STOP GRATON CASINO GRATITUDE

How much cost-free copy has Stop the Casino 101 Coalition/Stop Graton Casino received from Rohnert Park-Cotati Patch since its media launch, Marilee? Not that you’re accustomed to posting anything truly honest and forthcoming, yet it might be interesting to donors and RP-C Patch readers to know how much you’ve actually spent on local Patch ad buys.

Related, the following was emailed this morning to a dozen regional Patch staffers, including our Rohnert Park-Cotati Patch crew:

“The Rohnert Park Patch [sic] has consistently provided the best coverage of the Graton Casino development project. Once again, the Patch asks the important questions while the Press Democrat ignores the subject altogether.”

Ref: http://stopgratoncasino.com/blog/

If I were a Patch account exec, instead of a retired old codger, I’d contact Stop Graton Casino and express appreciation for such high praise, and for placement of the Patch logo within their new StopGratonCasino.com site.

I’d then inquire as to why Rohnert Park-Cotati Patch, the source of their “best coverage,” doesn’t yet deserve being included in their current Northern California big ad buy, including…

[Note: some sites may not initially reveal Stop Graton Casino ads on the splash page, yet should after a couple of reloads.]

Monterey County Herald http://www.montereyherald.com/

Chico Enterprise Record http://www.chicoer.com/

Eureka Times Standard http://www.times-standard.com/

Lake County Record-Bee http://www.record-bee.com/

Oroville Mercury-Register http://www.orovillemr.com/

Red Bluff Daily News http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/

Vacaville Reporter http://www.thereporter.com/

Vallejo Times-Herald http://www.timesheraldonline.com/

Woodland Daily Democrat http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ 

Ukiah Daily Journal http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/

Some of the sites also include Graton Casino ads. Although I'm not aware of such praise of Patch from Graton Casino, as an account exec, I’d also contact Station Casinos/FIGR, because it’s how this codger rolls:

“Station Casinos' human resources director says our local labor pool is expected to meet their hiring needs. Yet there are ongoing SFGate/SF Chronicle banner ads offering RP casino jobs, but no such local ad buys seen yet. What's up with that, guerrilla marketing, left-hand right-hand disconnect, or…? STC101 knows; it has a crystal ball.”  Judd Ames  April 15, 2013 at 01:06 pm

Ref: http://tinyurl.com/mcypbva

Sincerely,

Judd Ames