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Boosterism

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Boosterism is the act of promoting ("boosting") a town, city, or organization, with the goal of improving public perception of it. [1]

14 relations: Advertising, Babbitt (novel), Canada, Duluth, Minnesota, J. Proctor Knott, Main Street (novel), Novel, Pierre Berton, Potemkin village, Promotion (marketing), Puffery, Real estate, Sinclair Lewis, Town.

Advertising

Advertising is an audio or visual form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored, non-personal message to promote or sell a product, service or idea.

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Babbitt (novel)

Babbitt (1922), by Sinclair Lewis, is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle-class life and the social pressure toward conformity.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County.

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J. Proctor Knott

James Proctor Knott (August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887.

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Main Street (novel)

Main Street is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis, and published in 1920.

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Novel

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.

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Pierre Berton

Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a television personality and journalist.

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Potemkin village

In politics and economics, a Potemkin village (also Potyomkin village, derived from the потёмкинские деревни, potyomkinskiye derevni) is any construction (literal or figurative) built solely to deceive others into thinking that a situation is better than it really is.

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Promotion (marketing)

In marketing, promotion refers to any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or issue.

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Puffery

In everyday language, puffery refers to exaggerated or false praise.

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Real estate

Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.

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Sinclair Lewis

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

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Town

A town is a human settlement.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosterism

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