It’s time for NAMA Regions and Chapters to present their Best of NAMA Awards. These will be done at a variety of events. Look to NAMA for full and final details as we get closer. However, here’s some info for your calendar. January 13, 2011 – Region II (Gateway, Great Plains, Midlands, Missouri-Kansas, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest Chapters) at Boulevard …
Get Noticed At NAMA 2011
Registration is now open for the 2011 National Agri-Marketing Conference. Really. I know you were waiting for this moment. Give a registration as a gift for that person you love or want to reward. Just an idea. And how about you agrimarketing companies? Do you have your sponsorship locked in yet? Now is the time! Last year’s Conference was the …
Gateway NAMA Holiday Party
Here’s a Christmas party to put on your list. Next week the Gateway (St. Louis) Chapter of NAMA will be holding a dinner and you really need to make your reservation today if possible. C’mon Gateway members and anyone interested in agrimarketing who will be in St. Louis next week. Not only will it be a great get-together but it’s …
NAMA Creates Young Professionals Membership
Fresh out of college agrimarketing professionals whether they are new to the National Agri-Marketing Association or not and under age 25 will now receive a discount on their membership. The organization has created a Young Professionals Membership after a lot of discussion on committees and with members. In response to these discussions, we’ve created the Young Professionals Membership. This membership …
Mid South NAMA Gets Social
The Mid South NAMA chapter lunch meeting is about to get started. I’ll post a different photo later. We’re just mingling before eating and doing some social media talk. Janice Person, Monsanto, and I are tag teaming a presentation. The chapter conducted a member survey prior to the mtg. to find out what level of social media participation the members …
NAMA Leader Forum
Hey members of the National Agri-Marketing Association, especially you in leadership at the chapter or national level or who want to be. NAMA now has the Leader Forum. Created just for NAMA leadership, the Leader Forum is designed to help you share ideas and learn from others. Leaders like you from around the country are talking about membership, programming and …
Farm Policy Outlook For 2011
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with one of the presenters produced by Paulsen Marketing. The 2010 Trends in Agriculture conference wrapped up with a Washington update: what to expect in 2011. Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president of policy and trade issues for Informa Economics Inc.’s Washington office, says the next few years could be …
Engaging Agricultural Communities
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with one of the presenters produced by Paulsen Marketing. How do agrimarketing firms find and engage agriculture communities and consumers? Joseph Rueter, a partner in Curation Station in Minneapolis, shared his insights with the Trends in Agriculture conference.
Macro Food Trends
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with panel participants produced by Paulsen Marketing. The second day of NAMA’s Trends in Agriculture kicked off with a panel discussion on “Macro Food Trends.” Dan Halstrom is the Senior Vice President of marketing and communication for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. He emphasized a focus on global trade …
Dr. Jay Lehr Discusses Communicating Ag’s Story To Consumers
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with one of the presenters produced by Paulsen Marketing. Dr. Jay Lehr capped off the first day of NAMA’s Trends in Agriculture in Minneapolis. Dr. Lehr, an economist and futurist, talked about the challenges agrimarketers have in communicating agriculture’s story to consumers.