  Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 494 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
From the Windsor Star online.... Ontario tourism ad campaign launched: Directed at Detroit residents Canadian Press Published: Friday, September 01, 2006 TORONTO -- A government-sponsored advertising campaign has been launched in Michigan aimed at attracting more visitors to Ontario. The $577,000 campaign -- developed by the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation - was unveiled in Pontiac, Michigan by Energy Minister Dwight Duncan, the Windsor-St. Clair member of the legislature. The campaign will include advertisements on some Detroit radio and television stations and on some 100,000 coffee sleeves to be distributed through high-end cafes in Detroit. Ads promoting Ontario will also appear at University of Michigan football games. Tourism Minister Jim Bradley says the fall tourism campaign reminds Michigan residents that Ontario is just a short drive away for a "perfect romantic getaway or a golf weekend." © Canadian Press 2006 | ||
Cmubryan Member Username: Cmubryan Post Number: 294 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
Obviously this is for the whole Metro Detroit area. It's interesing how they don't even bother differentiating that and they just refer to it as Detroit. That's what it is to everyone outside of Michigan. I like it! | ||
Miketoronto Member Username: Miketoronto Post Number: 297 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 207.61.38.86 |
METRO Detroit has alot of residents who do consider the entire METRO area DETROIT, also. Detroit should market in Ontario. Alot of people don't know what Detroit really has to offer, including great museums, and some great theatre that sometimes could give Toronto a run for its money. | ||
3rdworldcity Member Username: 3rdworldcity Post Number: 279 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 69.212.35.13 |
When traveling, and asked where we're from, I alway say "Detroit" (which po's my wife, and she corrects me by saying "Bloomfield Hills" ( as if anyone in TX, CA, Toronto or NYC knows where that is. Or cares.) | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 495 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
3rdworld, you are right: no one from outside knows of or cares about Bloomfield Hills. In fact, there are probably 50 Bloomfield Hills in the United States. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2741 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.105.198 |
I agree with 3WC... it's fun to see folks reactions about Detroit. If they ask me about it being dangerous... I just yawn and say "yes... it does get tiresome shoveling corpes off your driveway every morning..." And then after they realize they've been zinged, I laugh and say... "it's just like living in any other metro area." | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2742 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.105.198 |
Also, I'm not too keen on the idea of Ontario "coffee sleeves"... If I find one around my coffee in a coffee shop, I will go up to the manager, yank it off... and say "I thought were were getting rid of Canadian garbage?"  (No offense to our Canadian forumers!) | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 496 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
Gistok, you discovered our new way of importing Toronto's garbage...recycled coffee sleeves. Just wait until you get served coffee in previously used coffee cups stamped with Ontario logos. | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 320 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 71.65.11.152 |
Helped proved my point. Does Detroit target Canada? https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/5/79965.html?1156385140 | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 498 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
Thnk2mch, I remember that Detroiters targetted Canada in some war a few years back.... Now that Canadian dollar is worth a lot, Detroit should be advertising to Windsor and beyond. Let's face it, the more 2-way tourism the more great shows, museums, restaurants, etc. will be sustainable on both sides of the river. | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 499 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
Also, you will notice that VisitDetroit.com includes things to do and places to stay on both sides of the river and 8 mile. http://www.visitdetroit.com/pl acestostay/ | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5811 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 24.57.57.12 |
To someone in Toronto: Ferndale, Troy or Allen Park are "Detroit". As much as Scarborough, North York, Weston or Concord are "Toronto" to someone from Detroit. | ||
Miketoronto Member Username: Miketoronto Post Number: 300 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 65.92.73.214 |
In any city, the suburbs really are part of the city anyway. Even when my suburb was a seperate city from Toronto, we never considered it seperate from Toronto. Same goes for Detroit. Alot of the old timers still say they live in Detroit even if they are from the burbs. But the new breed of suburbanites are different. I remember I was on a trip with aunt and uncles and someone asked where we were from, and my mom said Toronto, and then my uncle goes "I am from Richmond Hill". And they were like "wheres that", and hes like "just five min north of Toronto". I could not believe it. Hes only 20min from downtown Toronto and acting like hes from a different city. But thats the way the new suburbanites are in the new suburbs. Anyway back to tourism, you guys really need to market. Windsor and Detroit should have a huge marketing effort going, marketing the region as a BI NATIONAL METRO CITY. Hell my friend who came to Detroit with me and is not even into cities, had a blast, and has asked me when we are going back already. Theres so much to do in Detroit. I have a tourism degree. Any jobs at DETROIT TOURISM for me???????????????????? | ||
Dtown1 Member Username: Dtown1 Post Number: 67 Registered: 08-2006 Posted From: 68.253.101.134 |
Oh yes on one episode of who Wants to be a Millionanaire, there was this lady on there playing for a million dollars. Now here's how segregated she is. She lives not even minutes from the city of Detroit and still said Farmington Hills, MI. However, She did tell regis it was a town outside Detroit. there's another kicker.... The computer picked out a question about the area. Now this is interesting also because of the topic. It said which of these cities are closest to canada. IT had Chicago, NYC, Detroit, and some other city. She almost couldn't answer the question. Regis was in his seat just shaking his head. I don't like she used a lifeline because she was out of them. However, she should have been the first one to know. She lives in the city closest to Canada. Just thought I could point that out. | ||
Erikto Member Username: Erikto Post Number: 438 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.228.108.98 |
I think people usually simplify their 'point of origin'when they are talking to people in a completely different city, not a neighbouring municipality. Given how effectively two levels of Conservative governments in this country (federal and provincial) use Toronto as a wedge issue when campaigning immediately outside city limits, I must conclude people here, like people in Detroit or any other big city, are quite aware of their municipal boundaries. That might also help explain why Montreal and Toronto were both opposed to forced amalgamation, as were many of the suburbs involved from both cities. Maybe UpinOttawa can add to this- how well received was Ottawa's merging with its suburbs? I haven't read much about Ottawa's experience. On a different tourism thread from a looong time ago, I mentioned Philadelphia was advertising heavily for tourism on Toronto-area stations, and I wasn't sure if they were also courting residents of other cities like Detroit. I'm curious as to how effective this was for Philadelphia. Without exception, the only people I know who visit Phillie go for a sport event or a concert. This is probably also due to the fact that driving all the way to Philadelphia instead of NYC which is about the same distance from here. I suppose this proximity to New York City means the city of brotherly love will probably always face serious tourism competition from the Big Apple. | ||
Alexei289 Member Username: Alexei289 Post Number: 1217 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.61.183.223 |
30% of the population smokes.... of which is now illegal in ontario... i wonder why tourism is down... |
