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I question whether a video would be the straw that broke the camels back in placing a 50,000 strong HQ.
I'm thinking they are more concerned about metrics that actually matter.
When there are so many more highly qualified cities to consider, why waste your time with a city that clearly can't get the basics right?
Furthermore, when companies put out RFPs like this, the first thing they are looking for is to be wowed. That video created the opposite effect and apparently left a bad taste in their mouths for Charlotte.
Again, if Charlotte couldn't care enough to make sure that they had a stellar video that would appeal to the right audience at Amazon, why should Amazon care enough to give them a spot on their shortlist when they already have so many other qualified cities to choose from?
Good metrics alone will never win you a spot on any shortlist, it's always that gut feeling + metrics. I know firsthand because i've been involved in RFP evaluations before.
It was written by a 60 year old conservative writer who likes to troll his city that is ran by liberals. It was his way of saying hey Charlotte your liberal agenda and your liberal policies are not working for you very well.
That's a complete non sequitur. What an idiot.
Amazon built its empire in a very liberal, progressive city that would make that writer have an aneurysm.
No southeastern state had more than one city; there is definitely a pattern in the southeast. Florida easily could have had three cities but it didn't
As someone who who lives in florida it never ceases to amaze me how florida fails to attract tech companies or anything cool , like any sort of tech or creative class . Its like rick scott is just happy for Florida to be Gods waiting room and just shove as many retirees and people in the state as possible to get more construction jobs.
The state wages are terrible, a place like Orlando has a median income lower than Detroit and most rust belt cities
As someone who who lives in florida it never ceases to amaze me how florida fails to attract tech companies or anything cool , like any sort of tech or creative class . Its like rick scott is just happy for Florida to be Gods waiting room and just shove as many retirees and people in the state as possible to get more construction jobs.
The state wages are terrible, a place like Orlando has a median income lower than Detroit and most rust belt cities
I question whether a video would be the straw that broke the camels back in placing a 50,000 strong HQ.
I'm thinking they are more concerned about metrics that actually matter.
People have short attention spans so they'll usually just end up judging you based on a small part of your entire presentation (why the introduction/conclusion of reports are important or why your resume should be short and concise for example)
In comparison, Raleigh's/The Triangle's pitch video is short, sweet, and lets the images do the talkin. I even dig the jam in the background .... kind of catchy.
Let me first clarify the fact that I wouldn't have been disappointed in any of the NC locations that Amazon was considering. Raleigh, Charlotte and the Triad are all a part of North Carolina which is a great state.
I watched the two videos listed above and I have to say that the thought that comes to mind while watching the Raleigh video is Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem).
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But, by being the largest city in the largest county, Raleigh is the elephant in the Triangle.
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