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B.GOA.0129 - Quarterly Goats on the Move e-newsletter

MLA issues a quarterly goat industry e-newsletter to over 7,000 subscribers across the Australian goat industry.

Project start date: 20 June 2020
Project end date: 01 March 2024
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Goat
Relevant regions: National

Summary

The quarterly Goats on the Move e-newsletter is a central communications platform to drive adoption of MLA products and best practice strategies for the goat industry.

Objectives

The quarterly Goats on the Move e-newsletter will contain brief articles and interviews to update goat stakeholders on current and completed goat R&D projects; promote adoption of technologies and goat management strategies; goat producer case studies; provide relevant goat marketing updates; and inform stakeholders of upcoming MLA and MLA-GICA goat events.

Key findings

In its final publication, the Goats on the Move e-newsletter had:
- more than 7,000 subscribers who received the e-newsletter
- an open rate (38%) above industry average for e-newsletter communications
- a click through rate (5%) above the industry average of 2.89%.


Benefits to industry

Producers and industry stakeholders can benefit from a curated industry e-newsletter to drive adoption of MLA products, best practice strategies for industry and provide important industry updates.

MLA action

MLA have continued to fund a second iteration of the Quarterly Goats on the Move e-newsletter for additional three (3) years under B.GOA.2501.

More information

Project manager: Daniel Forwood
Contact email: reports@mla.com.au
Primary researcher: Cox Inall Communications