Posted on 05/07/2006 12:02:59 PM PDT by freepatriot32
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey: We're Not So Good With Slogans.
The state has jettisoned "Come See For Yourself," its second attempt at a tagline in less than a year. It was the product of a statewide contest set up by then-acting Gov. Richard J. Codey last fall, after he rejected a consultant's offering: "We'll Win You Over."
State tourism officials said legal issues led them to scrap the latest slogan, explaining that West Virginia and other states previously used "Come See For Yourself."
"We are proceeding without the slogan. We will revisit the next steps at the end of the year," Karen Wolfe, a spokeswoman for the state Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, told The Press of Atlantic City for Saturday editions.
Codey, now state Senate president, dismissed "We'll Win You Over" because he said it reminded him too much of when he was single and asked girls out on a date.
"Come See For Yourself" was the top choice among more than 11,000 telephone and online votes cast by residents for five finalist entries in the contest. Codey unveiled the slogan with great fanfare in January, saying the Garden State's catch phrase "should hint at our true beauty."
But at an annual tourism conference in Cape May County last month, the slogan was absent from all state promotional materials. The slogan is also missing from this year's tourism television commercials, featuring a song by rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
Tourism officials said they won't pick from any of the four other finalists: "Love at First Sight," "The Real Deal," "The Best Kept Secret" or "Expect the Unexpected."
Although I still miss, New Joisy an yew, purrfict tagetta.
LOL... how about "It's Crap, But Thats What Makes It Jersey!"
Isn't that just awful? I thought it was still under consideration and there was a chance for something more intelligent, until I started seeing it in print. jeez.
"If You Think New Jersey Is Bad, You Should Have Seen Old Jersey!"
Fellow New Jersey Suffering Dittos, Sunny.
New Jersey: The Sopranos are filmed here.....
Sounds like you have it all... except for a state slogan.
Destroyed the economy??? Yeah, I guess that's why they're selling homes in Sparta Twp. for 1.5 mil. It's because the economy here is so bad! Jon Corzine's been Gov for about 15 minutes. You're being hysterical.
What a crock. I know plenty of regular guys doing fine with their businesses without any hassles. Glad you left, sissy boy.
That's fine. Slogans are for losers.
New Jersey. Where New York football teams go to die.
Hey, that sounds like a winner! Just kidding. I have only been through NJ once and thought it was nice. NJ is in the unfortunate position of being the butt of jokes just like Cleveland Ohio.
New Jersey - What are ya lookin' at?
We know what's best for you.
Liberalism on the march.
Do what I say not what I do.
Who the hell cares what houses are selling for here? That's no reasoning for the strength of New Jersey's economy. The only reason property values are so high here is because NJ is between Philadelphia, Washington DC, and New York. Take those three away and this state is dead, because it cannot sustain its own economic growth under the current leadership.
Homes sell for hell of a lot more in California than they do here, yet California isn't exactly a beacon of economic strength. Find a better talking point than "homes are selling for millions" if you want to try to defend a state that is rapidly on its way to becoming a Massachusetts/California hybrid.
I've gotten suspended on NJ threads cuz people piss me off.
I like my slogan best..."New Jersey -- Superfund cleanup capital of the U.S.A."
"New Jersey. Better than the Old Jersey."
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