Breakfast: Meet Your New Boss Dialogue Series

Join North Central NAMA and a panel of editors from All Recipes, Better Homes and Gardens, and Successful Farming as they tackle the hot topic of how consumers are shaping and influencing how we purchase, buy, interact and think about our food consumption. How can we work together to bring the message to consumer audiences on agriculture and food?

Panelists:
• Dave Kurns, Editorial Content Director for Successful Farming—moderator
• Nicole Aksamit, Sr. Food Editor for Allrecipes
• Jan Miller, Sr. Editor for Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book
• Hannah Agran—Midwest Living, Deputy Editor, Food and Features

WHEN: Tuesday, October 16 at 8:00 to 9:30 AM

WHERE: North401 Studios, 401 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401 

COST: $30

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The Next Frontier NAMA WDE Reception

The Badger NAMA chapter invites all National NAMA members and friends to join us for the annual World Dairy Expo NAMA Networking Reception. Stop by the World Dairy Expo NAMA reception after you wrap up a busy day at the trade show. Enjoy refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres as you catch up with your marketing peers during this free event.

WHEN: Thursday, October 4 at 4:30 to 6:30 PM

WHERE: WDE Exhibition Hall, 2nd Floor Balcony, 1919 Alliant Energy Way, Madison, WI 53713

COST: Free

QUESTIONS: Contact Kelly Smith.

Iowa NAMA October Networking Social

Join the Iowa NAMA chapter on Thursday, October 11th at Peace Tree Brewing Co. to network and enjoy refreshments with your fellow agri-marketers! A photographer will also be on site to shoot complimentary professional headshots for all NAMA members. Please RSVP by October 5th.

WHEN: Thursday, October 11 at 4:00 to 6:00 PM

WHERE: Peace Tree Brewing Co., 317 E Court Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309 

COST: Members: Free, Non-members: $10

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On September 11, the Northern Prairie NAMA Chapter hosted a social at the Big Iron Farm Show at the West Fargo Fairgrounds. Complete with pulled pork, bacon mac and cheese, and of course, an educational component as well. The event kicked off with an introduction of what NAMA is, and how the Northern Prairie Chapter works with professionals to connect them and provide positive experiences and interactions with agriculture.

The Student Chapter President, Thomas Konetschka, spoke about the student chapter’s NAMA competition success in past years and their current project…stay tuned!

The educational aspect kicked off with Emily Schubert, the Communication and Program Manager for the NDSU Research & technology Park, also the Director of Communication for the Northern Prairie NAMA Chapter.

Her lively energy helped set the pace for the event as she dove headfirst into the concept of networking, why it makes us groan, and how to be the most memorable person in the room when attending networking events. The key: don’t talk about yourself, ask the other person questions and make them feel important and valuable. Her call and repeat strategy helped engage the audience and she made the comparison that her teaching style was like that of camp call-and-repeat songs. The networking session went through a story to help audience members remember what questions and topics they should ask about to get the most information possible. It made for an easy transition to Sarah Hill, as she led a group discussion on leadership qualities. It was a great evening of networking and leadership.

Women in agriculture was the topic of discussion at the September Iowa NAMA meeting. Nationwide Insurance hosted the group. Producers from all walks of life talked with members of the chapter about their purchasing habits and how they are most effectively marketed to as females on the farm.

Marji Guyler-Alaniz, founder and president of FarmHer, facilitated the discussion. Much was learned by all in attendance. A follow-up to the panel discussion was presented by the FarmHer team at this year’s NAMA Fall Conference in Minneapolis, MN.

The Ohio NAMA chapter hosted a social gathering on Tuesday, September 18, at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in London, OH with drinks and snacks provided.  A good turnout of NAMA members and other agricultural industry professionals enjoyed visiting while the traffic cleared out after the show.

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How a Voice Strategy Can Further Your Digital Experience

Voice will be the number one choice for over 200 billion searches per month by 2020. This fact is especially amazing when you consider that voice search was negligible at best in 2014. 

Michelle Levine, Senior Business Development Manager at Amazon and representing the Alexa Skills Kit, educates and builds relationships with agencies and developers. She works with traditional and digital advertising agencies, innovators, tools, and creators to help identify, build and accelerate voice opportunities. This recorded webinar for NAMA will help you understand how to integrate voice into brands’ go-to-market strategies. You can view the recording at any time.

Follow this link to see the webinar.

This presentation was to be presented at the 2018 Agri-Marketing Conference and had to be rescheduled due to an emergency.