An Allegory and Word Picture showing aspects of planting, growing and harvest. |
In my mind I see a couple of pictures that have stuck in my memory. As you suggest in the word, "cultivating", a background of rural roots surfaces. Advertising, in the environment of marketing, compares to soil preparation prior to planting the seed. Before long in this allegory, one can build a word picture that paints a relationship the grower has with the soil. It's tempting to focus on the soil but it's not about the dirt. It's about the planter and producer of the eventual crop. Too few prepare for the harvest. As in marketing and providing products and services, the farmer monitors, fertilizes and cultivates his field. If the crop is grain, no cultivating is essential to let the crop grow unhindered by disrupting it's foliage and soil. All crops require tools and machinery for an efficient harvest. Getting these ready occupies much time as the rains and sunshine do the work the producer is unable to provide. He is helpless at this point but has done what he could. Have you traveled in the heartland of our nation, seeing rows of shinning circular bins waiting to be filled with tons of grain? As in agriculture, the marketer and sales person of any industry knows that effective and efficient ways of processing his rewards and results of the harvest are just as much a part of planting, cultivating and harvest. RH rudyhiebert.myamsoil.com |