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    •   Blog: Tree Talk
    December 15

    Got a great email from someone today. He had heard a story on NPR about how people are returning to the tradition of getting a fresh, farm-grown Christmas Tree instead of a fake, plastic one. He suggested our industry get a new slogan to encourage more of that.

    On a side note: a grower was interviewed on that NPR piece and he had a great quote. When asked what he thought of people who choose an artificial tree, he said, “I just wonder if they also get their wife plastic flowers for Valentines Day?” Now that’s a great quote!

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    From: ken
    Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:12 AM
    Subject: Slogans

    I just caught that piece on NPR about your association. I cannot remember a year that I did not have a real tree. If I were considering a new slogan: "Artificial Trees are for Artificial People" Too strong? "Fake Trees are for Fake People" or "Real Trees are for Real People". Any will do but for years I have used the first one with a bit of disdain in my voice.

    Good luck this season, mine (Real Tree) is already up, decorated by the kids and it looks, well, REALly nice.

    Ken in Pompano Beach, Florida

    Thanks Ken. We're encouraged by folks like you who prefer a real, traditional Christmas. Just think what kind of special memories your kids are always going to have of their family tradition of picking out and decorating a fresh Christmas Tree each year. It's sad to know many kids won't have those kinds of memories too, they'll remember pulling a dusty box out of the attic or basement instead.

    Our current official "slogan" is 'Nothing says Christmas more than a Real Tree.'

    Let’s hear from our web visitors! Write in and suggest a slogan for the Real Christmas Tree industry and fans of a traditional Christmas. We’ll post the most interesting ones.

    Merry Christmas!

    The main blog contributor is Rick Dungey, who works as Public Relations Manager for the National Christmas Tree Association. Other people on the NCTA staff and members of NCTA will also contribute posts. Rick has answered media and consumer inquiries for NCTA for more than 9 years. You are welcome to send responses or questions to the blog, but be aware that not all posts will be made public and all will be reviewed prior to posting.

    We look forward to your input – if you have a question or comment to share, send it to info@realchristmastrees.org

    Please note: we use a fairly sensitive e-mail spam filter. Please try to use an obvious phrase in the subject line, such as "Christmas Tree Question" or "Blog Topic."


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