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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:46 pm    Post subject: Glasgow's Miles Better 25 Reply with quote

This year is the 25th Anniversary of the launch of possibly the best ever campaign to promote Glasgow.

This motion has been presented to the Scottish Parliament in recognition of those responsible for the campaign.

S3M-02263 - 25 Years On and Glasgow's Still Miles Better: Pauline
McNeill:


That the Parliament commemorates the 25th anniversary of the
launch in 1983 of the Glasgow's Miles Better campaign which combined a
Mr Men cartoon character and a piece of grammar known as a null
comparative to transform the image of Scotland's biggest and friendliest city
and symbolised the beginning of Glasgow's revival as a leading world
city and particularly notes the contributions of the late John
Struthers, creator of the campaign, Harry Diamond, then head of PR at Glasgow
City Council and former Lord Provost Michael Kelly who led promotion of
the slogan around the world and who famously arranged for Her Majesty
the Queen to be pictured with the Miles Better banner on the balcony of
Glasgow City Chambers.


Does anyone have any images of the Mr Happy Glasgow's Miles Better campaign?


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tradeston, advert for that pish from the east but still Mr Happy  

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys  
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote





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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Glasgow's Miles Better 25 Reply with quote

Does anyone have any images of the Mr Happy Glasgow's Miles Better campaign?



That looks like the one in the SRC buildings Alex, what became of that ....has Mr Bint still got it ?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The very one Scary.

Yes Mr Bint still has it as far as I know.

Have very fond memories of that visit Scary and don't forget I still owe you a lunch for giving us a tour of the building
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeezo I didint think it was so long ago.. great logo for Glasgow..
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the ..pics of the eighties.. thread

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