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What Ag Suppliers Must Know to Stay Ahead in a Rapidly Changing Industry Agriculture is in one of its most consequential periods in decades. Today’s farm economy is under prolonged financial strain that is reshaping how growers make decisions, a moment economists describe as “not . . .
Most machinery dealers are sitting on a mountain of customer data, but still can’t answer the questions that actually move iron: Who’s growing, who’s slowing, and what are they shopping for right now? In a recent Farm Country Update session,...
Marketers, publishers, creators and digital strategists from across the country met in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the 2025 Digital Media Summit on November 12 and 13. The event brought together teams facing the same pressures. Audiences are shifting, behaviors are...
How to Maximize the Impact of Your Co-Op Marketing Investment The problem isn’t that co-op marketing has lost value; it’s that the model hasn’t evolved with modern marketing expectations. As a result, co-op dollars go unused or are wasted due...
The Market ShiftRising input costs, weak commodity prices, and high equipment prices are reshaping dealer priorities. Conversations at the Moving Iron Summit, an industry conference that brought together over 250 ag equipment dealers in September, and industry data both point...
There is no substitute for face-to-face communication. In-person events are giving people a chance to connect on a human level, beyond avatars and email signatures. Sales teams close more deals when they can build trust through real-world interactions. (https://www.bizzabo.com/blog/state-of-in-person-events-infographic) Meeting...
Signs the Market Is Leveling Off What Dealers Should Be Doing Now Bottom Line The worst of the slide appears to be behind us. Stabilizing auctions, fewer trades coming to market, and stronger demand for older iron all point to...
If you’re already using programmatic advertising, think about your last few campaigns. Have you used the same strategy to reach your agriculture audience? Or have you changed your approach and tactics to keep things fresh? Between busy schedules and pressure to get results, we all . . .
Well, let’s compare it to buying a pair of shoes. You can go cheap, but you know those shoes aren’t going to last long. If you only need them for a special event, well, they’ll do in a pinch. Or...
Events also provide an important means of reaching the audience directly because, well, you know that some of the people you want to reach will be there–all in the same place. That’s why programmatic geofencing has become such a popular...
Endemic advertising focuses on placing ads in media that is relevant to the content. Using this approach, your ag-related ad would appear on ag-related sites. For example, at Farm Journal, we offer endemic advertising on the industry’s leading agriculture sites,...
But are all vendors that offer programmatic advertising pretty much the same? Hint: They’re not. Capabilities differ quite a bit. If you’re hoping to reach an agriculture audience, you need a vendor that knows how to do it. Unlike marketing...
Some companies take a similarly wasteful approach with their marketing campaigns. They rely on guesswork, using third-party data and look-a-like audiences in hopes of reaching the farmers or ranchers most likely to be interested in their products or services. The...
While CTR is, no question, an important measure of how successfully you’re driving traffic to your website, consider that the rate of clicks per impression only accounts for 0.5% of all impressions. For a clearer understanding of your campaign’s success,...
