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I studied Graphic Design at Red River College in the early 2000’s—and as the title suggests, I really was very much “in my own head” during that time. The fact is, when you begin learning your craft as a student, you’re mostly just trying to [...]

This past year agribusinesses were forced to embrace new sales and marketing practices in order to see growth. Concurrently, both sales and marketing teams lost their ability to rely on trade shows [...]

To do our part for this year’s Bell Let’s Talk Day, Think Shift asked our amazing team to share their own personal thoughts and stories relating to mental health. We are so proud of those who contributed, as we know it takes courage and candor to [...]

In recent years, Apple has taken a more privacy-focused stance in the digital marketplace, including new hardware and software releases geared toward stronger protection of user data. In fact, Apple’s most recent software announcement [...]

Over the past 5 years, the alignment of sales and marketing has become a top priority for many in charge of growing their organization’s business. To do so, business development leaders are breaking down silos of data and creating a collaborative relationship between marketing and sales teams.

In agribusiness, there are few departments that bear more of the business development burden than sales and marketing.

In case you missed them, we’ve created a list of our five most-liked and read articles of 2020. Read on to find the topics and tools agrimarketers, like you, engaged with the most over the past year. We hope you find them just as useful for your organization as you prepare and strategize for 2021.

2020 is in the rear-view mirror but the consequences of one of the most challenging years on record are still being felt. Agricultural markets are intrinsically global and not so strange to global influences. Be it a commercial war, protectionist measures, disruptions in logistics or weather, ag traders have always been nimble and watchful, making their decisions accordingly. But what about us, agrimarketers?

In business, as in life, there are very few truly revolutionary events that forever change what was or what will be. With its history of disrupting nearly every industry it has penetrated, e-commerce continues to be one of these lasting forces.

As we enter the final quarter of what has been a uniquely challenging year for agribusiness, many of you will no doubt be starting your marketing planning process for 2021. While in most years, this would be a relatively straightforward and iterative process of measure [...]