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Monthly Updated Informational Report
In This Issue
  • Introduction
  • E-mail Marketing Tips
  • Farms.com Tagets Advertiser's Banners with DoubleClick Technology
  • Farm Computer Usage and Ownership
  • Farms.com Media Testimonials
  • How to Create Banner Ads That Work
  • AgCareers.com - A Full Services Internet Based Recruiting Tool
  • Farms.com Marketing Opportunities
  • The Farms.com Current Family of Products and Services
Featured Advertisers
Pride Seeds is committed to growth by providing producers with the highest yielding seed genetics possible.
 
Phason is a world leader in the development of technologically advanced environmental controls and production management systems, designed to help producers achieve higher productivity and lower production costs.
 
Midwest Ingredients provides an efficient system for distributing a wide variety of product throughout the continental United States and Canada. Midwest Ingredients is dedicated to providing top quality service by being available twenty-four hours a day.
 
Grand Valley Fortifiers a 43 year old company specializing in the formulation, manufacture and sale of high quality, leading edge vitamin and mineral premixes for livestock.
 
Nuhn Industries "Serving the farmer since 1902...". Nuhn Industries Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of liquid manure pumps, agitators, spreaders and tankers.
   March 10, 2005
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Welcome to the Farms.com Monthly Media Newsletter
For Agri Marketing Professionals
Farms.comFarms.com Media provides a wide range of knowledge products and services such as the www.farms.com Information Portal Website.

Farms.com Ltd is a leading information and marketing company that provides innovative solutions to the North American agriculture and food industry. The popular Farms.com agriculture portal website is the online hub for crop, swine, and cattle producers. Farms.com averages over 10,000 user sessions per day as we continually grow, launch and market our services and content.

The purpose of this monthly Media Newsletter is to update agribusiness marketing executives about online marketing trends. If you do not want to receive this free newsletter, the unsubscribe process is described below.

Email Marketing Tips
Here are some articles we've written with email marketing tips that explain some of the "do's and don'ts" of email marketing.

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Farms.com Targets Advertiser's Banners with DoubleClick Technology
Farms.com is pleased to announce that the latest banner ad serving technology from DoubleClick – the Dart 5 system is now operational on its leading agriculture industry portal website. The DART 5 system is the latest version and offers sophisticated targeting opportunities, robust reporting, extensive features and functionalities that allows marketers to traffic more compelling ads, track results, and optimize creative to improve results, ROI and branding. It's the most advanced ad management platform on the market today. The banners ad can be programmed to target the Farms.com website visitor by city, state, and even down to the zip code level. The system is also able to target the website user by their sector interest in the content by crop , swine or cattle.

“The DoubleClick system on the Farms.com website will allow you to manage and track your results, such as impressions and banner clicks. If you don't want to manage your own reports Farms.com can manage them for you with monthly updates and reports,” says Jim Eadie, Account Executive.

Call Jim Eadie today for a demonstration 1-877-438-5729 Ext.5043 or visit
www.agpromote.com or
www.doubleclick.com

Farm Computer Usage and Ownership
This report presents information on farmer's computer access, ownership, farm business use, and internet access. The information is based on data collected during NASS's June Agricultural Survey. State, region, economic class, and type of farm present the farmer responses. This information is collected and a report issued every two years.

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Farms.com Media Testimonials
NK Brand - Syngenta Seeds
“NK Brand - Syngenta Seeds developed a strategic marketing relationship with Farms.com in the fall of 2004. It was NK Brand's goal to create product awareness towards current and potential clients. "We look forward to continued success working with a world class website like Farms.com."

Cathy Soanes
Technical Information and Marketing Manager
NK Brand - Syngenta Seeds

Banner Ads That Work: Develop a follow-through mechanism
By Jim Eadie - Online Marketing Specialist
Positioning your banner on a website, for the purpose of branding your company, services and/or products, is acceptable. However, if your banner is created in such a manner that solicits the user to click on the banner for a “special prize,” an immediate follow-through must occur.

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Keep checking back for our monthly installment of Banner Ads That Work.

AgCareers.com - A Full Service Internet Based Recruiting Tool
AgCareers.com is the leading provider of Human Resources services to the agriculture and food industries.
Latest Ag Marketing Career Opportunities
Public Relations Account Supervisor
Bader Rutter & Associates
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
Advertising Sales Manager Canadian Poultry Magazine
Annex Publishing & Printing Inc
Simcoe, Ontario Canada
Communications Head
Gowan Company
Yuma, Arizona USA
International Operations Comm Consultant
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
Des Moines, Iowa USA
Communications & PR Manager
Ag 1 Source
Undisclosed, Missouri USA
Communication Manager, Professional Products
Syngenta
Greensboro, North Carolina USA
Marketing Manager
Growmark
Vandalia, Illinois USA
Agricultural Products Marketing Associate
BASF
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina USA
Equine Product Manager
Bayer Animal Health
Shawnee, Kansas USA
Marketing Promotions Manager
Multi Ag Media LLC
Westmont (Chicago), Illinois USA
Agricultural Equipment Analyst/Editor
IRON Solutions LLC
Fenton, Missouri USA
Director- Middle East
U.S. Grains Council
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Farms.com Marketing Opportunities
Farms.com Media has a wide selection of marketing services that advertisers can take advantage of. Click on our Media site at www.AgPromote.com for more information.

Farms.com Media Kit- Direct Marketing (Databases, Contests, Email Sign Ups)
- Logos and advertorials
- Banner advertisements
- Button Advertisements
- Product Features
- DoubleClick System (Demographics targeting)

- Electronic Email Sponsorship - Includes the following Farms.com e-mail Newsletters:

  • Farms.com Swine Newsletter - Over 4000 Pork Producers weekly
  • Farms.com Grain Newsletter - Over 5000 grain industry professionals monthly
  • AgFreight Newsletter - Over 2000 Ag Shippers and Carriers monthly
  • AgCareer.com Newsletter - Over 40 000 Agri Professionals weekly
  • Farms.com Media Newsletter - Over 2000 Agri Marketing Professionals monthly

To See the Farms.com Media kit, click here.

Contact us and we will prepare a customized, targeted online campaign proposal on how Farms.com can help you achieve your monthly objectives.

The Farms.com Current Family of Products and Services include:
Farms.com Media: Provides a wide range of knowledge products and services such as, the www.farms.com Information Portal Website. Our online advertising services for agribusiness can be found at www.agpromote.com

PigCHAMP Inc.: The Leading Swine knowledge management company with a wide range of software solutions for the pork industry www.pigchamp.com.

M&F Trading: Provides marketing services and develops new opportunities in the swine and cattle industry www.mandftrading.com.

Farms.com Risk Management: A leading commodity risk management services company with a wide range of innovative offerings www.farms.com/hedge.

AgFreight.com: is a leading transportation and logistics services provider to trucking companies and shippers of agriculture and bulk commodities www.agfreight.com.

AgSoftware.com: is a leading provider of IT solutions and software for the agriculture industry www.agsoftware.com.

eHARVEST: Provides innovative information, technology and consulting solutions to the food industry, processors, retailers, food service and participants of the supply chain www.eharvest.com. Farms.com is a partner in Veriprime.com

To Contact Farms.com
Jim Eadie or Joe Dales
Marketing and Media Division

1-877-438-5729
fax:(519) 438-3152

Check out the Farms.com Media Marketing website www.AgPromote.com

Please email joe.dales@farms.com for newsletter suggestions, comments or concerns.

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