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Sep. 22, 2011 Source: Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland news release Agricultural marketing communications leader Ted Priebe has joined Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland (FLM) as senior consultant and chairman of the agency's Board of Advisors. Priebe, who has served as president of two of the country's largest agricultural communications agencies, will provide a crucial link for FLM and its clients with a national board of advisors who comprise a brain trust of leadership and innovation across a broad spectrum of agriculture. Joining Priebe on the FLM Board of Advisors are: • Dr. Kirby Barrick, University of Florida professor and recent dean of that school's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences • Dr. William Boehm, retired senior officer of the Kroger Co. and former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) economist and member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors • Charles Fischer, formerly president and CEO of Dow AgroSciences, Crop Life International, CropLife America and chair of the National FFA Sponsors Advisory Board • Al Johnson, currently the marketing director of AgriPulse Communications and former USDA deputy under secretary for Rural Development and former president of Farm Progress Companies "FLM is a fast-growing agency with an innovative approach for integrating all forms of media and communication to help its clients strengthen their marketplace relationships," said Priebe. "They are bringing real value to a growing roster of organizations dedicated to the business of agriculture and life of rural communities. That is where I have focused my entire career, and I am thrilled to be bringing the incredible expertise of our Board of Advisors and my own agricultural communications experience to FLM and its clients." Most recently Priebe led the strategic branding and communications practice at Adayana, Inc., a global human development consulting company. Prior to that, he served as president/CEO of Meyocks & Priebe Advertising, with offices in Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minn.; Madison, Wis.; and Chicago, Ill. He was also president of Miller Meester Advertising in Minneapolis, where he helped grow the company into the nation's largest agricultural communications agency in the 1990s. Prior to Miller Meester, he was general manager of Century Communications in Chicago, which published Agri Marketing magazine. Priebe has been elected to several national agricultural leadership positions, including chairman of the Board of Directors of the Purdue University Alumni Association; national president of Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) Fraternity; the AGR Hall of Fame; and the National FFA Sponsors Advisory Board. He is also a recipient of the National Agri-Marketing Association Communicator of the Year Award. "Ted Priebe was a champion of integrated communications long before integration was cool, and his knowledge of brand-building is well known by the many agricultural organizations that have worked with him," said FLM President Rob McClelland. "The companies and organizations for which Ted has provided strategic communications leadership is a who's who in agriculture, and we are grateful he has joined the FLM team so we can share his expertise with our clients." Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland is a strategic marketing and communications company serving clients who specialize in the business of agriculture and the life of rural communities. FLM is built upon Wide open thinking™ (www.wideopenthinking.com) with nearly 30 team members in offices in Columbus, Ohio and Minneapolis, Minnesota and operating locations in Washington, D.C. and Bloomington, Illinois. Tweet |
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