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Pure Michigan Ads

Fish On Ice

February 18, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another guest blog piece with great advice for those looking to get out and try ice fishing this winter.

Yes, it is February, the shortest month of the year, yet the one that seemingly takes the longest to get through, to survive. Days are getting longer, there is more sun, [...]

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There Is No Place Like Home

January 26, 2010 MIspy

We are very excited to share the news of the brand new Pure Michigan Living with you.  Our good friend and colleague, Joe Borgstrom, explains what the movement is about, and how you can help promote Michigan as not just a travel destination, but as a place to call home.

For the last few years, we [...]

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Create Your Own Pure Michigan Ad

January 13, 2010 Create Your Own Pure Michigan Ad

Pure Michigan has been running ads on television, on the radio, and in print, both locally and nationally, for years.  In that time, we have received a flood of emails and letters from our fans telling us what they would like to see in our ads.  Some of you have suggested locations, sent photos, and [...]

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Pure Michigan Print Ads

January 13, 2010 Create Your Own Pure Michigan Ad

Here are just a handful of the print ads that have run in magazines and newspapers across the country in the last few years (click on them to see a larger version):

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Pure Michigan wins another award!

December 23, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

A big thank you to Christine Cowan, one of the many talented people that we work with to develop the Pure Michigan campaign.  She was kind enough to share what it has meant to her to work on the campaign, and talks about the two newest awards we’ve won.
So…after 15 years in the advertising business, [...]

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Let It Snow

December 3, 2009 Outdoors

Now that’s it December, we’re starting to wonder – when is Mother Nature going to work her magic and turn Michigan into a winter wonderland?  We’re itching to get outside and play!  We want to go cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, and snowmobiling.  We’re longing for those clear nights where you can see [...]

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The season for giving thanks…

November 25, 2009 MIspy

We at Pure Michigan have so much to be thankful for this year, and we wanted to make sure that everyone knows it.  In an effort to show our appreciation for all of you that have given so much to us this year, we sat down with our Vice President, George Zimmermann, and asked him a [...]

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Tagged as: Fall, Guest Blogger, MIspy, Pure Michigan, Pure Michigan Ads, Winter

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Vintage Pure Michigan

November 18, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

We know you loved our ads this year – we loved them too.  As you probably know, though, those weren’t our first ads – we’ve been advertising on TV, the radio, and in print for years.  Take a look at these print ads we dug up:
From 1946:
 
 From 1947:

 
And from 1957:

We’d love to hear what you think of [...]

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Deep Breath…

September 21, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

We’ve got a brand new television ad, and we wanted to share it with you.  This one is called “Deep Breath”, and it highlights the beauty of fall in Pure Michigan. 
Fall in Michigan means fall festivals, apple picking, corn mazes, cider mills, and an explosion of brilliant color that you have to see to believe.  [...]

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New Grand Rapids Radio Ad

September 18, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

We couldn’t end the week without giving you one more exclusive – this time our newest radio ad on Grand Rapids.  If you’ve never been, this is the time to make the trip.
Grand Rapids is a beautiful town with a lot to do.  From the Fredrick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, to the John Ball [...]

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