US Cities That Could Use an Advertising & Branding Push (place, population)

[jjbradleynyc]

Marketing and Branding is a large part of a city image.

Advertising a city's area attractions is a huge part of tourism growth, good perception to those who have not visited the city, and can even lead to company relocation and population growth, if done well.

Which of these cities over 100k, has a ton of potential and attractions that the public may not be aware of, outside of that city metro area?

Rochester, NY
Cleveland, OH
Greensboro, NC
Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
St Louis, MO
Baton Rouge, LA
Jackson, MS
Birmingham, AL
El Paso, TX
Albuquerque, NM
Fairbanks, AK
Dayton, OH
St Paul, MN
Fort Worth, TX
Worcester, MA
Stamford, CT
Newark, NJ
Richmond, VA
Ft Wayne, IN
Sacramento, CA
Tucson, AZ
Jacksonville, FL
Other city?

List which city or cities, and your thoughts for each one.

[march2]

I picked Jacksonville. A great area with a lot of potential, but just hasn't gotten its name out there as much as the powerhouses have.

[GATXM&M]

Jacksonville, Memphis and El Paso are all underrated and nice cities with good bones and infrastructure. Nice weather also.

[As Above So Below...]

Its not on there, but Houston. The city doesnt market itself hardly at all and still accomplishes so much. With some marketing, it could really push itself higher.

[jd433]

Every time I go there I think this place has a lot of undiscovered potential.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Its not on there, but Houston. The city doesnt market itself hardly at all and still accomplishes so much. With some marketing, it could really push itself higher.

Yep...this was the first city to come to mind for me as well.

[VietInKC]

Kcmo

[BostonBornMassMade]

KCMO (not on the list but a previous poster mentioned it)
Worcester
Newark
Detroit
St Paul
Memphis
Sacramento

those jumpout to me as cities that could use a strong PR/Marketing push. Good stuff going on but people dont really know about it.

[Exult.Q36]

Fort Worth does a terrible job at branding itself. The town has so much potential and the core is ripe for development.

[aries4118]

Atlanta
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Tucson
Sacramento
Memphis