Region I Best of NAMA Awards Banquet in One Week!When: Monday, December 8, 2014
Where: Ad Farm, 1111 16th St., Sacramento, CA
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Send your RSVP to [email protected].
***Please RSVP by this Wednesday, December 3rd!***
The Best of NAMA Call for Entries deadline is October 10!
The Best of NAMA awards program honors the best work in agricultural communications. Actually, the best of the best, since companies/agencies must first qualify through regional competition in order to advance to the national level. The national awards ceremony will take place April 15, 2015, at the Sheraton Crown Center in Kansas City.
Make sure you enter your best work to compete for top honors. Visit the Call for Entries website at http://nama.org/amc/bon/index.htm to view the categories and print off a pdf.
Thank you to AdFarm for donating the creative on the Call for Entries.
The Call for Entries is up on the web site. Time to enter your best work to compete for top honors. Visit http://nama.org/amc/bon/index.htm to view the categories or print off a pdf. Note the deadline for Best of NAMA is October 10. Thanks to AdFarm for donating the creative on the Call for Entries.
Congrats to all the Best of NAMA winners! If you placed first or merit at the regional level, you are eligible to advance to the national competition. You should have received an email from the National office about advancing your entries. If you have questions, call 913-491-6500.
Please click on a region below to view winners and check out photos at flickr.
Region 1 Best of NAMA
The AdFarm office in Sacramento, California, hosted a reception and awards ceremony on January 27 to honor the best work for the Desert Southwest and Western Pacific chapters. Those attending also got to hear the California Rice Commission’s fascinating marketing story, presented by Jim Morris, Communications Manager for the Commission.
Best of Show Advertising
Category: Premiums/Specialties directed to farmers, growers, ranchers or others serving agribusiness
Company: Canola Council of Canada (CCC)
Agency: broadhead.
Campaign: Canola Meal Calculator Launcher
Best of Show Public Relations
Category: Media Relations
Company: U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
Agency: Ketchum
Campaign: The Faces of Farming & Ranching are Leading the Food Dialogues
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Region II Best of NAMA
Nearly 150 people attended the awards banquet at the Boulevard Brewing Company on January 16 in Kansas City, Missouri. The ceremony honored the best work for the Cornhusker, Gateway, Great Plains, Missouri-Kansas, Rocky Mountain and Southwest chapters.
Best of Show Advertising
Category: Multimedia Campaigns – Regional
Company: Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp.
Agency: Salva O’Renick
Campaign: Almond Replenish Campaign
Best of Show Public Relations
Category: Company Publications – Annual Reports
Company: Farm Credit National Communications
Agency: In-house
Campaign: Producing Excellence Commemorative Book
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Region III Best of NAMA
With over 155 people in attendance at the awards banquet on January 30 at Target Field in Minneapolis, the ceremony honored the Cornbelt, Iowa, North Central and Northern Prairie chapters.
Best of Show Advertising (not pictured)
Category: Multimedia Campaigns – Local
Company: Bayer CropScience
Agency: MacLaren McCann
Campaign: Folicur Bushels to Bottles Campaign
Best of Show Public Relations (not pictured)
Category: Overall PR Program – Directed to farmers, growers, ranchers or others serving agribusiness
Company: RAM Trucks
Agency: Farms.com, with The Richards Group
Campaign: Farms.com RAM Truck God made a Farmer Campaign
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Region IV Best of NAMA
The Badger, Chicago, Heartland and Mid-America Chapters celebrated their Best Work on January 23 at the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with over 160 in attendance.
Best of Show Advertising (not pictured)
Category: Producer or Company-funded
advertising directed to consumers
Company: Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board/Wisconsin Cheese
Agency: Shine United
Campaign: Love Letters
Best of Show Public Relations (not pictured)
Category: Social Media
Company: Wisconsin Milk Marketing
Board/Wisconsin Cheese
Agency: Shine United
Campaign: Wisconsin Cheese 2013 Social Media Campaign
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Carolinas/Virginia Best of NAMA
The Carolinas/Virginia Chapter celebrated its annual Best of NAMA awards ceremony on January 21 at the Hamner Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Best of Show Advertising within the Chapter
Category: Customer Brochures, Catalogs – farmer directed-1 or more elements
Company: Syngenta
Agency: Gibbs & Soell
Campaign: Grow More Corn Grower Profiles
Best of Show Public Relations within the Chapter
Category: News or Feature Article – Trade Media
Company: Syngenta
Agency: Gibbs & Soell
Campaign: Mystery Solved
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Midsouth Best of NAMA
The Midsouth Chapter gathered at Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 23 to celebrate winners for their work in Midsouth agriculture.
Best of Show Advertising within the Chapter
Category: Television – Single or Series
Company: Deltapine
Agency: Brighton Agency
Campaign: Deltapine Texas TV
Best of Show Public Relations within the Chapter
Category: Company Publications – Annual Reports
Company: Tennessee Farmers Cooperative
Agency: In-house
Campaign: All That Matters
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Southeastern Best of NAMA
Cinco, in Suwanee, Georgia, was the site for the Southeastern Chapter’s Best of NAMA Awards ceremony. Winners gathered on January 23 to receive awards and congratulations.
Best of Show Advertising within the Chapter
Category: Direct Mail – directed to dealers, distributors, sales reps or others serving agribusiness – three dimensional
Company: Chemtura AgroSolutions
Agency: Charleston|Orwig
Campaign: Rancona® Dealer Follow-Up Direct Mail Series
Best of Show Public Relations within the Chapter
Category: Events – Customer
Company: South Carolina State Fair
Agency: Post No Bills
Campaign: South Carolina State Fair’s Indie Grits 48 Hour Film Blitz
Congratulations Best of NAMA Regional Winners! Your hard work and efforts have been recognized and you are now eligible to advance to Best of NAMA Judging in February.
Region I Best of NAMA winners visit http://www.nama.org/14bonreg1win.pdf
Region II Best of NAMA winners visit http://www.nama.org/14bonreg2win.pdf.
Region III Best of NAMA winners visit http://nama.org/14bonreg3win.pdf
Region IV Best of NAMA winners visit http://www.nama.org/14bonreg4win.pdf .
Region V Best of NAMA winners visit http://www.nama.org/14bonreg5win.pdf
Region VI Best of NAMA winners visit http://www.nama.org/14bonreg6win.pdf
Don’t forget to check out photos on flickr from Best of NAMA Awards Banquets. Visit frequently as we are updating daily.
Winners are eligible to advance to the National Best of NAMA Judging in February with the National Awards Ceremony taking place at the 2014 Agri-Marketing Conference in Jacksonville. We hope to see you all there! For conference details visit http://www.nama.org/amc/.
Registration is now open for the 2014 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 9 – 11, in Jacksonville, Florida. Visit http://www.nama.org/amc/index.php for conference and registration details.
Gain a fresh perspective on your career and the big issues facing ag and agri-marketers today. NAMA is putting you front and center with internationally known experts on:
Featuring Keynoters for 2014:
Ryan Estis
Chief Experience Officer, Ryan Estis & Associates
The Brand Experience: HOW You Do Business
is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Successful brands serve as a promise about an experience that creates expectations in the hearts and minds of customers and employees. The ability to influence culture will define and determine the impact of your brand experience. In this high energy, high-impact keynote, Ryan will examine how culture can be a catalyst for success.
Connie Podesta
Motivational Keynote Speaker, Sales and Leadership Keynote Speaker, Certified Counselor, Author, Human Behavior Expert
STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD: How to Be #1 and Stay There!
Business as usual? No way! Status quo? Move over! Change? Get used to it! Bottom line: Your future success depends on your ability to outshine past performance…out-think old ideas… and outmaneuver anyone who says it can’t be done. You and your brand have to be so extraordinarily unique and vital that people will choose to do business with you instead of your competitor! Ready? Meet Human Relations expert Connie Podesta. Refreshingly candid and to the point, she’ll bring out your edgy, creative, competitive side as she takes you inside the minds of today’s savvy, but super-demanding global market. Connie will share some powerhouse strategies to help you increase sales, profits, good will and your customer base. Isn’t it time you accelerated past the competition and enjoyed the benefits of being #1? Let Connie show you how.
Dr. John Izzo
Corporate Advisor, Best-selling Author
Stepping Up Your Game in Work & Life
Why do some people keep growing and going to the next level in terms of business success and personal fulfillment? Stepping up means taking the personal initiative to set higher goals and seek feedback. Dr. Izzo will inspire you to make a bigger difference for your clients, connect more deeply with those you serve, and reveal the secrets to lifelong success.
Plus, checkout our fantastic breakout lineup:
Visit http://www.nama.org/amc/breakouts.php for Breakout details and schedule.
Looking for opportunities to place your company’s products and services before decision-makers in the ag marketplace? NAMA’s Connection Point is for you. Click here for details or contact Jan Cichello at 913-491-6500.
Looking for other ways to get noticed? Get in touch with Jenny Pickett about terrific sponsorship opportunities.
Register today to save money and get a jump on your 2014 calender!
There was a thunderous response to the call for Best of NAMA entries with over 1440 submitted for Regional Judging on November 12th & 13th. This is the highest amount we have seen since 1999!
Thank you to every agency and company that submitted their best work for consideration. Every submission strengthens local NAMA chapters and showcases the talent and vitality of NAMA members.
A special thanks to our 40 plus wonderful judges who participated in the judging process that took place at the Sheraton Crown Center in Kansas City. This program could not be successful without their help and expertise.
We hope to see you at a regional or chapter banquet in January to see the results of your hard work. Check out https://www.namablog.org/?page_id=16 for banquet dates and locations. Be sure to check back often as details are still being finalized.
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