The Tourism Issue

This summer seems to have been the tipping point for tourism in Bend—namely, that we are starting to see backlash against the number of tourists and the possibility is being raised that too much tourism is a bad thing for Bend. Not that local negativity against tourism is a new … Continue reading

Bend WebCAM is back!

Bend WebCAM, the web creative  marketing conference, is back again is back this month, specifically next week on October 25 and 26. Taking place at downtown venues such as the Tower Theatre, Oxford Hotel and Phoenix Inn, the conference is in it’s fourth year. This conference still features the three educational tracks: … Continue reading

Bend WebCAM is back

It’s here again! The 2012 Bend WebCAM web, creative and marketing conference on October 25-26 at the Tower Theatre. It’s shaping up to be one of the best conferences ever with confirmed speakers such as: • Danny Sullivan, Editor-In-Chief, Search Engine Land • Anna Sawyer, Social Media Content Queen & … Continue reading

2010 Bend WebCAM next week

AdFed of Central Oregon’s annual web/marketing/social conference hits Bend Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Tower Theatre and Oxford Hotel. This conference offers a left brain, right brain or mix track for those looking to keep up to speed with the latest trends in design, social and SEO marketing. … Continue reading

PR Blurb: 5 free DVD’s with Blu-Ray player purchase

This is sort of a mini-press release but it was a reasonable email pitch so I figured, why not. I don’t know what a Blu-Ray player goes for, but this doesn’t seem like a bad deal. Maybe someone who follows up on it could report back? Purchase your Blu-Ray player … Continue reading

"Real Winter"

So I’ve been loosely following the "Real Winter" story/project that the Central Oregon Visitors Association has been promoting; it started with this story in Sunday’s Bulletin, and there was a bit on KTVZ last night about it. The gist of it is, it’s a new ad campaign promoting winter tourism … Continue reading