tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post5790439159777851596..comments2024-01-18T05:45:59.595-05:00Comments on The Daily Bellwether: Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Exports Jobs To Germany: Dusseldorf Firm Lands 'Branding' Deal to Help Shape City's 21st Century ImageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-70795502281137560182011-12-15T17:02:57.288-05:002011-12-15T17:02:57.288-05:00We'll send you euros. You send us dollars. T...We'll send you euros. You send us dollars. The buck stops here.Germannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-7036645328417079242011-12-15T16:10:42.880-05:002011-12-15T16:10:42.880-05:00Chamber is supposed to encourage local business. ...Chamber is supposed to encourage local business. Member firms in branding/marketing could have used that contract when econ is tanked. Out of touch and out of their minds at the Chamber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-83257457913042620602011-12-15T09:04:56.872-05:002011-12-15T09:04:56.872-05:00Interesting comment. Euro-cronyism. Good phrase....Interesting comment. Euro-cronyism. Good phrase. Brand phrase before taken. German company paid in American dollars. Somebody in U.S., in Cincy could do branding job. Kasich no hands in this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-34220968895654715092011-12-15T08:29:04.936-05:002011-12-15T08:29:04.936-05:00This "marketing hub" designation came in...This "marketing hub" designation <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/07/05/daily43.html?page=all" rel="nofollow">came in mid-2010</a> and was a brainchild of Ted Strickland, whose Ohio DOD appears not to have put any U.S. sourcing requirements into its grant.<br /><br />Perhaps inadvertently, you made this look as if it was a Kasich-driven initiative.<br /><br />If you really want a story, figure out why the German firm got the work. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of a bit of Euro-cronyism originating at a certain very large consumer products maker.<br /><br />Tom Blumer<br />BizzyBlog.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com