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It seems like your main interest in posting on the Greenville forum is to do partisan accusations. You don't live in Greenville but soon after a person with your views makes an accusation, you post on here. You are in a position where you have to argue FDR Democrats were conservatives. It doesn't make sense.
Greenville was considered New South because of the high number of Republican transplants as it industrialized.
This isn't true based on my interactions with you on here. But what does your comment, one you have made frequently on this forum, have to do with cities and tourism?
A tourist is far more likely to witness a liberal political protest in downtown Greenville on a visit than a conservative political event. There was a protest against the Supreme Court's decision on Roe in downtown Greenville recently , with arrests made after violence of some kind.
The beauty is that they are not far apart and both can be visited on the same trip.
Acknowledging the cities are not far apart contradicts your assertion Greenville can't be an alternative to Asheville.
It is my understanding Greenville has more hotel rooms filled on weekends than during the week despite a lot of business travelers. There are people who choose to visit Greenville on the weekend and some percentage of them might have stayed in the Asheville area if Greenville was not an attractive option for them.
SC has been able to lure businesses by being a pro business alternative to other states. Greenville specifically marketing the city as an alternative to Asheville could boost tourism. It wouldn't hurt to try if tourism is a good thing. I would place ads for Greenville on television programs that discuss things like crime in urban areas. The ads would have shots of Main Street, Falls Park, Caesars Head, Pretty Place, Whitewater Falls, Chattooga River, Lake Jocassee, etc, and mention things like Falls Park being the highest rated city park on TripAdvisor. The juxtaposition between the content of these programs and the video of Greenville will be powerful.
I think my strategy would work better than paying for spots on lists that most people won't see, if we stipulate the city has bribed the media as some people claim. Many of those lists are in media with audiences with your views and not likely to be open to visiting Greenville over Asheville. It is like trying to persuade people with your views to visit Lubbock over Austin.
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Acknowledging the cities are not far apart contradicts your assertion Greenville can't be an alternative to Asheville.
It is my understanding Greenville has more hotel rooms filled on weekends than during the week despite a lot of business travelers. There are people who choose to visit Greenville on the weekend and some percentage of them might have stayed in the Asheville area if Greenville was not an attractive option for them.
SC has been able to lure businesses by being a pro business alternative to other states. Greenville specifically marketing the city as an alternative to Asheville could boost tourism. It wouldn't hurt to try if tourism is a good thing. I would place ads for Greenville on television programs that discuss things like crime in urban areas. The ads would have shots of Main Street, Falls Park, Caesars Head, Pretty Place, Whitewater Falls, Chattooga River, Lake Jocassee, etc, and mention things like Falls Park being the highest rated city park on TripAdvisor. The juxtaposition between the content of these programs and the video of Greenville will be powerful.
I think my strategy would work better than paying for spots on lists that most people won't see, if we stipulate the city has bribed the media as some people claim. Many of those lists are in media with audiences with your views and not likely to be open to visiting Greenville over Asheville. It is like trying to persuade people with your views to visit Lubbock over Austin.
No it doesn’t. They are completely different and unique in their own rights.
FYI, CNBC this year ranked North Carolina the #1 state for business in the U.S. South Carolina was way down the list at #36.
Your first article is dated 2018. Not familiar with areadevelopment.com. Per usafacts.org, between 2020-2021, Greenville county’s pop. increased 1.3% while Buncombe county increased .7%. Not that different.
Could you recommend the things you would do on a weekend trip to Asheville?
I'm trying to understand why it would be better than a trip to Greenville. As I've mentioned, you have to get out of town for hiking, whitewater rafting, waterfalls etc.
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