Pride of Dakota Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 3, 2006

JOHNSON UNVEILS NEW PRIDE OF DAKOTA WEBSITE

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson says a new website for the Pride of Dakota program will be a valuable marketing tool for member companies, as well as a ready source of Pride of Dakota products for consumers across the state and around the world.

Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson and Chris Angell, owner of Angell's Images, Bismarck, unveiled the new Pride of Dakota website, www.prideofdakota.com, at a recent press conference.

“Just bookmark www.prideofdakota.com in your web browser, and you can reach any Pride of Dakota member company and in many cases buy their products right online,” Johnson said Wednesday.

The new website provides each Pride of Dakota member company with an individual member page to list information about the company and its products or services. Each member page will be linked to the members’ own website and e-mail addresses.

“For member companies that already have a website, this is an additional way they can market their company as well as their own site,” Johnson said. “For members who do not have their own website, this gives them a presence on the Internet.”

The listing on the website is free to Pride of Dakota member companies.

Other features of the new website include:

• A search engine, enabling users to search the website by company, category, product and city.
• A listing of links to companies with e-commerce capabilities.
• A listing of Pride of Dakota programs.
• A calendar of events.
• A member section with upcoming activities, membership renewal applications and an order form for ordering Pride of Dakota stickers.

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture maintains the website.

Authorized by the Legislature and administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, the Pride of Dakota program fosters the development and growth of small businesses and especially businesses that are farm-based or rely on agricultural commodities. Pride of Dakota member companies can participate in cooperative promotion and marketing events; receive representation at local, state, regional, national, and international trade shows and educational opportunities. More than 400 companies are Pride of Dakota members.

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MEDIA: For more information, please call Patrice Lahlum or Ted Quanrud at (701) 328-2231.