{"id":8301,"date":"2014-02-06T11:43:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T18:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=8301"},"modified":"2014-02-24T07:35:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T14:35:47","slug":"regional-best-of-nama-winnershighlights-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=8301","title":{"rendered":"Regional Best of NAMA Winners\/Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Best of\u00c2\u00a0 NAMA Regional Winners<\/h1>\n<p>Congrats to all the Best of\u00c2\u00a0 NAMA winners!\u00c2\u00a0 If you placed first or merit at the regional level, you are eligible to advance to the national competition.\u00c2\u00a0 You should have received an email from the National office about advancing your entries.\u00c2\u00a0 If you have questions, call 913-491-6500.<\/p>\n<p>Please click on a region below to view winners and check out photos at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/namaflickr\" target=\"_blank\">flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/14bonreg1win.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Region I<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/14bonreg2win.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Region II<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/14bonreg3win.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Region III<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/14bonreg4win.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Region IV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/14bonreg5win.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Region V<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/14bonreg6win.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Region VI<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Best of NAMA Highlights<\/h1>\n<p><b>Region 1 Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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.\u00c2\u00a0 Those attending also got to hear the California Rice Commission\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fascinating marketing story, presented by Jim Morris, Communications Manager for the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Advertising<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Premiums\/Specialties directed to farmers, growers, ranchers or others serving agribusiness<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Canola Council of Canada (CCC)<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 broadhead.<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Canola Meal Calculator Launcher<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Public Relations<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Media Relations<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 U.S. Farmers &amp; Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Ketchum<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 The Faces of Farming &amp; Ranching are Leading the Food Dialogues<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Region II Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 150 people attended the awards banquet at the Boulevard Brewing Company on January 16 in Kansas City, Missouri.\u00c2\u00a0 The ceremony honored the best work for the Cornhusker, Gateway, Great Plains, Missouri-Kansas, Rocky Mountain and Southwest chapters.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8342\" alt=\"reg2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg2.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>Best of Show Advertising<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Multimedia Campaigns &#8211; Regional<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp.<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Salva O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Renick<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Almond Replenish Campaign<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Public Relations<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Company Publications \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Annual Reports<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg2pr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8344\" alt=\"reg2pr\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg2pr.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCompany:\u00c2\u00a0 Farm Credit National Communications<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 In-house<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Producing Excellence Commemorative Book<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Region III Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg3kenna.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8339\" alt=\"reg3kenna\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg3kenna.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a>Best of Show Advertising<\/b> <em>(not pictured)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Multimedia Campaigns &#8211; Local<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0Bayer CropScience<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 MacLaren McCann\u00c2\u00a0<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Folicur Bushels to Bottles Campaign<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Public Relations<\/b> <em>(not pictured)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg3gr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8340\" alt=\"reg3gr\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg3gr.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCategory:\u00c2\u00a0 Overall PR Program \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Directed to farmers, growers, ranchers or others serving agribusiness<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0RAM Trucks<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Farms.com, with The Richards Group<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Farms.com RAM Truck God made a Farmer Campaign<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Region IV Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg4win.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8348\" alt=\"reg4win\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg4win.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a>Best of Show Advertising<\/b> <em>(not pictured)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Producer or Company-funded<br \/>\nadvertising directed to consumers<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board\/Wisconsin Cheese<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Shine United<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Love Letters<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg4gr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8349\" alt=\"reg4gr\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/reg4gr.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>Best of Show Public Relations<\/b> <em>(not pictured)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Social Media<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Wisconsin Milk Marketing<\/p>\n<p>Board\/Wisconsin Cheese<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Shine United<\/p>\n<p>Campaign: \u00c2\u00a0Wisconsin Cheese 2013 Social Media Campaign<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Carolinas\/Virginia Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Carolinas\/Virginia Chapter celebrated its annual Best of\u00c2\u00a0NAMA awards ceremony on January 21 at the Hamner Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/14carvirgr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8337\" alt=\"14carvirgr\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/\/14carvirgr.gif\" width=\"175\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a>Best of Show Advertising within the Chapter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Customer Brochures, Catalogs \u00e2\u20ac\u201c farmer directed-1 or more elements<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Syngenta<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Gibbs &amp; Soell<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Grow More Corn Grower Profiles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Public Relations within the Chapter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 News or Feature Article \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Trade Media<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Syngenta<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Gibbs &amp; Soell<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Mystery Solved<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Midsouth Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Midsouth Chapter gathered at Flight Restaurant &amp; Wine Bar in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 23 to celebrate winners for their work in Midsouth agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Advertising within the Chapter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Television \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Single or Series<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Deltapine<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Brighton Agency<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Deltapine Texas TV<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Public Relations within the Chapter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Company Publications \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Annual Reports<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Tennessee Farmers Cooperative<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 In-house<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 All That Matters<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Southeastern Best of NAMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cinco, in Suwanee, Georgia, was the site for the Southeastern Chapter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best of NAMA Awards ceremony.\u00c2\u00a0 Winners gathered on January 23 to receive awards and congratulations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Advertising within the Chapter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Direct Mail \u00e2\u20ac\u201c directed to dealers, distributors, sales reps or others serving agribusiness \u00e2\u20ac\u201c three dimensional<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 Chemtura AgroSolutions<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Charleston|Orwig<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 Rancona\u00c2\u00ae Dealer Follow-Up Direct Mail Series<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Best of Show Public Relations within the Chapter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Category:\u00c2\u00a0 Events &#8211; Customer<\/p>\n<p>Company:\u00c2\u00a0 South Carolina State Fair<\/p>\n<p>Agency:\u00c2\u00a0 Post No Bills<\/p>\n<p>Campaign:\u00c2\u00a0 South Carolina State Fair\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Indie Grits 48 Hour Film Blitz<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best of\u00c2\u00a0 NAMA Regional Winners Congrats to all the Best of\u00c2\u00a0 NAMA winners!\u00c2\u00a0 If you placed first or merit at the regional level, you are eligible to advance to the national competition.\u00c2\u00a0 You should have received an email from the National office about advancing your entries.\u00c2\u00a0 If you have questions, call 913-491-6500. 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