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NY Farm Bureau Grassroots JAN 2023

Opportunity dominated conversations at the New York Farm Bureau annual conference in Buffalo. While Focusing on the Future, the talk on the floor and on the stage was all about the positive ways we would adapt, advance, and achieve.

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New Year, New People, New Digs

Rochester, New York (January 24, 2023) – 2023 is off to an inspiring start for 29 Design Studio, an award-winning creative agency founded by Maureen Ballatori in 2007. The agency, which serves clients in the food, beverage, and agriculture industries, has added two new members to the team and moved into new office spaces in Rochester and Geneva, NY.

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Forbes.com: How To Build A Premium Artisanal Brand

Forbes.com published an article from 29 Design Studio Founder + CEO Maureen Ballatori. The article highlights four of Maureen’s tips to create an artisanal brand and a premium experience for your customer.
“For many Americans, purchase behavior is driven less by what the product is and more by who is doing the selling. […]

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Forbes.com: Using Trendspotting to Propel Your Business Forward

29 Design Studio Founder + CEO Maureen Ballatori has an eye for what’s up and coming. She shared her expertise in an article for Forbes.com. The article includes tips, techniques, and tools to become a trendspotter in your own right.
“Finding out what’s trending is more than checking an instantaneous ranking on Twitter about hashtags and topics. Blending art and science, trendspotting has become the latest must-have skill for everyone from small business owners to Wall Street CEOs.”[…]

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29 Design Studio Early Winners for Hermes Creative Awards

29 Design Studio is being honored for their creative work by the 2022 Hermes Creative Awards. The agency took home Gold for their logo design for Geneva Made as well as Gold for Hudson River Fruit Distributors Leave Behinds and received an Honorable Mention for their Chicken Sausage packaging for Leep Foods.

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Forbes.com: Farmers Tap Into Consumer Curiosity About Food

Forbes.com published an article featuring a recipe for success for diverse agritourism destinations. The article, which included 10 ingredients that make for successful agritourism, was written by 29 Design Studio Founder + CEO Maureen Ballatori.
“For many Americans, particularly those living in urban environments, how food makes it into their homes, supermarkets and restaurants seems almost like magic. When that “magic” broke down during Covid amid food supply chain issues, consumers became even more curious about where food comes from and how to obtain locally sourced products.”[…]

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