Regional Social/Professional Development Session
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Quarry Integrated Communications, 1440 King Street North,, St. Jacobs
Mark your calendars! Join host Meaghan Ryersee for an upcoming regional social/tour and professional development session on November 23rd in St. Jacobs. Please see full details below.
Cost: Free for members $10 for non-members
Agenda:
Tour of Quarry where attendees will learn about the:
· Heritage of the Quarry campus, including the FELT Lab · Quarry’s agriculture roots · How the company’s rigorous approach to seeing “The Customer” and the differences between client’s customers, has helped the agency enjoy 40+ years of success in the marketing industry · Trends within the agriculture industry as told directly by veteran strategists, Bob Wilbur and Naheed Somji
Professional Development · Major Keys to Social Media Measurement
Speaker bios
About Bob Wilbur
Bob brings marketing strategy to life based on a combination of marketplace and customer insight, creative ideation and strategic perspective. As a long standing Quarry teammate, Bob has devoted his career to agricultural and animal health marketing, both in Canada and the US, from East to West.
Bob has applied his planning and communication expertise across a broad spectrum of business: crop protection, seed, animal health (livestock and companion animal) finance, equipment and organizations that represent producers and the industry. And he has had the privilege to work with major brands such as Syngenta, NK Seed, BASF, Novartis Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health and Proven Seed.
About Naheed Somji
Naheed’s passion is marketing; his medium is social media. He thrives in challenging environments that require creative thinking and out-of-the-box solutions.
'Content marketing' and 'audience engagement' aren't just buzzwords to me, they are what he does daily. Under Naheed’s stewardship, Quarry has been named one of the Top 100 Content Marketing Brands of 2015 and a Top 10 B2B Marketing Brand. He develops and manages social media campaigns for Quarry and its clients: Syngenta Canada, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Autism Services Waterloo Region, and Turkey Farmers of Canada.
About Quarry Quarry specializes in transforming brands at two inflection points. 1) Brands poised for expansion; 2) Brands facing disruption. Located in the heart of St. Jacobs, Ontario, Quarry is a full-service buyer experience agency for savvy marketers who want to transform their business brand. Founded in 1973, Quarry has helped major agriculture brands like BASF, Syngenta Canada, Novartis Animal Health and John Deere connect with their customers with powerful story-telling, impactful design and valuable content, conveyed in engaging new ways.
A pay your own way dinner will follow afterward. Location to be determined.
If you are interested to attend, please RSVP by November 16 to Meaghan Ryersee at Meaghan.ryersee@syngenta.com or 519-837-5916.
We look forward to seeing you in St. Jacobs!