AKC Marketing is a full-service agency. We have several decades of marketing experience in numerous industries and push to market you above your competition.
Joining us in welcoming our newest employee!
@AndrewCDowns
is joining us as Merchandise Sales Executive after a 15-year career in radio. He’s a husband and father of two and a native Iowan. Andrew loves sports, music, food and spending time with his family.
I'm super excited to announce that I've started my new job with
@AKCMARKETING
, a locally owned group in Johnston!
Hit me up if you have any merchandise needs (apparel, promotional items, etc.) I'd love to help you out.
Andrew
@akcmarketing
.com
AKC Merchandise loved putting together these hats for a couple of local independent media companies in
@IowaEverywhere
and
@cyclonefanatic
! We can help your brand stand out too, email merch
@akcmarketing
.com to get started.
Our friends at the
@WeWillCllective
put on a great volleyball camp earlier this year and we were stoked to help with some glow-in-the-dark volleyballs that Cyclone players autographed for the campers!
Last week, we had the pleasure of attending
@PioneerSeeds
AgronCon 2022 and helping with the first AgronEMMYs. Congrats to all the winners! We can't wait to see what great content you make for farmers this year!
With more information than ever at our fingertips, data drives important business decisions. That’s why
@AKCMARKETING
became a
@databoxHQ
certified partner, to continue to deliver data driven solutions for our clients.
#DataboxCertified
#DataboxPartner
We’re bringing home the hardware! A few members of our team accepted awards at NAMA last night, including a first-place multimedia campaign! Congrats to our great team and thank you for the continued hard work!
It's World Milk Day! Working with a company that is so vital to the dairy industry makes today extra fun for us! Show us in the comments how you're celebrating
#WorldMilkDay
#DairyProud
It's
#NationalGiveSomethingAwayDay
- and that's what we're doing! We will randomly select two people who retweet this post and give away a prize pack!
We will DM the winners. You must claim your prize in-person at AKC Marketing. Employees cannot enter.
We're celebrating three work anniversaries this month -- join us in congratulating Ann Marie Edwards and Scott Holton on eight years with AKC and Aimee Menhusen on one year!
June is
#NationalDairyMonth
and our client Lely (
@DairyRobot
) has been encouraging everyone to show they are
#dairyproud
by posting a photo or video enjoying their favorite dairy treat. Of course, we could never pass up the opportunity to have ice cream sandwiches!
Congratulations to our own Laurie DePhillips, who has been selected as the 2021
@amaiowa
Volunteer of the Year! Thank you for being an amazing representative of AKC Marketing. We are beyond proud of all you do for AKC and AMA.
Each day, we are fortunate to work with great agricultural companies serving farmers locally and globally. On National Ag Day, we are especially grateful to work for and alongside so many great people in ag!
#AgDay21
On this day of thanks, we would like to express our gratitude. First, we are thankful to our clients for all the opportunities they've given us, without which we would not exist! And second to our amazing team, who consistently produces outstanding work, year after year.
The AKC team got to see the culmination of a lot of hard work at the
@pivotbio
booth at the Farm Progress Show yesterday. Everything looked great and we finally got to meet the
@DieselBrosTV
team and see the Ultimate Farm Truck in person!
#FPS22
So here at AKC, we're trying out some new team-building events, like movie night...It may have worked too well. Check out
@rel_productions
fantastic work in this Top Gun-inspired short!
Follow along as
@pivotbio
Product Development Lead Ernie Sanders travels around the Corn Belt to see how Pivot Bio products are doing in the field. Check in daily by following the hashtag
#JourneyWithErnie
or by clicking here:
Today’s
#JourneyWithErnie
takes him to the
@IowaStateU
Experimental Research Station to check out Pivot Bio PROVEN crop growth. Follow Ernie’s complete Journey here:
Happy
#NationalFarmersDay
! Thanks to our clients, we have the opportunity to work with farmers on a daily basis. Remember to thank a farmer today and every day!
The third week in July is Capture the Sunset Week. We couldn't resist sharing this beautiful sunset behind the AKC office. And if you need any help with marketing, stop in sometime before sunset. We'd be happy to help!
On June 2,
@DairyRobot
held the grand opening of Lely Park Campus in Pella, Iowa. Special guests included Debi Durham, Director of the
@BusinessIOWA
and
@IADeptAg
Secretary
@MikeNaigIA
. We're proud to have played a part in its successful launch!
This Thanksgiving, we are thankful to have a group of employees producing outstanding work for the clients we're very fortunate to work with. From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
Great to spend some quality time this Holiday Season with the Lely team. We are proud to not only have them for a client, but to be considered partners in their business.
@DairyRobot
A little rain won't stop us from finding our oasis this week at the
@pivotbio
Farm Progress show booth. We'll be here all week, stop on by!
#FPS21
@FPShow
We heard today is
#InternationalDogDay
, so we thought we'd introduce you to some of our employee's furry friends! Can you guess which dog belongs to which employee?
What's your favorite scary/Halloween movie? Reply with an image or GIF!
Remember, participation could get you some Halloween treats... Or maybe it's a trick🎃
Our merchandising department has been busy 👀 Check out some of the recent projects they've completed. Have merchandise needs? Drop a reply and we'll chat!
We're in Modesto, CA this week helping Lely (
@DairyRobot
) put on the 2022 Care Conference. Thank you to our employees and our team at REL Productions for setting up everything!
We asked, you voted - the undisputed King of St. Patty's Day traditions is the OG superfood, POTATO! Thank you everyone for participating in our
#StBracketsDay
polls🍀
We’re excited to help
@pivotbio
as they partner with the
@NationalFFA
to encourage students to create a video on what they’ve learned in the classroom. All entrants will have a chance to win $250 for them and $250 for their FFA Chapter.
REMINDER: Tune in today at 10 am CT to take part in our client
@pivotbio
's virtual field day. Hear from agronomists and farmers as they talk through their experiences with Pivot Bio PROVEN. Click below to watch:
Today we are thankful for the gifts provided by our planet. The Earth lets us grow the crops that feed the world, and we are proud to work with ag clients that take that responsibility to heart - Both in providing for farmers and consumers, and in caring for Earth
#EarthDay2022
Hey all you Ghosts and Ghouls, be on the lookout next week for our Five Days of Frights. Participation could get you some Halloween treats... Or maybe it's a trick. You'll just have to find out!
We were happy to assist
@pivotbio
with the graphics to their new Ames office. Special thanks to local artist John Neal for helping us and Pivot Bio with bringing the artwork to life. You can see more of John’s work at .
Our team volunteered at
@mfth
recently, to package meals for hungry people in our community and around the world. Volunteering during the holidays reminds us how fortunate we are, and how we can better serve our community. Thanks again to our outstanding team for their efforts!
A BIG thank you to Denise and Laurie for volunteering to co-chair the
@amaiowa
AMA Experience 2021! From organizing the event to getting signups and filling swag boxes, these two have made AKC proud.
#Experience2021
The magic allure of movies, baseball, family and the farm all converge at Dyersville's
@fodmoviesite
. Even the AKC team was drawn to the ballfield last week for a photo/video shoot. Check back soon to find out why!
Agency of the Year! AKC Marketing was recognized as the Agency of the Year at the
@amaiowa
2021 NOVA Awards. We couldn't be more proud of our great team and everything they do for our clients. Congrats!
Last week was a blast! We had the opportunity to represent our client, Lely (
@DairyRobot
) at
@WDExpo
in Madison, Wisconsin. It was also pretty cool to hangout with Ruby, the Red Cow.
#WDE21
We recently helped our client,
@pivotbio
, with a company-wide live stream. This fantastic event was a precursor to the larger farmer virtual field day June 18 at 10 am CT. You aren't going to want to miss this. Find out more here:
As much fun as all the snow and ice and stuff was (really, we had a blast, we swear), it’s such a relief to finally see and feel the sun and enjoy the first day of summer. How do you plan to enjoy your summer?
We were lucky enough to be the 10,000th case opened for our IT consultant firm,
@TritoneCo
. As a thank you, they brought us a few boxes of
@hdciowa
! Thanks!
Join us in welcoming Scott Rhone to the AKC team! Scott is a design professional. He graduated from
@GrandViewUniv
and has spent his career in the Des Moines area. Scott loves baseball (even the ups and downs of being a Cubs fan), movies, music and is an avid Star Wars fan.
.
@ochocinco
if you need a place to set up shop to accept challengers, we'll supply the space and the Xbox! Who in the Des Moines area has what it takes to take on the
#FIFA18KING
?
We are beyond humbled have won 3 first place awards at the Best of
#NAMA
and be amongst some of the giants in the ag industry. Thank you to our amazing clients and everyone who made these awards possible!
On June 18, we helped our client
@pivotbio
host a virtual field day for farmers. You can catch the event in its entirety here: . We also wanted to share a behind-the-scenes look! A big thanks to REL Productions and
@DWebware
for making this event possible!
.
@rel_productions
is in Texas, hanging out with Bareback rider Rocker Steiner and filming Justin McKee, host of the Cowboy Channel! Here's some behind-the-scenes fun 🎥
Thank you to our fantastic Bourbon & Bowties Design Partner,
@AKCMARKETING
for creating all of our event materials. We would also like to thank our Print Partner,
@UnbankWithUs
for printing all our posters, brochures & postcards. Buy your tickets at !
It's
#NationalDonutDay
! Take a second to vote for your favorite kind of donut in our donut poll. If you don't see your favorite, comment below the poll!
Today we held our 4th Annual Chili Cook-Off! The competition was fierce & spicy, but these competitors' chili simmered just a little hotter than the rest:
First Place: Denise
Second Place: Eric
Third Place: Jenna
Thank you to all our great judges/employees!
We finally did it. We said "F" it, literally. We added an F to our name. Welcome to A KFC. Now you can get your marketing with a side of delicious fried chicken!
We are proud to be able to represent our amazing clients to the fullest extent of our abilities. We yielded great results at the Region 3 Best of
@officialNAMA
Awards Celebration held this week. AKC won 11 awards and we can't wait to advance to Nationals!
This
@pivotbio
video worked both as an introduction to a new product and as a small introduction to a big company. Pivot Bio is working hard to change the way farmers think about nitrogen, while supporting them every step of the way. Thank you for the nomination,
@amaiowa
!
People's Choice Voting is LIVE now! Head over to our AMA Iowa Facebook page to complete the mission and vote for your favorite finalist entries.
#amaiowa
#MissionNOVAXV