On Feb. 1, I took a very seldom-taken day off to tend to my sick 8-year-old son. By midday, I found out we had been awarded the Democratic National Convention from a breaking news report from a local station. It didn’t take long at all for calls from media across the country and around the [...]
Many Charlotte-area businesses are turning to the national Democratic Party in hopes of landing work during its September 2012 convention in Charlotte. But for savvy business owners in the hospitality industry, it is only one part of their strategy. Charlotte hosts conventions of all sizes all the time, and there is already a system in [...]
As a member of the media, I’ve been extremely interested in the public relations campaign to get members of the national and international media to write positive stories about Charlotte. The campaign, which was announced last year and launched this year, involves the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Center City Partners and the Charlotte Regional [...]