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Pure Michigan Ads

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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North Coast Radio Ad

September 17, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

We know how much you love the North Coast, and we do too.  That’s why we have this brand new radio ad devoted to it.  It hit the airwaves this  morning in select markets, but we wanted all of our fans to be able to listen to it.
Michigan’s North Coast is the area of the [...]

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Another sneak peek…our newest Pure Michigan Wine radio ad

September 4, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

This ad won’t hit the airwaves until September 9, but we wanted to let you listen to it first.  This one is all about Michigan wines.  Did you know that Michigan is home to over 50 wineries, and 13,000 acres of vineyards that stretch across our state, and produce world-class wine?  We have miles of [...]

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Tagged as: Fall, Michigan Wine, Pure Michigan, Pure Michigan Ads

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Pure Michigan Has Done It Again!

September 2, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

We are proud to announce that we were honored with 2 Mercury Awards from the U.S. Travel Association at this year’s Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations. 
The first award we won this year is for Best Radio Advertising for our “North Star” ad and our “Nature’s Greatest Show” ad.
 

The second award is for Best Niche Marketing [...]

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Pure Michigan is #1

August 31, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

Did you hear?  Gammet Interactive just rated Pure Michigan #1 when it comes to Social Media Tourism Promotion!  The combination of this blog, our Facebook fan page, our Twitter account, our Flickr photostream, and our YouTube channel have pushed us to the top of the list!
We are very honored to take this title, and are [...]

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It’s A Wrap!

August 21, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

Pure Michigan wrapped up its shoot for the newest television commercial, “Fresh”.  Our own Patrick McHugh talks about the challenges of dealing with the weather, and what Pure Michigan means to him and his crew.
We hope you enjoyed this behind the scenes peek into what its like to make a Pure Michigan commercial.  Stay [...]

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Tagged as: Fall, Harvest, Pure Michigan, Pure Michigan Ads

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A Sneak Peek at the newest Pure Michigan Radio Ad

August 20, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

We’ve got a new radio ad, and we wanted you to be the first to hear it.  This Pure Michigan “Great Waters” ad won’t hit the airwaves until next week – but you can listen to it right now.
The Great Waters are made up of 9 distinct, beautiful towns in the eastern Upper Peninsula:  St. [...]

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Pure Character

August 20, 2009 Pure Michigan Ads

It’s Day 2 of the “Fresh” commercial shoot, and Pure Michigan copywriter Patrick McHugh is back with more behind the scenes coverage.
When the “Fresh” commercial airs on TV you will see 30 seconds of the best farm-fresh reasons why life just plain tastes better when it’s Pure Michigan. What you won’t see is the all [...]

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Tagged as: Fall, Harvest, Pure Michigan, Pure Michigan Ads

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