Registration is now open for this year’s NAMA Boot Camp. Join us for the 7th annual NAMA Boot Camp, August 17-19, 2010 in Kansas City. Sign up for this program today to learn more about the agri-marketing industry. This year the Boot Camp will take it to a new level expanding on marketing and agriculture basics. Sessions at this year’s …
NAMA Professional Development Awards Nomination Deadline
For those of you just waiting for a chance to nominate me for a NAMA Professional Development Award of Excellence, now is you time. LOL. Seriously though, the deadline for nominations is approaching – July 20. I’m sure you can think of a client, customer or a co-worker who deserves the recognition of his or her peers for their outstanding …
NAMA Boot Camp Sponsorships Available
NAMA Boot Camp 2010 has been set for August 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City. This might be a good opportunity to promote your company. If you think so and would like more information about sponsoring a session or event, please fill out the sponsorship confirmation form at www.nama.org/programs/bootcamp-spo.htm or contact Jenny Pickett at 913-491-6500 or …
R+K Q+A Update
The NAMA ABEF was the big winner in this year’s R+K Q+A promotion. This is the second year R+K sponsored its text message promotion, coined “R+K Q+A,” during the annual NAMA conference, held this year April 20–23 in Kansas City. Working in partnership with NAMA leadership and Commodity Update, R+K executed the promotion, which consisted of a series of questions …
How Farmer Insights Can Improve Your Marketing
For those of you in the agriculture business, you probably have spent countless hours wondering what farmers are thinking and how best to reach them. Well, there is no need to wonder any longer, now you can just know. How? Through Successful Farming’s Farmer Insight research. Here is a quick fact: did you know that farmers under the age of …
A Shout Out to My Alma Mater ISU!
As if you can’t tell already, I had a blast during the NAMA conference last week in Kansas City. I especially had fun spending time with the 31 student teams that competed in this year’s Student Marketing Competition. I did, however, have a special place in my heart for my Alma mater, Iowa State University. I had an opportunity to …
NAMA Students Take Home Some Cash Awards
“The check is in the mail” or so the student scholarship winners were told as their names were announced during the student luncheon that was held last week during the 2010 National NAMA conference. Fifteen students won scholarships that ranged from $500 to $4,000 and knowing how college students can be, Curt Blades, with Successful Farming, joked that the envelopes …
Meet the John Deere Signature Award Winners
Last week during the National Agricultural Marketing Association’s (NAMA) annual conference the students arrived in mass to compete in the Student Marketing Competition. But that is not all they engaged in while they were in Kansas City. They were also honored with dozens of awards and scholarships including five chapters who were honored with the John Deere Signature Awards that …
Ag Media Summit is Just Around the Corner
Agricultural communications is an important and broad industry and there are several organizations that focus on professional development for ag communicators. One such organization is the American Ag Editors’ Association (AAEA), but don’t let the name fool you. This organization is made up of people involved in ag communications from editors to public relations professionals to designers to publishers and …
A Portrait of the American Farmer
“I feel like I’ve made 300 of the best friends I’ve ever had,” said Paul Mobley, author of the new photographic book, “American Farmer” when describing how photographing farmers around America has changed his life. Paul never set out to put together a collection of photos taken of farmers around the world – he happened upon the opportunity when he …