Gilbert highlights PR role in Emerald Coast tourism growth
Ed Gilbert vice president of Sandestin Beach Resort marketing told the Fort Walton Beach Florida Public Relations Association meeting that public relations drives total marketing efforts and can generate national exposure like the GMA segment. The Emerald Coast received thousands of inquiries and calls, illustrating the impact of coordinated PR and tourism promotion by local chambers and government.
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Ed Gilbert
Fort Walton Beach
Florida Public Relations Association
Gilbert
Sandestin Beach
Sheraton Coronado Beach
Emerald Coast
Good Morning America
GMA
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Emerald Coast Tourist Development Council
Destin, Holley- Navarre, Fort Walton Beach
Walton County Chambers of Commerce
Sears To Test Bank Card Discover
Sears plans a summer test of a new consumer banking card named Discover, backed by its banking division. The card will be accepted by American Airlines Budget Rent-A-Car Denny's Hospital Corp. of America and a national hotel chain in Atlanta initially. It offers savings accounts ATMs merchant discounts check cashing and self directed IRAs alongside Sears stores.
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Dan Piller
Sears, Roebuck & Co
American Airlines
Budget Rent-A-Car
Atlanta
Denny's Inc. Restaurants
Hospital Corp. of America
National
Discover
Sears
Sears’ Consumer Banking Division
Edward Telling
Discover Card
MasterCard
Visa
American Express
Telling
Allstate Insurance Co
Dean Witter Securities
Coldwell
Sears Savings Bank
California
Hurley
al Becker
Becker
Scripps Howard News Service
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