Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22521
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Agricultural Publishers Association Archives, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 5., Agricultural Publishers Association. Special Bulletin. 2 pages., Reports on influence of the farm press in identifying the source of an anonymous survey designed to gain publicity and make misstatements against other tractor manufacturers.
Describes a new John Deere Dealer Direct service that allows dealers to log in and create customized direct marketing materials, which are then printed and mailed for them.
Report on viral marketing campaigns that use video on the Web. Cites two examples: TractorChasers.com, used by John Deere to stimulate interest in a new line of tractors, and Blimp Chasers, used by Syngenta to create interest in a seed treatment for the cotton market.
