I’ll stop by when I’m there soon!
I think that’s the space SparkCon is supposed to fill but I’m not sure if the branding works. Do people just think it’s a fireworks convention… an electricians convention?
Reminds of this. I think this came out around the time that a Charlotte Observer writer wrote this scathing article about how boring Raleigh is compared to CLT (for the record, I don’t want to invite a CLT-RAL spitting contest). Actually I think it’s my favorite branding of the city. http://www.houseofswankclothing.com/keep-raleigh-boring-shirt-mens/
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You know the lamest thing about all that. Some business in Charlotte copied that slogan as well.
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Bruh, I didn’t know that and now I’m big mad about this.
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Haha, even better because the slogan came from a Charlotte columnist ranting how boring Raleigh was with a lazy unresearched click bait article. Couple Raleigh businesses adopted the slogan to mock him.
[edit: whoops, should’ve scrolled up to read the post with the picture]
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Raleigh’s new slogan: “This article is a stub, you can help wikipedia by contributing to it”.
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Our brand is clearly about “quality of life.” We’ve been on top of this best place to live, best place to raise a family lists for 20+ years. That’s clearly why our population has boomed. It’s a combination of economy, climate and cost of living.
It may not be sexy or cool. But that’s what we are known for outside of NC. That and basketball.
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…so this?
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I like that idea. SXSE
I really like the copy in that link. The narrative that they lay out does a really nice job talking about Raleigh.
There’s actually something hipster-counter culture about that moniker that resonates with me too. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but it’s sort of like how hipsters make horned rimmed and cat-eye glasses cool again after decades of ridicule.
With that moniker, it’s like basically owning ones authenticity that instantly makes it cool.
Although I like the phrase, “Keep Raleigh boring” it makes me think of those who “really” are in the NIMBY group…but that’s just my little ole opinion…lol
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Lol, yeah. Some people probably also don’t get that it’s tongue-in-cheek.
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Raleigh: “Not important enough for a slogan”
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Raleigh: Branding? We don’t need no stinking branding
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Raleigh: “We are great in too many ways just to be known for just one thing only”
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Yeah, but all of that will have to be in small print for just a t-shirt…Lol
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Raleigh: … yeah, that and basketball.
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This is what I thought too then I figured it could be one of those front and back T-shirts. Not sure if we can get funding for double sided t’s tho.
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Raleigh: Quality of Life Matters!
Raleigh: Almost Hip!
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