Ghost Ranch advert…

by Kairos on September 7, 2007

in presbyterian church (usa)

Just a small blurb about Ghost Ranch that I found interesting…

Ghost Ranch is a Presbyterian-affiliated conference center in Abiquiu, New Mexico. I love Ghost Ranch. I went there several times as a child with my family, and I volunteered there a summer as a College Mission Worker. My wife and I have been there a few times, too..

I was interested when I got an email from them about their fall 07 plans, including this commercial:

I think this is cheesy, frankly, and the voice-over sounds downright scary. But no mention that Ghost Ranch is a Presbyterian conference center? A bit strange. It was paid for in part from a cooperative grant from the New Mexico Department of Tourism, so perhaps that was discouraged. Still….

{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

rocky September 8, 2007 at 9:29 am

“So old that the dinosaurs come out to play?”

Yikes.

landon September 8, 2007 at 9:53 pm

ewww – who’s the marketing genius that came up with that?

will spotts September 29, 2007 at 4:20 pm

The repeated, whispered “ghost ranch” was the real contribution …

Dan Morehead October 23, 2007 at 12:01 am

Ha. I have a friend who lives in Abiquiu and I have had similar suspicions about Ghost Ranch.

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