<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDIGITAL CONTENT AND ONLINE SHOPPING–When the world changed and gatherings and celebrations were cancelled, we revamped our digital content focusing on topics like easy dinner ideas and creating the perfect Wisconsin cheeseboard using pantry items. Our data showed that consumers were looking for comfort foods, so we are sharing recipes using cheese and dairy ingredients via Facebook Live videos and on \u201cThe Cheese Life\u201d blog. As a result, we\u2019ve seen our audience skyrocket. Seeing people inspired to cook, we put together a directory of Wisconsin cheese companies that offer online shopping so consumers can enjoy the world\u2019s best cheese in the comfort of their home and have award-winning cheeses delivered straight to their door. Since March 27 we\u2019ve had over 47,000-page views of WisconsinCheese.com\/order resulting in over 16,600 online store visits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
NATIONWIDE AMBASSADORS– Over the past 24 months, we\u2019ve been building an army of Wisconsin Cheese fans across the nation. Our ambassador program, called Cheeselandia, yielded in-home Wisconsin Cheese events hosted by fans in almost all 50 states. In this new era, we took the cheese celebrations online. Sartori sponsored our first virtual event and sent–at no cost to us–samples of cheese to participants in 26 states nationwide. The Cheeselandians learned about Wisconsin cheese from a Master Cheesemaker, cheesemonger and chat room discussions, and blanketed social media with endorsements for Wisconsin cheese on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Because of the huge success of this program, we plan to continue doing these online events sponsored by cheese companies even after quarantine to drive conversations about Wisconsin, our cheeses and our dairy farmers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
PUBLIC RELATIONS\u2014Over the past three years our public relations efforts have yielded $20-$30 million per year. That\u2019s a 50:1 return on investment. Our farmers, cheesemakers and\/or products have been featured on the Kelley Clarkson Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Fox and Friends, Today Show, in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and just this week on Forbes.com. In addition, we are now working to publicize ways Wisconsin\u2019s dairy industry is coming together to help those in need. Milk is one of the most requested food items at food banks, but often the least donated because of its perishable nature. Through our partnership with DATCP, the Hunger Task Force will purchase $1 million of milk through the Dairy Recovery Program, and numerous other processors have lined up to help support those in need in the coming weeks. These combined efforts will help keep the milk moving in Wisconsin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn more about your dairy checkoff by signing up for the farmer newsletter at WisconsinDairy.org. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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