So Doylen and Baudek, bosom buddies, want us to believe that a woe here and a woe there don’t add up to much. They are doing what they can to help tourism. First of all, they have Marsh and Pickering who write their own performance criteria stating that what they are doing is just marvelous. In fact, what they do is obsolete. For years Pickering has failed in attracting visitors to the convention bureau, so he was given a raise and a promotion. No legitimate marketing firm would judge them as even competent. Other resort communities are doing better than we are because they are using innovative advertising, have better communication with their merchants and truly working to bring visitors to their communities. They don’t play the blame game, they work together.
Now, more personally, Doylen must think we're all idiots. She pulls the same stunt that Pickering and Marsh pull. Put the blame on the business owner. Certainly they could do better with different merchandise, better marketing, but to point the finger at them is nonsense. In addition, Newsome shows his ignorance by stating that it is the responsibility of the CVB to bring people into town, then to hand it off the Chamber to take it from there. Wayne, you moron, you control the visitor center! What would you opt that the Chamber do, stop traffic as it comes into town and point visitors to the attractions?
The bottom line is that the millions of dollars spent by the Town are not spent wisely. They repeat marketing practices long found obsolete. Many of these practices were put into effect prior to the internet. The only justification is made by the very people who employ these practices – Pickering and Marsh. They, along with the entire staff, must go. Estes Park doesn't need a marketing department, we need to select a marketing company on a bid basis from the mainstream. Make it competitive!
