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Rock, AR & Atlanta, GA – July 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Joy
Barlogie has been named tourism development manager by the Arkansas
Department of Parks and Tourism. Barlogie previously served as account
supervisor at CJRW, working primarily on the Arkansas Tourism account.
In
her new role, she will be responsible for the development and expansion
of tourism within the state of Arkansas and establishing contacts and rapport
with hospitality-related businesses and with local, state and federal agencies
involved in the tourism industry. Barlogie will also identify possible
funding sources for tourism projects, administer three tourism grant programs
and will consult with communities and organizations on behalf of the department.
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During
her time on the department’s account at CJRW, Barlogie was involved with
creative development, media planning, public relations and digital and
online marketing development. She also coordinated annual strategic planning
sessions for the agency and developed the department’s annual marketing
plans to continue to promote the state of Arkansas to national and international
audiences.
Media
Contact:
Leah
DiPietro
Communications
Manager
Arkansas
Media Room
501-682-7606
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formed in 1965. The long-standing regional collaboration of the state tourism
offices of Alabama,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Virginia
and West Virginia provides a foundation
to positively position tourism as a vital and dynamic element in the region’s
economic development. Tourism ranks throughout the region as one of the
top three industries, behind manufacturing and agriculture, and is responsible
for $133 billion in spending by visitors, generating 1.4 million direct
jobs, $30 billion in worker paychecks, and almost $16 billion in state
and local taxes. Visit TravelSouthUSA.com
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