Phil Johnson, COO of Colle+McVoy received the NAMA Marketer of the Year award and received it from Stephanie Gable, NAMA president and Lyn Henderson, AgriMarketing Magazine.

Perhaps to honor NAMA during its 50th year, Phil wore a golden toga the night before. Here’s what was said of Phil during our session.

Phil Johnson has become an expert at taking the status quo and making it better. Whether he’s revitalizing a stagnant brand, reorganizing a business group or providing a struggling subsidiary with the resources needed to gain the confidence to succeed, Johnson is a vital part of maximizing nearly every challenge he encounters, to the benefit of his clients, his company and those who work around him.

Johnson’s philosophy is simple. He uses a straight-forward equation to get the results that put his clients at the forefront of the agricultural industry: Relationships + Rigor = Results. Utilizing this equation to dig into a customer’s business and understand it from the ground up takes a huge amount of work and commitment, and is the key to successfully acquiring and keeping clients.