We had a second winner today at our NAMA booth. That’s two tractors and counting.
I didn’t not get our winners name. If you know can you post it in a comment?
The tractors are supplied by AgriMarketing Magazine.
How Extreme Is The Future
NAMA’s opening general session speaker today was James Canton, Institute For Global Futures. He spoke on the “extreme future.”
You’ll have to listent to him explain that. One thing he believes is that communicators will need to use the internet and especially wireless devices like mobile phones and that includes farmers.
James Canton Interview (4 min MP3)
George Thornton, Agribusiness Leader of the Year
NAMA’s Agribusiness Leader of the Year is George Thornton, Agriliance.
He was presented the award this morning during the opening general session. George sees a bright future for agribusiness.
He explains what the award means to him in a short interview I did after the session.
George Thornton Interview (2 min MP3)
NAMA Day Underway
It’s time to head off to the general sessions here at NAMA. I don’t have a list of all the student chapters who are in the finals but I know that my alma mater team is in. That would be The Florida Gators. I’ll try to find out more.
The Best of NAMA reception last night was a good party and so was room 4014 (Colle+McVoy). After a good breakfast we’re ready for a full day at NAMA.
Best of Show Winners
The awards show was a good one last night. Now I’ve got the results and can at least bring you the winners of the Best of NAMA, Best of Show awards:
Advertising
Client: New Holland NA, Dawn Fox
Agency: Colle+McVoy, Jamie Moran
Message: New Holland is the machine for the future
Audience: Entrepreneurial livestock producers, row crop producers and rural lifestylers
Public Relations
Client: Syngenta Crop Protection, Kim Dawson
Agency: Gibbs & Soell, Inc., Caryn Caratelli
Message: To educate the media and consumers on Syngenta as leader in technology and soybean rust resources
Audience: Soybean growers and retailers
Specialty
Client: Pfizer, Inc., Dan Kramer
Agency: Brown+Associates, Sue Brown
Message: Solitude IGR is new, scientifically-advanced technology for dealing with the age-old problem of flies in horse operations
Audience: Horse owners, trainers, breeders and equine veterinarians
Look to the latest issue of AgriMarketing Magazine for a listing of all the winners.
Our First Toy Tractor Winner
One of the highlights of the annual NAMA convention trade show is the Agri Marketing Magazine toy tractors you have a chance to win.
Each booth gets one with a number on it and each registrant gets a number. We had a winner today. He’s Robert Bulman, BCG Communications, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Congrats Robert. Now if I could just find #304 . . .
Cindy Time At NAMA
Not to confuse you or anything but it was a Cindy afternoon.
This is Cyndi, Cindy and Cindy. You guess their last names.
You know it’s going to be a good party when the Cindys are here.
Best of NAMA Awards Ceremony
The Best of NAMA Awards is over. It was a very well done event with a great reception afterwards.
There’s way too many awards to try to list here. A list will be published by Agri Marketing Magazine.
However, to give you a little taste of what the ceremony is like I shot a short video clip.
Best of NAMA (1 min wmv)
Exhibit Is Jazzed For Action
The NAMA Conference is underway here in Kansas City. Cindy and I are jazzed.
It’s NAMA Connection Point time and we’re set up and ready for business.
Feel free to stop by.
Hear People Jazzed About NAMA
Speaking of Diane Johnson, Details By Design. She’s very involved here at the NAMA Conference. She’s doing the legwork on NAMA Connections Point (the trade show).
She’s was also very involved with the Chapter Leaders Workshop, where she’s seen pictured prior to the start this morning.
Before the workshop kicked off I asked her why she’s jazzed about NAMA.
Diane Johnson is Jazzed (1 min MP3)
Check out the NAMA Blog for more pics and audio from the NAMA Conference.