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5 marketing must-haves for grain growers
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#1Connect with end consumers
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Customers buy products, consumers use them.
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What are consumers buying into?YOU the farmer.
Supporting their LOCAL ECONOMY.
Community VALUES.
What are consumers looking for? A CONNECTION to the source.
Alignment of TASTE and NUTRITION.
A more meaningful EXPERIENCE with their food.
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Engaging with your end consumer...
On the farm | farm tours, community events
Point of purchase | farmers markets, in-store demos
Online | social media, community forums, listserv
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#2Be searchable
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What’s discoverable on Google?
Websites | Squarespace, Wordpress
Social media properties | Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Farm listings | NGGA, Vermont Farm to Plate, NOFA, local
papers, Coop supplier profiles
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#3Leverage existing partnerships
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Work with your customers to reach consumers via packaging, on-shelf signage, and digital platforms.
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Co-branded packaging
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Social media cross-promotion
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Point of Purchase visibility
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Promotional materials
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#4Stay focused
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Focus on platforms that you have time to manage and that serve a specific purpose for your brand.
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Decide which (if any) social media platforms are most useful to you - don’t worry about the others.
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#5Understand your audience
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Different channels and platforms cater to different audiences.
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Who is your audience and what are they interested in?
Industry partners & customers | industry news, conferences, product
specs, varieties, product availability, growing & processing
Consumers | happenings on the farm, finished products (baked goods,
beer, etc), where you’ll be (events), growing & processing, product
availability & where to buy
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Who is your audience and what are they interested in?
Industry partners & customers | industry news, conferences, product
specs, varieties, product availability, growing & processing
Consumers | happenings on the farm, finished products (baked goods,
beer, etc), where you’ll be (events), product availability & where to buy,
growing & processing
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Growing your marketing presence.
What is your audience responding to?
What is going unnoticed?
What comes most naturally to you?