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Find Your Happy Place in Baltimore? Huh?

August 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blog posts by Betty, Fail 'o' the Day, Wary of the advice of others

I think people who work at a city or state’s convention and visitors bureau have the hardest jobs. These are people who must tout the latest and greatest going on in their respective areas, but obviously have zero control over outside forces. Imagine working at New York’s tourism office right after 9/11. Ouch. We’ve discussed [...]

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New Orleans’ Geaux-Geaux PR Push

June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia

The Guardian’s travel section has reported on this PR campaign for New Orleans, financed by BP’s money: The B in BP may no longer mean British, but tell that to New Orleans. The city is using a $5m cheque from the company to launch what might be seen as only a slightly tongue-in-cheek anti-British campaign, [...]

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