Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08607
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of results of a survey among extension agents about their distribution and use of extension publications. Louisiana Agricultural College Extension, Baton Rouge. 6 pages., Author advises against mailing material to a general mailing list or handing out material indiscriminately at meetings.
USA: Federal Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08920
Notes:
Page 9 in Lucinda Crile, Review of Extension Studies - January to June 1950, Extension Service Circular 470, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. July 1950. Summary of findings from analytic studies of four phases of extension work in Colorado, Colorado Agriculture College Extension, Fort Collins. 1950. Pages 1-31., Includes analysis of changes in teaching methods and activities by home demonstration agents in Colorado during that period, including use of telephones, circulars, and mass media.
Findings prompt researchers to recommend the use of information and communications technologies with conventional approaches in conservation agriculture knowledge networks.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08626
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of research report. Department of Poultry, New York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York. 19 pages.
Zagonel, Anissa (author), Baker, Lauri M. (author), King, Audrey E.H. (author), and Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University
Association for Communication Excellence
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2019
Published:
United States: New Prairie Press
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: D10433
15 pages., Via online journal., Investment of employees in a brand can lead to greater public understanding and positive impressions of a brand by external stakeholders. However, this can be challenging in public organizations with multiple brand segments and a large number of employees spread across great distance with limited funds for marketing. While previous work has looked at Extension agents, faculty, and volunteers’ brand perceptions, no studies have looked at communication services employees’ investment in the brand. The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover how well employees in a university and Extension printing and mail entity understood the Extension brand and their investment in the brand. Research questions that guided this study were: 1) What perceptions and investment do communication services employees have in the Extension brand? And 2) what are employees’ perceptions of the organization’s branding and marketing efforts? Each of the 18 interviews included a series of questions focusing on employees’ story related to Extension and employees’ thoughts on branding and marketing efforts. Results in this study with communication services employees indicate these employees are not invested in the brand with the majority having little to no understanding of the mission of Extension. This contradicts previous research with employees in other brand segments of Extension. Implications of this work include a need for training on the Extension mission for communication services employees, a shift in culture to encourage investment in the brand, and inclusion of all Extension employees in the mission of Extension.
