Lenexa, Kan., (April 13, 2020) — Farm Journal announced today that Tyler Smith has joined the company as an Enterprise Account Director. An accomplished sales, marketing and relationship manager, Smith will represent Farm Journal’s portfolio of products and provide data-driven solutions for a national territory of agribusiness and rural-focused clients.
“It’s clear Tyler has exactly the DNA we are looking for as we transition to a world where data, research and informed intelligence serve as the backbone to providing solutions-based outcomes for our customers,” said Brian Conrady, Executive Vice President, Crop Digital & Broadcast for Farm Journal.
A graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and a Master of Business Administration, Smith’s career spans more than a decade of service to both agricultural and consumer clients. Since 2014 he has served as a national account executive for Meredith Corporation’s Agrimedia division. He also served five years at Daymon Worldwide Inc., where he managed sales, marketing and promotional efforts for suppliers and supermarket chains. Smith was named the 2018 Next Generation Ag Marketer by the National Agri-Marketing Association.
Smith begins his new role at Farm Journal on April 27. He can be contacted at tsmith@farmjournal.com.
About Farm Journal
Farm Journal is the nation’s leading business information and media company serving the agricultural market. Started 144 years ago with the preeminent Farm Journal magazine, the company serves the row crop, livestock, produce and retail sectors through branded websites, eNewsletters and phone apps; business magazines; live events including conferences, seminars and tradeshows; nationally broadcasted television and radio programs; a robust mobile text marketing business; and an array of data-driven paid information products. Farm Journal also is the majority shareholder of the online equipment marketplace, Machinery Pete LLC. In 2010 the company established the non-profit, public charity Farm Journal Foundation dedicated to sustaining agriculture’s ability to meet the vital needs of a growing population through education and empowerment.