TMN Update 0009 - Communications Patterns Around The World

Truffle Media Update 0009 Show Notes: Michael Gates, Vice Chairman of Richard Lewis Communications, shares how people from different countries and regions communicate using a system developed over the past 30 years. These cross cultural communication maps [link] can help you when you are working to gain agreement or make a sale in another country. Michael explains these maps in a conversation with Marketing Over Coffee host John Wall.

TMN Update 0008 - Get Connected, Stay Connected

Truffle Media Update 0008 Show Notes: Matt Rush, Inspirational Speaker & Farm Boy, shares how farmers and ranchers are thought of by consumers. Matt's observations: the general public still has a high positive view of farmers, but they still believe the picture "American Gothic" is the representation of what farming is about. And with the general media's view of agriculture saying that rural American may be a threat to Democracy, Matt states that farmers and ranchers must be present and involved in the day to day conversations on and off line to make real connections with all types and range of people.