have to admit to being surprised that former NAMA president and life-long agri-marketing professional Paul Redhage had never been named Marketer of the Year – but he is now! Paul just retired from a long and distinguished career in January and has been taking some well deserved grandpa time after 30 years in the business, starting with Kenrick Advertising in …
#TractorTweet120 at #NAMA15
New Holland is spending the entire year celebrating 120 years for the next generation. At this year’s Agri-Marketing Conference, they have once again equipped all attendees with little tractors challenging us all to tweet pictures using the #TractTweet120. The contest ends tomorrow and the most creative will win a New Holland branded iPad. I caught up with New Holland’s Rebecca …
Agri-Marketers Flock to Connection Point
The 2015 Agri-Marketing Conference is in full swing and last night attendees flocked to the Connection Point for some key networking. Agri-marketers young and old took the opportunity to interact with dozens with of decision-makers and influences in the ag media community. The Connection Point also runs through today ending with a reception tonight before the notorious Brownfield After Party. …
NAMA Presidents Get Together
Each year the current NAMA president gets together with the executive committee and past presidents are invited to join for a dinner of fellowship and to remember good times. This year we went to Manny’s for the best margaritas in town and good food. Do you know who these past presidents are? Leave their names in comments. The man in …
Tweet Your New Holland Tractor – #TractorTweet120
Here’s Our Tractor of Perpetual Help at Mass this morning during the Agri-Marketing Conference. He’s providing you with early inspiration to get creative with the New Holland tractor in the registration bags for the conference. New Holland will pick one winner a day this week and a Most Creative winner with the prizes being new iPads! So, get started. Another …
2015 Agri-Marketing Conference Underway
Hello from Kansas City, MO and the 2015 Agri-Marketing Conference. The ZimmComm Team is here and just getting started. Today the golfers golfed and the students arrived and are practicing their presentations for the start of the Student Marketing Competition tomorrow. Other meetings will be taking place tomorrow before things kick into high gear with the Best of NAMA Awards …
New Holland at NAMA
Hello and welcome to Agri-Marketing Conference week. The annual event where we all get together and have a good old “professional” time. The ZimmComm Team will be in Kansas City, MO to bring you all the play-by-play action. This year one of the sponsors of our coverage of the conference is New Holland. New Holland will be exhibiting for the …
Agri-Marketing Conference Preview
In just a week agricultural marketers and students from around the country will be gathering in Kansas City, MO for the 2015 Agri-Marketing Conference. The ZimmComm team of Cindy, Jamie and Taylor and myself will be there bringing you all the play by play action. I spoke with the Chair of this year’s conference, Christine Hart-Nieland, Brighton Agency, about what …
ABEF Sensational Six
Student chapters of the National Agri-Marketing Association are putting the final touches on their presentations for this year’s Marketing Competition. Here’s a new way to support them courtesy of the Agribusiness Educational Foundation. Got mine ordered. Do you want to put some support behind your alma mater? Have you met sharp young NAMA students? Does a school just “speak” to …
ZimmComm Drawing During Agri-Marketing Conference
Visit ZimmComm during the Agri-Marketing Conference in KC, MO and enter for your chance to win a brand new Anker Asto E7. Travel much? Then you need power for your gadgets and this baby has it. On a recent trip as I was standing in line to board I charged my phone and two other people’s phones at the same …