Monday, December 20, 2010

Score FREE State Fair Tickets!

Want to know how you can get four free tickets to the annual Florida State Fair? Just share you photo memories of visits to the Florida State Fair for an opportunity to win free tickets.

“We want our friends and followers on Facebook to share the good times they have had at the Florida State Fair”, said Rip Stalvey, Director of Marketing for the Florida State Fair Authority. “We love talking with our fans so we can make the Fair even better than before,” he added.

If you are a fair fanatic, history lover, equestrian enthusiast, event planner, agriculture buff, or are interested in our events check out our Facebook page. Just click on the “like” button on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/floridastatefairgrounds to keep up to date with what’s going on. You can read guest testimonials, receive updated event news, see photographs and watch fair videos, and get information on Fair 2011 shows, competitions, and highlights.

Each week, beginning in December and continuing through February 4th, the Florida State Fairgrounds invites fans to post images of their visit to a past State Fair, or a Fairgrounds event, to the Florida State Fairgrounds Facebook page. If you’re not a Facebook user you can still enter by emailing photos directly to Jennifer Becker at beckerj@doacs.state.fl.us.

At the end of each week, one fan will be randomly selected to become the “fan of the week” and receive four free 2011 State Fair tickets. Plus, the winner will have their photograph highlighted as the Florida State Fairgrounds Facebook profile picture for one week.

The annual Florida State Fair is a salute to the best in the agriculture and equestrian industries, plus an abundance of shows, crafts, music, rides, food and family fun for 12 consecutive days. The 2011 Florida State Fair will take place February 10-21, 2011 in Tampa, Florida.

“We can’t wait to see everyone’s state fair photo memories: It’s the event that truly is the ‘Best Time of the Year’,” Stalvey concluded.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Internship Opportunities

Are you a college student looking to gain real life marketing experience? The Florida State Fair Authority is currently seeking interns to assist in marketing efforts for the annual Florida State Fair.

“We have been fortunate to have some very talented young people working with us as interns in years past,” said Rip Stalvey Director of Marketing and Museum Operations. “They have helped in many areas, from graphics design, video production and public relations,” he added.

Marketing at the Florida State Fair is a fun, fast paced and rewarding experience. It offers students a chance to gain hands-on learning in many fields and gain a broad spectrum of experiences.

This year the Authority will be offering paid internship opportunities in the areas of public relations, graphic design, social media, and general marketing campaign efforts for the state fair. Fair dates this year are February 10th through the 21st of February. Internships are available now and will run through the end of the fair.

The Fair Authority’s Marketing Department is looking for creative and energetic students with a passion for working with people. Interested individuals should contact the Fair Authority’s human resources department at 813-621-7821 for more information.

“This is an excellent opportunity for college students to gain experience in marketing at one of the largest outdoor events in the area,” Stalvey concluded.

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For more information, contact Rip Stalvey, Director of Marketing and Museum Operations for the Florida State Fair Authority at 813-477-3138 or by e-mail at stalver1@doacs.state.fl.us

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Florida State Fairgrounds is trimming up for the biggest event of the year!

Hey this is Scott from the Florida State Fair! I just found a fact that I would love to share with all of you!

We at the fair grounds have a lot of property to maintain. Not only that, all that property has trees, bushes, weeds, flowers, and other landscaping challenges that our staff compete with all year long. They have now officially kicked it into high gear.

Over our entire property, to make sure our guests are surrounded by Florida beauty, we trim over 400 palm trees on our grounds, along with 250 oak trees!

Now that's a big yard! I got more cool facts to come! Hope to see you here in February.