Category: Mormon Culture
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What Utah Does Best
Back in February I blogged about Utah’s quest for a new state slogan (see Marketing Utah). The Salt Lake City advertising agency which was working on creating the slogan promised that it “will reveal ‘the look of Utah,’ ‘the soul of Utah’ and ‘the sound of Utah,’ all composing the ’emotional core of Utah.’” The…
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Mormonism: Depressing
Utah has the unfortunate reputation of being “the runaway leader in antidepressant use.” In February of 2002 the Los Angeles Times reported the findings of a study which showed Antidepressant drugs are prescribed in Utah more often than in any other state, at a rate nearly twice the national average. Utah’s high usage was cited…
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Before You Visit Temple Square…
Tuesday’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer carried an Associated Press article about the LDS Church’s Temple Square, located in Salt Lake City. Touted as “Utah’s hottest tourist destination,” the article notes that Temple Square receives 3 to 5 million visitors each year while Utah’s five stunning national parks put together had only 5.3 million visitors in 2005. The…
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Mormonism Gathering Illegal Immigrants to Utah
There’s been a lot in the news this week about illegal immigrants; this promises to be a topic that will continue to receive much attention in the months (or years) to come. One article of interest appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune last weekend: “Many illegal immigrants feel right at home in Utah.” Reporter Michael…
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Marketing Utah
Utah is looking for a new slogan, one officials hope will bring money-spending tourists flocking to the state (see “Looking for a pretty, great tag line”). “It should describe Utah’s ’emotional core.’ It will emote ‘Utah.’ It should summarize, symbolize and synergize the entire state, highlighting Utah’s attributes to outsiders far and wide. “Oh, and…