oklahoma city is doing major advertising in california

[Jesseda]

Well in the past two weeks i have had 3 family members contact me from califorina, my brother in law is one of them, he told me oklahoma city is doing some major t.v ads, he said the commerical lasted over a minute and was talking about bricktown, had clips of paseo, showed pictures of warren pars of moore, norman, edmond, tinker, downtown, he said the commerical was so good he wanted to come visit asap lol.. my other family members who are cousins never been to okc and saw the ad and told me okc looks great and not what they really expected to see. makes me feel proud that okc is advertizing. just over a year ago I had a lot of family from cali visit for the first time and they where shocked on the stuff out here, they have already visited again and planning to come down this x-mas.... maybe this is going to be a big thing for okc, now all we need is something really excited along the oklahoma river like a landing,mall, entertainment on the river!!!

[westsidesooner]

Some of the ads I've seen locally were very good. Both the state and the city seem to be doing a good job on their ads. The production values seem to be much better than some other cities/states promo ads. The slogans are def. better. Native America has a powerful message behind it. Beats Got Mo? and "Theres lots to do in Kansas". Now is a great time for Oklahoma to be selling itself to the rest of the nation. Our economy is better than most and real estate prices never were as inflated as they were in California. With California going broke and laying off tens of thousands of workers, I would think alot of those people would consider relocating. More attractions along the river won't hurt either. I hope those boathouses are still going to be built.

[TaoMaas]

Well in the past two weeks i have had 3 family members contact me from califorina, my brother in law is one of them, he told me oklahoma city is doing some major t.v ads, he said the commerical lasted over a minute and was talking about bricktown, had clips of paseo, showed pictures of warren pars of moore, norman, edmond, tinker, downtown, he said the commerical was so good he wanted to come visit asap lol.

Did he say how the ad was tagged out? I'm just wondering if it came from OKC or from the Dept. of Tourism.

[Jesseda]

he said it started off likea old west movie and a streeet sighn that said bricktown, then it transformed into modern bricktown with lots of people walking and riding the canal eating at the restaurants, it then showed things around downtown okc including the trolleys, ford center, rowing on the river, the state capitols, frontier city, white water, the entertainment district, parts of norman and moore and edmond, shopping at paseo, he doesnt remember exactly how it was said when it ened but he said it was kinda like , OKLAHOMA CITY WERE NOT JUST A CITY , WE ARE WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR. Then my -n-law said there was a web site at the end to order brochures.... thats all he knows, it was the first time he saw it, but he said it was really nice commerical and made okc look really really nice, and coming from someone in sunny san diego, i take that as a compliment

[TaoMaas]

Thanks. That sounds more like it came from OKC. If it was a Tourism spot, it would have ended with "Native America" or TravelOK.com. We really do get a lot of tourists in Oklahoma. If you visit any of the state parks along the southern side of Oklahoma, the out-of-state license tags out-number the Oklahoma tags.

[bombermwc]

Maybe the OKCCVB?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAuZH...e=channel_page

[Guy Noir]

Maybe someone from California can post one of the ads on youtube?

Here is a 10 minute 2007 (December) version from Greater Oklahoma City Chamber



Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtspPuAywfo

[FritterGirl]

It's obvious by the tag at the end that the CVB was instrumental in having this spot produced. HOWEVER, much of the footage is the same as is used in the "NativeAmerica" TravelOK campaign (same time lapse imagery courtesy of Ackerman-McQueen).

My guess is it is a joint venture.

[metro]

doesn't matter to me as long as it's driving more tourism to OKC.

[TaoMaas]

doesn't matter to me as long as it's driving more tourism to OKC.

That's a fact, my friend. Money is money regardless of whether it comes from California, Texas, Louisiana, or local folks spending their vacation dollars here.

[Karried]

Checked out Zillow today... pretty cool to see we have one of only a few Orange/Red Triangles on the nation's map.

Home Values, Real Estate Market Reports - Zillow

[Bunty]

I'm surprised no one has brought fears of California people wanting to come and californicate Oklahoma. After all, California is one of the most liberal states in the union. Maybe the more liberal ones will, though, will decide to pass up Oklahoma for Colorado while the conservatives from the valley like Bakersfield and Fresno will want to come to Oklahoma.

[spellchick]

I'm surprised no one has brought fears of California people wanting to come and californicate Oklahoma. After all, California is one of the most liberal states in the union. Maybe the more liberal ones will, though, will decide to pass up Oklahoma for Colorado while the conservatives from the valley like Bakersfield and Fresno will want to come to Oklahoma.

Heaven knows we could use more conservatives here. We wouldn't want to lose our ranking as THE reddest state in the nation.

[lasomeday]

I think from what I have seen on other message boards that the conservatives in California and the Northeast are tired of the liberals and social programs increasing taxes. They are wanting to move somewhere more conservative and less crowded.

[shane453]

It's fascinating how things come full circle... 80 years ago Oklahoma's economy was the worst in the nation and Okies were packing their bags for the western promised land... Now California's going down the tubes and OKC is poised to get some people back.

[Midtowner]

lasomeday, we had a family reunion here not too long ago. Some of our Californian relatives are seriously considering moving to Oklahoma because of home prices, cost of living, the job market, etc.

[AFCM]

Hopefully, people looking to relocate to Oklahoma City consider urban living rather than moving out to Edmond or Moore. I think, with the low cost of living, folks from Cali can afford the slightly higher per-square-foot of cost for downtown housing. They can fill up the vacancies and drive up the demand for more urban development. The OKC metro is stretched far too thin; we're running out of land for development. It just so happens, we have plenty of real estate begging for a face lift, and all we need is demand.

[soonerguru]

I'm surprised no one has brought fears of California people wanting to come and californicate Oklahoma. After all, California is one of the most liberal states in the union. Maybe the more liberal ones will, though, will decide to pass up Oklahoma for Colorado while the conservatives from the valley like Bakersfield and Fresno will want to come to Oklahoma.

You can't be serious. Do people really think this way?

[fromdust]

You can't be serious. Do people really think this way?

sure they do. when i read other bosrds its opposite. people cant wait to get out of okie cuz its too conservative, and this region as a whole. so you know people think the other way too.

[soonerguru]

[SARCASM]Well, I for one would sure hate it if they brought their high tech companies, good jobs and progressive ideas.[SARCASM].

[mcgrawsdad]

I have a small development in N. Texas along Cedar Creek Lake and over the past two years, I have sold a little over 30% of the homes I have built to californians. I also have had two different couples look at one of my rehabs in HH both from California. Twice the home for half the money right here in Oklahoma.

BTW...I have several family members who moved to california in the early 40's and 50's...they've all moved back in recent years.

[okcpulse]

I'm surprised no one has brought fears of California people wanting to come and californicate Oklahoma. After all, California is one of the most liberal states in the union. Maybe the more liberal ones will, though, will decide to pass up Oklahoma for Colorado while the conservatives from the valley like Bakersfield and Fresno will want to come to Oklahoma.

Bunty, why do have to be such a killjoy? Only you would turn this into a political red vs. blue, liberal vs. conservative, us vs. them debate. For once allow Oklahoma City to try to move forward and shove your 'Don't Come Here' sign to the back of the shed.

Man, whatever happened to just being American. Just being human. You people make me want to vomit.

[soonerliberal]

I know these are a few years old, but I really like the TravelOK ads:

YouTube - Oklahoma Tourism Ad Oklahoma City

[sgray]

You people make me want to vomit.

What? You don't get a kick out of our little old Valkenvania we've got happenin here?! Conveniently located along good old Route66?

Ha. Sorry, just felt the need to throw some more positive humor at the topic versus keepin the flame flowin, you know?



I wish we could see the commercials that are running about OKC there.

[fromdust]

so is this the one cali is getting?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxFh...eature=related