The National Agri-Marketing Association has named the recipient of its highest honor of the year. George Thornton, President & CEO of Agriliance, LLC is the Agribusiness Leader of the Year. “The award honors outstanding leaders in agribusiness, education, government service or other agribusiness related areas who exemplify excellence in agribusiness by their significant contributions to the industry.” The award will be presented at the opening session of this year’s annual conference, April 20 in Kansas city.
Ag Day Essay Winner
A high-school junior from Wisconsin was named the national winner of the 2006 Ag Day Essay Contest
Phone “Broadcast” of Ag Day Program
The term “broadcast” has a lot of meanings these days. It could mean over the air transmission, satellite feed, internet streaming, podasting or a dial-in phone feed. That last one is what the Agriculture Council of America is doing for Ag Day.
Pass PAS Along
Here’s something to pass along to your friends and neighbors. It’s the National PostSecondary Agricultural Student Organization conference. It’s going to be taking place in St. Louis. You can find out more about the conference here.
Your Silence Is Golden
Find a home for that special edition wildlife print or even those sports tickets and surplus company logo jackets. Or give a media package or services, and support the Agri-Business Educational Foundation (ABEF) at the same time.
The Fall of Advertising & The Rise of PR
At the upcoming NAMA convention in Kansas City, Laura Ries will be conducting a general session called “The Fall of Advertising & The Rise of PR.” That’s very important subject material to me and I’m sure you too. Laura works with her Dad, Al Ries at their Atlanta-based marketing strategy firm.
NAMA ADS Program Official
Have you heard of the Agriculture Advertising Data Source? Me either. Until now. It’s the NAMA ADS program. Here’s what it’s all about:
Join NAMA For Chance At Video iPod
I’m jumping the gun just a little with this post but it’s the only time I have until later today. Here’s another reason to get “Jazzed” about NAMA. Now’s the time to join if you haven’t already. Hey, if you join then you get the “member” rate for convention in April. To provide a little incentive NAMA is holding a contest to encourage you to join or recruit someone else to join.
Get Jazzed About The NAMA Connection Point
It’s time to get “Jazzed” about the April NAMA convention if you’re a company that wants to reach the movers and shakers in the agrimarketing world. I’m not just talking about attendance now. I’m talking about exhibiting in the NAMA Connection Point. We’re going to have an exciting show this year with a lot of fun activities. For example, there will be chances to win iPods!
NAMA Awards Deadline
The National Agri-Marketing Association is reminding you about the call for nominations for two of their annual awards. Here’s the information: