The NAMA staff wishes you a safe and happy holiday season! Thank you for being part of the NAMA community. In the coming year we will continue to connect you to the people, tools and programs you need to position yourself and your organization for success. Please note the NAMA office is closed and will re-open on January 4. We …
NAMA Moves 2021 Agri-Marketing Conference to July
The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced that the 2021 Agri-Marketing Conference will be rescheduled for July 20-22, 2021. “This decision was made after much discussion with leadership and our host hotel,” said Jenny Pickett, CEO, National Agri-Marketing Association. “We feel this is the best option to host the conference safely.” The conference will include the usual NAMA favorites, including top-notch …
ZimmCast 653 – Wrap-up of #NAMA20 Conference
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast, featuring weekly interviews with agribusiness industry leaders and all about what’s new, with a focus on agricultural marketing. The #NAMA20 is a wrap and it was a great show. If you are registered you can still go back and watch presentations. You can also still visit the Connection Point and say hi to those …
Virtual Agri-Marketing Conference Underway
The 2020 Virtual Agri-Marketing Conference started out right on time yesterday. The staff and volunteer leaders of NAMA have put in a lot of work and it shows as we see the program unfolding virtually. The experience started out with a live stream of the Best of NAMA Awards. The winners list is available online here. We have a virtual …
ZimmCast 652 – Virtual 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast, featuring weekly interviews with agribusiness industry leaders and all about what’s new, with a focus on agricultural marketing. It is 2020 Virtual Agri-Marketing Conference week and this week’s program will feature some more of the sustaining partners of the National Agri-Marketing Association. You’ll hear from Scott McClure, Brighton Agency; Matt Herman, DTN/The Progress Farmer …
2020 Agri-Marketing Conference Will Be Virtual Only
The National Agri-Marketing Association just announced that this year’s Agri-Marketing Conference will be virtual only. Issues with travel and timing are bringing new information to light—and we’ve had to reevaluate plans for the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference once again. We’re going 100% virtual this year. There will be no live event in Kansas City. Since we already have a fantastic virtual …
NAMA Adds Virtual Option to Agri-Marketing Conference
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is now offering the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference as both a live and virtual conference, August 11-13, 2020. The virtual conference will be offered for $495 and $635 for members and non-members, respectively. The non-member rate includes one free year of NAMA membership. Features of the virtual conference include a virtual trade show, virtual happy hours, …
ZimmCast 643 – COVID-19 Impacts on Ag Communications
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This week’s program is part one of at least two that feature conversations with the leadership of agricultural media and marketing associations. This week I’m sharing conversations with Jenny Pickett of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA), Tom Brand with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, and Hugh Maynard of the International Federation of Agricultural …
NAMA #COVID19 Feedback Survey Results
The National Agri-Marketing Association just completed a simple survey of members with questions about their plans/intentions for the coming quarters of the year as well as the rest of the year as a whole. I thought they had great participation with 212 respondents. Here are a couple of the questions with tidbits from the results. You can see the full …
Relive NAMA Through the Years
So many of us were planning be at the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference in sunny San Diego right now, shaking hands and hugging old friends we have not seen since last year. While it has been rescheduled for August 11-13 in Kansas City, we put together a little slide show with a few shots from each NAMA since 2006 in case …