Business Leader Media is taking your nominations for Top 100 small business awards. You’ll need to know contact information and revenues for past three years. Or just make up some impressive figures. www.BusinessLeader.com/SouthFlorida-Top100
WINZ rates are now up to “where they should be” according to an anonymous Clear Channel source. You can bet that Miami Heat sponsorship packages are priced at what the market will bear, and will sell out. Anecdotal evidence suggests that local hotels and restaurants are seeing an uptick in interest.
The radio and TV rights contracts for this season will not change. Radio rights will cost more for the following season, while Sun Sports has a few more years left on their TV contract. Expect lots more opportunity from CC and SS. Remember, CC has 9 hours of programming on WINZ/WBGG around Miami Dolphins games, expect the same for the Miami Heat games. And no, I cannot get you Miami Heat Tickets, but thanks for asking.
If you’re still running XP SP2, today is the day to make sure you are completely up to date. Tomorrow is the last official update and Microsoft is cutting off support, updates and patches for Windows XP SP2 after tomorrow.
When was the last time you saw a political video that did not trash the competition?
Hire that man!
Jul 6
So, if Charlie Crist’s senate campaigns fails, I believe he has a lucrative career as an account executive waiting. I’ll reprint the business cards: “Poller & Crist”
Yeah, it’s true. Just go Google his name and you’ll find all the news articles…
Dear Mr. Suttles:
CHARLIE CRIST
GOVERNOR
June 30, 2010
As you are aware, Florida’s economy relies heavily on the tourism industry. Last year alone, more than 80 million visitors traveled to Florida, and in the previous year, tourism generated $65.2 billion in direct economic impact in 2008, comprising 21 percent of Florida’s total taxable sales.
On behalf of the communities, businesses and families that rely on the Sunshine State’s tourism industry, I want to express my appreciation for the $25-million grant BP has provided to Florida for a tourism mass marketing campaign.
These dollars have assisted the state and localcommunities in providing up-to-date, accurate information about the condition of oil on our beaches.
Thankfully, the majority of our coast remains clean and open for business. As we have worked to put those tourism advertising dollars to work, we have seen that every dollar spent allows Florida businesses to stay open, Floridians to keep their jobs, and families to worry less about how to pay their bills.
Your investment in Florida’s tourism marketing not only helps Floridians, but it also benefits your company. Remember that visitors coming to Florida beaches, staying in Florida hotels and eating in Florida restaurants result in fewer claims for economic losses.
Florida has deployed the entirety of the $25 million. Unfortunately, due to the continuation of this event, Florida needs additional funding. It was our understanding that the state and local governments would be able to submit claims directly to BP for these requests.
However, today we were informed by Mr. Darryl Willis during a presentation to the Governor’s Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force in Pensacola, that requests for tourism and marketing dollars must come from the state to BP directly.
As I have met with business owners and families in our affected counties, it is very clear that Floridians would rather work than receive claims checks.
To ensure that opportunity is available to the businesses that rely on the Gulf of Mexico and our beautiful beaches and coastline for their economic security, we respectfully request an additional $50 million for the second round of a tourism marketing and advertising campaign.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Governor Charlie Crist
Univision Local media
Jun 25
Univision Communications Inc. announced that Peter Walker has been named to the newly created position of president of Univision Local Media, effective July 12, 2010. Walker, who spent 17 years at various leadership positions at the Tribune Company, will be based in New York and will report to Joe Uva, president and chief executive officer of Univision Communications Inc.
In his new role, Walker will oversee Univision Local Media, a newly created division which reflects the realignment of all operations and sales for Univision’s local television stations, Univision Radio and local interactive properties into one division. He will work closely with David Lawenda, president of Advertising Sales and Marketing, to coordinate and align local and national sales efforts, as well as with Alina Falcon, president of Univision News, to streamline local programming operations.
Florida Census Advertising?
Jun 25
So, whatever happened to the $2.5 million advertising campaign to support Census participation in Florida? As far as I can tell, there were some legal challenges to the bid results… then nothing. Have you seen any Florida census advertising? I certainly did not.
NPR spoofs self
Jun 9
Something about laughing at oneself always seems to provide great entertainment for others…
