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Competitive-Calzone t1_iy8cbb4 wrote

Reply to comment by Charming_Wulf in Another stellar ad from VisitBaltimore. Just a reminder that the CEO makes $400K a year. by Cepia

>However that is a systemic issue and source of complaints about Maryland and Baltimore governments. That Gov't entities will work hard and promote for non-homegrown companies over growing local. Yes Guinness is just outside the city, but Heavy Seas is Maryland born and just down the street. Or why not Union Brewery, which is probably the largest brewery inside city limits.

Tourists they are trying to attract are not going to want to get this deep into it.

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abcpdo t1_iy8g1gk wrote

That sounds like a chicken and egg problem. If you promote a local thing hard enough it will have good recognition.

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umbligado t1_iy9zt1p wrote

But…..that’s all the webpage does…..promote local breweries. You have to scroll by 10 locals before you even see Guinness.

Often the biggest issue with churning out this kind of content is quickly getting available acceptable to use images (either licensed, approved, or public domain). Guinness was going to be the quickest and easiest option. That’s just how things shake out sometimes.

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