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Don Vetter replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

Reno: A Little West of Center. Heard the RSCVA is going for "quirky" for place branding. Anyone going to PRSA today (conference call precludes my attendance), would like to know how quirky can translate into meeting planner attention and co...nven...

August 26

Larry DeVincenzi replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

I dunno Don. My guess is that the new "left of west" or whatever campaign was counting on the national leverage of Reno 911 to pull it into perspective. The new campaign may (again... may) have legs, but it seems like odd timing to suddenly rush t...

August 19

Willie replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

Just to elaborate Don, I assume you are talking about the Washington Post's article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A31628-2001Nov28) on Battle Mountain being an "arm pit" leading to Old Spice sponsoring an "Arm Pit Festival" I think pa...

August 19

Don Vetter replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

How will this effort translate to "butts in beds" and thus room tax revenue for the community? How has the past several years of this show translated into visitors. Has that been measured? Free "publicity" isn't always the best. Think Battle Mount...

August 19

Willie replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

The RSCVA had demonstrated its spectacular incompetence by its campaign to bring back the Comedy Central Show, "Reno 911," which doesn't depict the Biggest Little City in the the most flattering light. WTF? It's almost like the RSCVA is stating, ...

August 18

Elisa Maser replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

Burning Man, Artown, and now NadaDada - not to mention the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno Philharmonic, Nevada Opera, A.V.A. Ballet, and Bruka Theater. Plus so much more in the way of arts, events and happenings. The best thing about Reno is that you...

July 11

Don Vetter replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

Clear-cut goals, thoughtful strategy, passion, talent, community ownership...that's why NadaDada works and the RSCVA hasn't

June 24

Willie replied to Willie's discussion 'Fixing Reno's Image'

The nice thing about the NadaDada crowd is they worked together, promoted the event themselves and received great publicity at no taxpayer expense. I don't have that same confidence in the RSCVA, which has a history of wasting taxpayer dollars, in...

June 24

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At 8:28am on July 1, 2008, Willie said…: Travel writing? What's that? Is that going on trips and writing about it? I would like to do that. As for me, I am currently doing promotions for Americom Broadcasting and I am on 97.3 BoB FM 7-10pm evenings Mon-Sat. I am also doing political consulting, graphic design and Web work. Good to hear from you.

At 11:24pm on June 30, 2008, Donica Mensing said…: Hey -- nice to hear from you! It's been a long time. I'm teaching much of the same...media ethics, online journalism and travel writing, as well as some graduate student mentoring. It's fun because there's absolutely no stagnation in the journalism business these days -- lots of room for thinking about alternative universes.