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Marketing Why Advertise in the Herd Reference Issue? By Mallory Blunier, NALF director of PR & Media When advertising in today’s society, your marketing plan has to cover a wide range of generations by utilizing many different media outlets. The baby boomer generation is going to want to read everything off of print, whether that is a magazine or the daily newspaper, many are not acclimated to the computer technology that we have today. Generation X is going to hit both the digital and print platforms, you will have some that will still only read the print advertising but may be looking over the digital as well. On the other end of the advertising spectrum, to get the Millennials attention, you have to have some kind of digital advertising. The North American Limousin Foundation is progressing with the technology but realizes that print is still a valuable asset to us and the breeders that we 32 | MAY 2018 serve. By having the magazine online, we can get your ads into the hands of the older generation and also the up and coming generation of breeders. The biggest issue of LIMOUSIN TODAY is the June/July Herd Reference Issue. This is the issue that you get your operation name in the magazine, as well as in the Blue Book that comes out with it. This year, not only will the issue be on many coffee tables around the world, but it will be available to anyone digitally on NALF. org. This means that your cattle operation information will be in three different places that can be viewed by potential buyers! Discounts are available for advertising in the 2018 LIMOUSIN TODAY Herd Reference issue. When you advertise (minimum ½ page, 4-color) in this year’s June/July Issue and August issue, you will receive a free E-blast ($250 value). That is FREE advertising to over 3,500 contacts on the NALF email list. Early copy deadline and pre-pay discounts are available. By becoming a contract advertiser, six or ten time, you can receive discounts for multiple issues. Talk to your regional manager or myself about promotional bundles that NALF is offering to fit your budget and program. These bundles can include: email blasts, print advertising, NALF.org banner ads, or E-Partners banner ads. Contact information can be found at NALF.org or in all the LIMOUSIN TODAY publications. Keep in mind that NALF does not charge for design services. I