{"id":9971,"date":"2017-03-01T09:48:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=9971"},"modified":"2017-03-01T13:10:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:10:02","slug":"conventional-media-social-media-events-all-working-to-deliver-maine-lobster-story-to-bigger-broader-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/conventional-media-social-media-events-all-working-to-deliver-maine-lobster-story-to-bigger-broader-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"Conventional media, social media, events all working to deliver Maine lobster story to bigger, broader audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Progress report from the executive director\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>of the Maine Lobster Marketing Cooperative<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>by Matt Jacobson<\/b><\/p>\n<p>PORTLAND, ME \u2013 Here at the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative (MLMC) our strategy and goals are to reach a large audience.<\/p>\n<p>We want to drive awareness of Maine lobster in all its forms, and we want to spark demand for our product.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to large brands who share the same goals, our tactics are very different.<\/p>\n<p>We plan everything that we do strategically to get the most meaningful impact for our investment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Working with media<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One of our key communication channels, of course, is through media.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, we worked with editors and producers at a variety of news outlets \u2013 like <i>Food &amp; Wine<\/i>, <i>Cooking Light<\/i> (in print) and <i>Morning Joe <\/i>(on MSNBC TV), to name a few \u2013 to bring the story of Maine lobster to their audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine lobster industry has a great story to tell, and media are always eager to be educated on the industry\u2019s background and news updates.<\/p>\n<p>In working with reporters and editors at a wide range of outlets, we reached over one billion people.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, more than one <i>billion<\/i> people had the opportunity to see our story and learn about the Maine lobster industry \u2013 from the sustainable fishing processes, to the quality and elevated flavor of Maine lobster meat, to culinary applications of the meat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9930 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-140x173.jpg 140w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-25x31.jpg 25w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-31x38.jpg 31w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-174x215.jpg 174w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-220x271.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-210x259.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover-250x308.jpg 250w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CFN-3-17-cover.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>To get the rest of the March 2017 issue of\u00a0<em>Commercial Fisheries News,\u00a0<\/em>please\u00a0choose from the\u00a0following options:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 BUY a Single PRINT edition of CFN that is delivered by MAIL.\u00a0<a title=\"Single Issue \u2013 Print Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/print-single-issue\/\">PRINT EDITION<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Quickly enjoy ONLINE access with our Hi-DEF flip-book.\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a title=\"February 2017 \u2013 Online Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2017\/march-2017-online-edition\/\">PURCHASE THIS ONLINE EDITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Shop the<a href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/archive-issues\/\">\u00a0Online ARCHIVE<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Read online flip-book immediately with purchased access key and download a copy for yourself to keep. \u00a0Not sure if it works for you? 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