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Small towns have many stories, some are fallacies, facts, and rumors. Rumors have a way of changing the truth. Just because someone said it to you, doesn’t make it true. When it comes to money, money changes definitions, and opinions through propaganda machines. If you hear the same story over and over, especially from those that…
Miracles happens with the hard work of Sedona the dog family and volunteers. Sedona is home. We have such a great community. After 31 days Sedona is home Sedona is home thanks to the hard work of the dog owners and a volunteer group dedicated to bring Sedona home, Tory & Natalie J Watson and their children Kirk…
Destination marketing organizations are generally tied to the government and typically funded through tourism taxes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “DMOs are known as tourist boards, tourism authorities or “Convention and Visitors Bureaux”.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_marketing_organization Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) Government designation, the state, region, county, and municipality promoting the government’s location to tourists. The designation (municipality…
The City of Sedona is a ICLEI member
is an international non-governmental organization democratic organization committed to sustainable urban development.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Nextdoor are ways that people socialize today. Some people hate it, some love it. As in all media types, there are pros and consI got involved years ago and used it as a way to market my business long before the hype began. Marketing my business did great on Facebook. I…
Have you ever wondered why your Sedona neighbors and friends moved to Sedona? Sedona Curiosity Polls is put out on Social Media giving us insight to our friends and neighbors in Sedona. You can also participate here. Sedona Curiosity Poll Sedona is a melting pot, this Curiosity Poll is about YOU Why did you moved…
Destination marketing organizations are generally tied to the government and typically funded through tourism taxes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “DMOs are known as tourist boards, tourism authorities or “Convention and Visitors Bureaux”.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_marketing_organization What is a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO)? Government designation, the state, region, county, or municipality promoting it as government designation for…
Sometimes things get lost in time and the story changes. After years of hearing many different stories, I deeply studied the historical data-driven documents on the Sedona Cultural Park. One level leads the path to another level of source documentation to tell the story. While I did have a collection of records that I had…
What is Curiosity? According to curiosity Merriam-webster.com it is the desire to know. I personally love Walt Disney’s Quote on curious and curiosity: We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney With everyone having a different opinion, How does…
Benchmarking is used throughout many industries as method to improve the quality and efficiency. Methodology benchmarking information can then be used to identify gaps in an organization’s processes including municipalities. Policy problems cannot be solved when we don’t identify the metrics, process of the policy that created the policy issues. Some Resources that provide Cities…