The Gateway NAMA Chapter leaders (some of them anyway) met for lunch today to begin planning for next year. It was a lunch meeting at Bristol’s in St. Louis. Good seafood. I’m getting ready to go work it off at the gym.
Weepuls Were Wild At NAMA
Yes, Weepuls.
What’s a weepul? The only way to describe it is with a picture.
Blogging The NAMA Convention Summary
By my count this makes the 39th posting on AgriMarketing Pros from the NAMA convention. They include 30 pictures, 2 interviews and many links to the companies and people mentioned!
Cheers To The Brownfield Network Party
A tradition at the NAMA convention is the Brownfield Network party, carried on in fine fashion last night. I know many of you have been to a Brownfield party.
NAMA Student Competition Winners Announced
Purdue University was the NAMA student marketing competition winning team. Their product was Edgewood Pig Pad. Advisors were Dr. Christine Wilson and Dr. Jay Akridge.
T-Shirt Winners
Jim Jones, Ayres Kahler, and Jon Peterson, Swanson Russell Associates were a couple of the proud owners of a custom “I’ve been blogged” t-shirt complements of AgriMarketing Pros.
Simulwatching The Student Competition
The student competition finals are still taking place and to make it easier to watch a “simulcast” of the presentations was set up in the convention center lobby.
Internet Cafe The Online Meeting Place
Getting your email is essential these days. Thanks to Farm Journal Media we have the internet cafe. These computers got a workout during the convention.
Best of Show Winners Announced
The Best of NAMA, Best of Show winners are first published in Agri Marketing, which is also distributed at the convention. You can also see the complete results of the awards in the April issue.
ZimmCast With NAMA Keynote Speaker Oren Hararii
He was the keynote speaker of the convention and talked about leadership using Colin Powell as his example. In fact Oren Haraii wrote a best-selling book on the topic, “The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell.”