State Relaunches 'Perfect Together' Campaign
"It makes good business sense to return to the state theme of 'New Jersey & You ... Perfect Together' since it is still widely recognized and promotes so well our scenic, recreational, historic and cultural treasures." -- Gov. Christie Whitman
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- As Yogi Berra would say, "It's deja vu all
over again."
After nearly four years of using the slogan "New Jersey ... What
a Difference a State Makes," the state division of travel and
tourism relaunched the popular "New Jersey & You ... Perfect
Together" theme first employed 15 years ago during the
administration of Gov. Thomas Kean.
The announcement was made by Gov. Christie Whitman during the
1998 Governor's Conference on Tourism, held at the Brunswick Hilton
and Towers here.
"It makes good business sense to return to the state theme of
'New Jersey & You ... Perfect Together' since it is still
widely recognized and promotes so well our scenic, recreational,
historic and cultural treasures," said Whitman, who noted that when
she came into office in 1992 she wanted to change the slogan from
that of the previous administration.
"We wanted our very own slogan and I thought it was a very good
one," she said, referring to the "What a Difference a State Makes"
theme, "but [New Jersey & You...Perfect Together] is one
[everyone] always came back to."
The $1.5 million campaign, part of the state's overall $5.2
million tourism budget, will include print and television ads that
feature a logo with a picture of the state in blue centered within
the new slogan.
The new logo includes the state's barrier islands -- an omission
from the original logo that angered some residents there.
Also during the conference:
Whitman unveiled New Jersey's 10-year Tourism Master Plan,
cosponsored by the division of travel and tourism and Prosperity
New Jersey, a public-private partnership created by Whitman to
improve the state's economy. Included in the plan are 39 strategies
for enhancing New Jersey's tourism industry, such as expanding the
state's presence in international markets, increasing tourism
during the shoulder season, developing cultural and historical
sites into tourism destinations and creating ecotourism and rural
tourism opportunities.The division of travel and tourism announced that next year's
tourism conference will be held March 21 to 23 at the Trump Taj
Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City.Marshall Murdaugh, executive director of the Atlantic City
Convention & Visitors Authority, received the 1998 Governor's
Tourism Economic Development Award. Murdaugh's $268 million
convention center was recognized for its contribution to the
state's economic growth in 1997.