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 …
2020 Agri-Marketing Conference Postponed
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is charting a different course for the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference. In light of the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19, NAMA leadership has made the very difficult decision to postpone the annual Agri-Marketing Conference scheduled for April 15-17 in San Diego. While the conference is postponed, it is not canceled! The NAMA board is actively looking …
NAMA 2020 Marketer and Ag Association Leader Named
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has announced the industry leaders who will be honored with top awards at the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference next month in San Diego. Sara Steever, president of Paulsen, has been selected as the 2020 NAMA Marketer of the Year. Sara joined Paulsen in 1991 as a graphic designer and transitioned into designing websites. Shortly after taking …
NAMA 2020 Agribusiness Leader of the Year is Scott Druker
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) 2020 Agribusiness Leader of the Year is Scott Druker, General Manager, Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production. Now in its 20th year, the award will be presented at the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 15-17, in San Diego, California. Druker joined the Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition business unit of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. …
AEM to Sponsor Workshop for NAMA 2020
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) are teaming up during NAMA’s 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference for a pre-conference workshop with content targeted specifically for small and medium-sized companies. The event, Equipping Your Small Marketing Department to Survive and Thrive, will be emceed by Curt Blades, Senior Vice President of Ag Services at AEM, and will …
Register for the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference
It’s time to get registered for the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference which will be held in San Diego, April 15-17. The ZimmComm Team will be attending and can be found in the Connection Point once again. With interactive breakout sessions and stellar opportunities to meet new people, the 2020 conference is the perfect place to find the resources you need. • …