Annie Heckenberger, Philly’s own blogging queen, has been doing the good work at the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC). She’s also known as the organizer of the upcoming Blog Philadelphia event in July.
When Annie left the rough and tumble world of NYC Public Relations to go flack for her fair hometown, it seemed (and seems) like a natural extension of the work she was doing at Marina Maher – using the tools of social media to make connections with her clients’ communities. Tourism is a natural for social media. It’s all about the experience, and it can be expressed in a picture, a video blog or a podcast more easily than in a static brochure you would pick up in a hotel lobby.
So with that, enjoy the first episode of UWISHUNU’S Cheap Date’s video blog.
UWISHUNU (just try and pronounce it and you’ll get it) is the official GPTMC blog for the footloose and fancy-free of Philly.
Written by a diverse group of in-the-know Philadelphians, uwishunu is your online source for an insider’s look at the Philadelphia scene. Whether it’s eating, drinking, music, culture, fashion, the outdoors, shopping, design or any other Philly secret, uwishunu is the place to get the real deal from real Philadelphians. Our mission is to enable visitors to hang like locals and locals to hang like insiders.
This is something any city can do – let those who know the unique neighborhoods and hidden treasures tell their stories and sell their hometowns. Kudos to GPTMC and Annie for such a terrific job.
*awwww* Thanks for the shout out! That’s so cool. Woooooo BlogPhiladelphia is going to RAWK!!!!!!!!!