{"id":9089,"date":"2016-03-01T13:18:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=9089"},"modified":"2016-03-01T14:11:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T19:11:48","slug":"a-progress-report-from-the-executive-director-of-the-maine-lobster-marketing-cooperative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/a-progress-report-from-the-executive-director-of-the-maine-lobster-marketing-cooperative\/","title":{"rendered":"A progress report from the executive director of the Maine Lobster Marketing Cooperative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Telling the Maine lobster story to chefs, media, and consumers<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_9094\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9094\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9094\" alt=\"Above, a hard-shell vs. new shell taste test for chefs. (MLMC photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-31x31.jpg 31w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-38x38.jpg 38w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-215x215.jpg 215w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-220x219.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-210x210.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Chef-Side-by-Side-Taste-Test-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Above, a hard-shell vs. new shell taste test for chefs. (MLMC photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>by Matt Jacobson<\/b><\/p>\n<p>PORTLAND, ME \u2013 The election season is upon us \u2013 and, as we all know, it lasts a long time.\u00a0 For the candidates, they hold their rallies, make their calls, and broadcast their advertisements so that on Election Day they get as many votes as possible.<\/p>\n<p>At the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, we too are running a campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But, in our case, every time someone goes to a restaurant with an opportunity to choose lobster, that is our Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>We too are working hard to reel in as many \u201cvotes\u201d as possible \u2013 and 2015 was a great year for our efforts to get the word out about Maine lobster to our targeted audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Targeting chefs<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of our program, we decided to focus our efforts during the summer and early fall, when our supply is highest&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9084\" alt=\"CFN-3_16-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-243x300.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-140x172.jpg 140w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-25x31.jpg 25w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-30x38.jpg 30w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-174x215.jpg 174w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-220x271.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-210x258.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover-250x308.jpg 250w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CFN-3_16-cover.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To get the rest of the March issue of\u00a0<em>Commercial Fisheries News &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>please\u00a0choose from the\u00a0following options<i><\/i>:<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BUY a Single PRINT edition of CFN that is delivered by MAIL.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Single Issue \u2013 Print Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/print-single-issue\/\">Click Here for PRINT EDITION<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quickly enjoy ONLINE access with our feature packed flip-book.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a title=\"March 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2016\/march-2016\/\">PURCHASE ONLINE EDITION<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Read online flip-book immediately with access key and download a copy for yourself. \u00a0Not sure?\u00a0<a title=\"Free Online Flipbooks\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/free-online-flipbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">SAMPLE HERE<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAVE BIG when you\u00a0<a title=\"Subscriptions\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/subscriptions\/\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ninja-children-wrap\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telling the Maine lobster story to chefs, media, and consumers by Matt Jacobson PORTLAND, ME \u2013 The election season is upon us \u2013 and, as we all know, it lasts a long time.\u00a0 For the candidates, they hold their rallies, make their calls, and broadcast their advertisements so that on Election Day they get as &hellip; 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