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A couple of years ago, the City of Atlanta decided to launch an advertising campaign. Coined Brand Atlanta, its goal was to promote tourism, promote local pride, and establish an identity for the city. The rationale for starting the promotional campaign was that when people think of Las Vegas they think “gambling,” and when people think of New Orleans they think “Katrina”, er “Mardi Gras”, but nothing comes to mind when people think of Atlanta.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love Atlanta and enjoy living here, but there isn’t anything about the city that gives it an identity. Sure we’ve got the world’s busiest airport and the headquarters of Coca-Cola, but who really cares about that? Now that’s not to say that there’s nothing to see in Atlanta, but nobody is going to visit Atlanta so that they can snap some pictures of the airport.

Anyway, the Brand Atlanta campaign has come up with a few gimmicks to promote the city. These include TV and radio commercials, billboard ads, and a contrived and very lame theme song. I encountered one of these promos while at the Atlanta airport. It was large banner hanging from the ceiling at the train station. I’m trying to figure out what message Atlanta is trying to send. That all men in Atlanta wear skirts (http://fraudwasteabuse.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/would-you-want-to-visit-atlanta/)?

When I think of Atlanta, I think of suburban sprawl. "Atlanta" is a very diffuse entity that covers far more than just the city of Atlanta itself. The suburbs have grown and merged together into this enormous, formless mass of cul-de-sacs and freeways. Not a great image for a city, but there it is. At least they'll always have Gone With the Wind.

As far as men wearing skirts, Carrboro NC has them beat. :D

Obviously Atlanta should change it's name to Atlantis. Then you can have t -shirts that say:

"I discovered Atlantis! It never sank, it moved!"

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Now don’t get me wrong. I love Atlanta and enjoy living here, but there isn’t anything about the city that gives it an identity. Sure we’ve got the world’s busiest airport and the headquarters of Coca-Cola, but who really cares about that? Now that’s not to say that there’s nothing to see in Atlanta, but nobody is going to visit Atlanta so that they can snap some pictures of the airport.



I care about the fact that Atlanta Hartsfield is the world's busiest commercial airport! Of course, I'm also an aviation nut so take that as you will.

Atlanta should look up some information about a little known country called "Scotland".

I don't get it. Are there a lot of transvestites in Atlanta?

More like world crappiest airport. But yeah, what does Atlanta have? Maybe a zoo and Six Flags over Georgia.

Atlanta should look up some information about a little known country called "Scotland".

It'd be War of the Skirts! (Calling it a kilt makes no difference :p)

A couple of years ago, the City of Atlanta decided to launch an advertising campaign. Coined Brand Atlanta, its goal was to promote tourism, promote local pride, and establish an identity for the city. The rationale for starting the promotional campaign was that when people think of Las Vegas they think “gambling,” and when people think of New Orleans they think “Katrina”, er “Mardi Gras”, but nothing comes to mind when people think of Atlanta.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love Atlanta and enjoy living here, but there isn’t anything about the city that gives it an identity. Sure we’ve got the world’s busiest airport and the headquarters of Coca-Cola, but who really cares about that? Now that’s not to say that there’s nothing to see in Atlanta, but nobody is going to visit Atlanta so that they can snap some pictures of the airport.

Anyway, the Brand Atlanta campaign has come up with a few gimmicks to promote the city. These include TV and radio commercials, billboard ads, and a contrived and very lame theme song. I encountered one of these promos while at the Atlanta airport. It was large banner hanging from the ceiling at the train station. I’m trying to figure out what message Atlanta is trying to send. That all men in Atlanta wear skirts (http://fraudwasteabuse.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/would-you-want-to-visit-atlanta/)?

Lolz.

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When I think of Atlanta I think of my southern relatives that live not too far away and that makes me angry. I also remember the last visit I made to Atlanta ended up with me near the explosion at the 1996 Olympics and for a nine year old that was pretty terrifying.

:D That is lame.

BTW, you cant use skirts proudly on Rio and Sao Paulo.

It'd be War of the Skirts! (Calling it a kilt makes no difference :p)

Everyone knows that kilt is just Scottish slang for skirt.

Well, when I think of Atlanta, I think of Seaworld. And the capital of the most racist state in America.

You know I love this city, but theres nothing to do if your a tourist. I've had international freinds visit me on a number of occasions and, besides the awesome aquarium that gets boring after an hour, theres nothing here for out-of-towners. I always take people to Discover Mills Mall if they're a guy, and Lenox mall if they're a girl. Discover Mills has all the technology stores and Lenox has all the expensive clothes stores. I think atlanta has some of the best shopping malls in the country.

And whats this I hear abour racism? Nigga gonna have ta bust a cap in yo ass? cuz homie don't play dat.

And what the fuck is up with that sign? What. What. What?

Actually, that's not too bad. My preconceptions of Atlanta were that it was a deeply religious place; this would suggest the contrary, or at least that any religion that does occur is not as socially dictative as might have been suspected.

Meh. Been there once. It was enough for me.....

When I think of Atlanta, I think of suburban sprawl. "Atlanta" is a very diffuse entity that covers far more than just the city of Atlanta itself. The suburbs have grown and merged together into this enormous, formless mass of cul-de-sacs and freeways. Not a great image for a city, but there it is. A


That's exactly what i think of when I think about Atlanta.

You know I love this city, but theres nothing to do if your a tourist.
I think that everyone thinks that way about the city they live in, but usually there's something around that's of interest.

Well, when I think of Atlanta, I think of Seaworld. And the capital of the most racist state in America.

Seaworld? I don't think they even have a Seaworld in Atlanta.

I think of the ghetto. Thanks, MTV!

A couple of years ago, the City of Atlanta decided to launch an advertising campaign. Coined Brand Atlanta, its goal was to promote tourism, promote local pride, and establish an identity for the city. The rationale for starting the promotional campaign was that when people think of Las Vegas they think “gambling,” and when people think of New Orleans they think “Katrina”, er “Mardi Gras”, but nothing comes to mind when people think of Atlanta.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love Atlanta and enjoy living here, but there isn’t anything about the city that gives it an identity. Sure we’ve got the world’s busiest airport and the headquarters of Coca-Cola, but who really cares about that? Now that’s not to say that there’s nothing to see in Atlanta, but nobody is going to visit Atlanta so that they can snap some pictures of the airport.

Anyway, the Brand Atlanta campaign has come up with a few gimmicks to promote the city. These include TV and radio commercials, billboard ads, and a contrived and very lame theme song. I encountered one of these promos while at the Atlanta airport. It was large banner hanging from the ceiling at the train station. I’m trying to figure out what message Atlanta is trying to send. That all men in Atlanta wear skirts (http://fraudwasteabuse.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/would-you-want-to-visit-atlanta/)?

I'm quite certain Newark International is a busier airport. There is no reason why Atlanta would be the World's busiest airport.

More like world crappiest airport. But yeah, what does Atlanta have? Maybe a zoo and Six Flags over Georgia.

I've been to a lot of airports and Atlanta has been the nicest. It is busy though if that's what you mean by crappy.

Well, when I think of Atlanta, I think of Seaworld. And the capital of the most racist state in America.

There is no Seaworld in Atlanta. And where do you get your "most racist state in America" statistic from?

You know I love this city, but theres nothing to do if your a tourist.

Everybody says that about where they live.

I've had international freinds visit me on a number of occasions and, besides the awesome aquarium that gets boring after an hour, theres nothing here for out-of-towners. I always take people to Discover Mills Mall if they're a guy, and Lenox mall if they're a girl. Discover Mills has all the technology stores and Lenox has all the expensive clothes stores. I think atlanta has some of the best shopping malls in the country.

You took them to the mall?!? Sheesh, there's a lot more interesting places to see than a mall. You could have at least taken them to Stone Mountain, the Cyclorama, the Coke Museum, or the CNN Center among other places.

I'm quite certain Newark International is a busier airport. There is no reason why Atlanta would be the World's busiest airport.

Newark? As in New Jersey? It doesn't even rank in the top 20. Atlanta's airport is indeed the world's busiest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Highlander.gif Scotland maybe, but Atlanta?!?

I. Am. So. There.

I have family in Atlanta, so I always think of them, the CNN tower, and an over-abundance of Waffle Houses.

I have family in Atlanta, so I always think of them, the CNN tower, and an over-abundance of Waffle Houses.

Waffle House kicks ass.

Cool, sounds like this guy (http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/3946602a10.html) would be right at home there... feel free to keep him :)

A couple of years ago, the City of Atlanta decided to launch an advertising campaign. Coined Brand Atlanta, its goal was to promote tourism, promote local pride, and establish an identity for the city. The rationale for starting the promotional campaign was that when people think of Las Vegas they think “gambling,” and when people think of New Orleans they think “Katrina”, er “Mardi Gras”, but nothing comes to mind when people think of Atlanta.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love Atlanta and enjoy living here, but there isn’t anything about the city that gives it an identity. Sure we’ve got the world’s busiest airport and the headquarters of Coca-Cola, but who really cares about that? Now that’s not to say that there’s nothing to see in Atlanta, but nobody is going to visit Atlanta so that they can snap some pictures of the airport.

Anyway, the Brand Atlanta campaign has come up with a few gimmicks to promote the city. These include TV and radio commercials, billboard ads, and a contrived and very lame theme song. I encountered one of these promos while at the Atlanta airport. It was large banner hanging from the ceiling at the train station. I’m trying to figure out what message Atlanta is trying to send. That all men in Atlanta wear skirts (http://fraudwasteabuse.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/would-you-want-to-visit-atlanta/)?

actually, when I think Atlanta, I think southern hospitality, Braves Baseball...

now with "Brand Atlanta", I think of hot metal being applied to flesh... :eek:

Are they talking about steaks?


If I were a skirt wearing dude, I would think that a city in the south would be among the last places I could get away with that behavior. I don't know that that sign would convince me otherwise.

More like world crappiest airport. But yeah, what does Atlanta have? Maybe a zoo and Six Flags over Georgia.

CNN and The Weather Channel.

No, no it wouldn't. My dad has fond memories of Atlanta .. but that was in the 50's. From what I get of it now, it's a freakin rat race, like any other big city. And I'd just love to see their projects.... which are more than likely right on the outskirts of town, if they aren't in the city limits. I don't like a lot of traffic, I don't like big cities. I only deal with them if I'm passing through. Pass.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Highlander.gif Scotland maybe, but Atlanta?!?

Didn't you hear? Wallace moved to Atlanta.

My best memory of Atlanta is it's glass covered skyscapers under a full moon ... beautiful!

CNN and The Weather Channel.

Home Depot, UPS, Chikfila, Coca-Cola, Bellsouth, Cingular, Delta, Equifax, Suntrust, etc...

From a cursory glance on Google Earth... A crapload of carparks. :eek:

The freeway interchanges look frightening. The worst we have here in Sydney would be a Stack on top of a diamond interchange. You folks in the US (aside from NY and a select few other cities) need to learn how to build a proper rail network.

Sure, Sydney's network isn't exactly perfect (rather run-down for what it is... "Worst" according to Railcorp's own study, lol, though I wouldn't rank it worst) but at least you can get most places you need to without driving.

Obviously Atlanta should change it's name to Atlantis. Then you can have t -shirts that say:

"I discovered Atlantis! It never sank, it moved!"

I was about to go look for that Futurama clip on youtube, not now...

nevermind.

I live in Sydney, one of the most 'branded' cities in the world, and I don't see any benefit to it. People who've never been there think they know something about it so they arrive with preconceptions, and it attracts tourists. Neither of those is good unless you happen to be in the tourism business.

Atlanta is garbage.

Talk about a city that desperately wants to be like a much better city by the name of Minneapolis. Sure, Atlanta's bigger, but it followed Minneapolis' "neighborhood-as-city" layout (take a look at Google Earth to see what I mean).

Unlike Minneapolis, Atlanta has a truly appalling road layout (Minneapolis has a wonderful grid pattern). Along with that, Atlanta's in the very center of the most abominable region in the entire hemisphere, in both weather, laws, and general personalities (never have I had more problems with any general people than Georgians --- most I've dealt with are rude, arrogant, and annoying as fuck all).

So, no, that sign would not make me want to visit Atlanta. Nothing could possibly make me want to even drive through the "Deep South". Fuck that region, fuck Georgia, and fuck Atlanta.

Unlike Minneapolis, Atlanta has a truly appalling road layout (Minneapolis has a wonderful grid pattern). Along with that, Atlanta's in the very center of the most abominable region in the entire hemisphere, in both weather, laws, and general personalities

I'd take Atlanta weather over Minneapolis weather any day.

Sure, Sydney's network isn't exactly perfect (rather run-down for what it is... "Worst" according to Railcorp's own study, lol, though I wouldn't rank it worst) but at least you can get most places you need to without driving.

The thing about Americans is that we like driving. It's become so ingrained in our culture. I wish we had a better train network. I took a train from Philadelphia to New York City and it sure beats flying. You don't even have to go through security.

I was about to go look for that Futurama clip on youtube, not now...

nevermind.

The one about the Lost City of Atlanta?

I think of Atlanta as the place that held the Olympics back in 1996.