051 - The Rise of Asheville | Marilyn Ball of Speaking of Travel | Season 4
Episode description
In this episode, we interview Marilyn Ball, host of the Speaking of Travel podcast and author of The Rise of Asheville.
It’s hard to express just how much Marilyn knows about Asheville and it's history.
We first got to know her over lunch at the Stony Knob Cafe. Between bites, we discussed the podcasting landscape (a shared interest), marketing and advertising industry (a shared profession), and Asheville (a shared community).
When it comes to all three of these topics, Marilyn is a fountain of knowledge. She’s lived here in Asheville for more than 30 years and throughout the decades, she’s carefully observed how Asheville has evolved and used this knowledge to distill important lessons on community development.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
- The eerie similarities between what Asheville was like 30 years ago and today
- Marilyn shares highlights of her career, including spearheading major tourism advertising campaigns for Asheville to becoming a podcast radio host
- Marilyn’s brilliant approach to building effective advertising campaigns (you'll want to use this in your world)
We hope you enjoy this episode with Marilyn!
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Music by Commonwealth Choir
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