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Mini Poll: See St. Louis Through Vistors' Eyes |
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Which of the following do you think is the single best argument for conventions, convocations, and conferences to come to St. Louis? | |
Location of the city in the center of the country:
25%
Affordability:
13%
History:
17%
Home of the Cardinals, Rams, Blues, Arch Rival Roller Girls:
3%
Cultural institutions:
23%
Gay-friendly:
1%
Weather:
0%
Food:
8%
Architecture:
1%
Nice people live here:
4%
Amenities close to the convention center:
2%
More urban than where most visitors are from:
0%
St. Louis is not a place a meeting planner will get fired for choosing:
2%
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Which of the following comes closest to your personal view of the CVC's current marketing campaign? | |
I ... like it:
46%
I ... hate it:
12%
I ... could do better:
7%
I ... am generally indifferent:
10%
I ... have no idea what it is:
25%
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If you were to take the CVC's advice to be a tourist in your own town, which of the following would you be most likely to do when the last meeting of the day is done? | |
Visit a major public park, like Forest Park or Tower Grove Park:
11%
Go to a ballgame:
13%
Eat on The Hill or along Cherokee:
12%
Stroll through Lafayette Square or Soulard:
2%
Bike up the North Riverfront Trail:
0%
Find a club that played the blues:
3%
Get lost in a tunnel at City Museum:
6%
Go up in the Arch:
16%
Tour a brewery:
14%
Head for the Missouri Botanical Garden, Art Museum, or Zoo:
17%
Gamble at Lumiere:
1%
Walk back to the hotel and find the spa/gym:
1%
Shop in the Loop or the CWE:
2%
Something else:
2%
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Have you ever hosted or attended a conference or company-wide meeting in St. Louis? | |
Yes, hosted:
7%
Yes, attended:
34%
Yes, both:
31%
No:
16%
No, I don't work at a place that does that kind of thing:
12%
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Which do you think your own company is more likely to do these days: schedule an out-of-town conference or schedule a conference here in St. Louis? | |
We're more likely to go out of town to get away for a bit:
8%
We're more likely to stay in town to save money:
61%
I don't work at a place that does that kind of thing:
31%
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Which is St. Louis’s stronger selling point: free stuff to do or affordable stuff to do? | |
Free stuff:
63%
Affordable stuff:
37%
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Have you ever visited Cervantes Convention Center, Edward Jones Dome, or John Ferrara Theatre? | |
Yes, I've been to Cervantes Convention Center:
12%
Yes, I've been to the Edward Jones Dome:
13%
Yes, I've been to John Ferrara Theatre:
0%
Yes, I've been to two or more of these places:
71%
I've never been to any of those places:
5%
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Have you ever used the CVC's website to book tickets for discounted St. Louis attractions, or to book travel or hotel accommodations? | |
Yes:
26%
No:
35%
I didn't know you could do that!:
39%
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Have you ever volunteered at one of the CVC's Visitor Information Centers? | |
Yes:
2%
No:
76%
No, but I might now:
22%
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What kind of grade would you give yourself as a tour guide of St. Louis? | |
A:
55%
B:
32%
C:
11%
D:
1%
F (I might as well live in Kansas City):
2%
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Which of the following statements is true about taxis in St. Louis? | |
Service has gotten better over the past several years:
50%
Service has gotten worse over the past several years:
18%
Service is about the same now as it ever has been:
32%
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Which of the following is the St. Louis event that best captures the essence of summer in our City? | |
Fair St. Louis weekend:
8%
Any Cardinals game:
42%
Free concerts and fireworks downtown:
17%
Ted Drewes re-opens on S. Grand:
5%
PrideFest:
2%
Sidewalk, rooftop, and patio dining at my favorite restaurants:
10%
Public pools opening:
0%
Playing in the fountains:
1%
Shakespeare in the Park:
8%
Soulard Bastille Days Festival:
1%
Marathons and bicycle races:
4%
Block parties in my own neighborhood:
3%
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BONUS: | |
Keeping the Rams here:
16%
Protecting the taxpayers:
84%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
