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Have you heard Calgary’s new slogan? Blue Sky City is getting mixed reviews at best. There’s really nothing wrong with it, I guess, but it fails to highlight Calgary over any other city in any other country. Isn’t that the whole point? And get this, the slogan comes with a price tag of $5 million. I think I need to get into the slogan creation business if I can make that kind of money. Why don’t they just run a contest, at very little cost, and let a clever resident come up with something great. If I’ve learned nothing else in my 40 career in media, my readers, listeners and viewers always have the best ideas. Here at home, I’m not a fan of Winnipeg’s slogan, Made From What’s Real. But I actually like Manitoba’s slogan of Canada’s Heart Is Calling after it was tweaked a bit from Canada’s Heart Beats. I prefer smart-ass slogans the most, as they........

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