Observations from Commodity Classic 2019
Trade show season is winding down and Commodity Classic (CC) is not to be left out. In contrast to the past five years, this year seemed much more low-key. Maybe it’s because we’ve come out of another tough year, and we’re heading into what seems like…
Advocacy for farmers is more than a marketing task
Include your entire organization in ag advocacy efforts. Today is Ag Day and we are talking about advocacy. But we think it’s worth noting that in agriculture, every day is ag day, and we should always be advocating for what we do and how we do it. Reams of research...
Make the webinar a more useful tool in marketing to farmers
Just like you, farmers receive numerous webinar invitations. With so many things to do in a day, a webinar is a major time commitment for farmers, so yours has to stand out from the rest. Farmers want to know it’s worth their time and how they’ll directly benefit the webinar.
7 Steps to a successful ag event
Planning an event pays off in the engagement. We’ve planned and attended many events, from press conferences and industry seminars to award ceremonies and after-parties. When it comes to planning and hosting an event, your intentions and expectations are for it to go…
The celebrity as ag spokesperson
Making the buzz about your brand A celebrity spokesperson is the ultimate stamp of approval, and it can be invaluable. Or can it? The combination of a celebrity and a brand offers endorsement, trust, name recognition and increased stock prices. In agriculture, we may...
Marketing to Farmers is all about the dance
Put on a Garth shirt to market to farmers Every ag marketer dreams of posting numbers like Garth Brooks posts for audio downloads, CD sales, record sales, concert attendance…. Well, everything he touches. Though his audience is bigger than ours, setting a goal of...
Don’t forget to market to dealers, distributors and sales reps when marketing to farmers
It's not enough to arm them with sales tools; brands must engage them, too. Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting to the Georgia Crop Production Alliance (GCPA). I traveled from the corn and soybean fields near my home in the central Corn Belt to Cordele,...
Two years of Marketing to Farmers
Thank you to our readers! Happy New Year! It’s 2019, and we would like to thank you for your readership and commitment to Marketing to Farmers. We created Marketing to Farmers to generate a connection to ag marketers, brand managers, ag dealers and others in ag who...
A taste of our celebrations
Memories and traditions bring the best recipes to life The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones from near and far, feasting on treats that are often reserved for these rare moments. We sprinkle these dishes with festivity, meaning and memories, as we join our...
Micromoments – marketing that matters in ag
Consistency is the key to marketing micromoments. In our hypertechnological world, we have an overabundance of micromoments. What are micromoments? They are the small capsules of time that divert our attention from our everyday tasks to the instinctual use of a...