Brand Update 2019: Year in Review
A global community from gate to plate that is focused on quality propels the Certified Angus Beef ® brand’s success. View our 2019 Brand Update for an overview of the people, initiatives and relationships that fueled a 15th consecutive year of growth and the fulfillment of our mission since 1978: to create demand and add value for Angus cattle, and support the family farmers and ranchers who raise it.
A global community from gate to plate that is focused on quality propels the Certified Angus Beef ® brand’s success. View our 2019 Brand Update for an overview of the people, initiatives and relationships that fueled a 15th consecutive year of growth and the fulfillment of our mission since 1978: to create demand and add value for Angus cattle, and support the family farmers and ranchers who raise it.
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BUILDING BRIDGES<br />
It’s one th<strong>in</strong>g for these everyday environmentalists to make<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>ability a priority <strong>in</strong> their daily work. But like the ripple<br />
effect of a s<strong>in</strong>gle drop of water, there’s a lot of collective<br />
power <strong>in</strong> folks like Ulrich, Henderson, Jones, Place and so<br />
many others shar<strong>in</strong>g their experiences, their research and<br />
most of all their stories with a wider audience.<br />
“These misconceptions around beef and beef production are<br />
only go<strong>in</strong>g to persist as the marketplace cont<strong>in</strong>ues to evolve,”<br />
says Melissa Brewer, vice president of communications for the<br />
Certified Angus Beef ® brand. “It’s vitally important that we as<br />
a brand help facilitate these conversations and connect our<br />
partners, their customers and consumers with those who<br />
understand the reality of the beef community firsthand.”<br />
Often, it’s about creat<strong>in</strong>g connections and build<strong>in</strong>g relationships.<br />
“When people get the chance to meet a farmer and ask them<br />
questions, they usually realize they care about the same<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs,” says Brewer. “Everyone cares about what they’re<br />
feed<strong>in</strong>g their family. People often just want to know that<br />
farmers really are do<strong>in</strong>g the right th<strong>in</strong>gs, and care about their<br />
cattle and their land.”<br />
That’s why brand partners and <strong>in</strong>fluencers are <strong>in</strong>vited to<br />
spend time on real work<strong>in</strong>g farms as they learn more about the<br />
brand and the beef community, so they have the opportunity<br />
to ask questions and ga<strong>in</strong> a greater perspective that they can<br />
take back to their teams, their customers or their followers.<br />
Support<strong>in</strong>g these <strong>in</strong>-person opportunities are a variety of<br />
resources available to brand partners like fact sheets, videos<br />
and other takeaways that help share the ranch<strong>in</strong>g story and<br />
dispel myths.<br />
“Farmers have a great story to share, and consumers are<br />
hungry to know more,” Brewer says. “With that comes the<br />
obligation and opportunity to learn more from each other<br />
and open up more dialogue, uphold<strong>in</strong>g our promise of<br />
deliver<strong>in</strong>g the very best beef.”<br />
Place concurs.<br />
“We can move quality and efficiency together. It’s not that<br />
as we become more efficient, we’re sacrific<strong>in</strong>g these other<br />
areas. That’s really what susta<strong>in</strong>ability is. It’s about be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
good bus<strong>in</strong>esspeople and do<strong>in</strong>g right by the environment,<br />
and do<strong>in</strong>g right by the community.”<br />
SEEKING SUSTAINABILITY<br />
<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Brand</strong> <strong>Update</strong> 47