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Murder is Bad PR

March 29th, 2012 · No Comments · Adirondack Life

“After 11 days and the largest manhunt in New York State history, Robert Garrow was finally in custody.”

Almost 40 years ago, something horrific happened in the Adirondacks – I’m not talking about a big storm or some development project either.

Recent news in Vermont had me pondering my good fortune at only having to “crisis-manage” the inconvenience of a recent hurricane. Besides having to hear about declaring a “disaster” when the snow doesn’t fall, that’s really the worst thing that has impacted our brand in recent memory. It could have been murder.

Robert Garrow - Wanted Poster

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Lake Placid in the Finger Lakes

March 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Destination Marketing

Villa Serendip, Lake Placid NY

For a variety of reasons, I should keep my mouth shut. Oh well.

In some previous post, I mentioned the selection of a new PR Agency of Record for our Empire State. If anyone has been following this stuff, even with a stable administration, there has been some big changes regarding state tourism marketing. New leadership, repositioning of the brand, Saatchi & Saatchi, etc. etc. Well, change is good, right?

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Olympic PR Problem

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Destination Marketing

Beijing’s Olympic Symbol

All judgments aside, this is a problem.

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