Advertising in Orlando, FL
Orlando is in central Florida with a population of 238,300 according to the 2010 US Census, making it the 79th largest city in the U.S. Orlando is the fifth largest city in Florida, the largest inland city. Its nickname is “The City Beautiful” and uses the symbol of a fountain at Lake Eola. Sometimes people call it “The Theme Park Capital of the World” because of the Walt Disney World Resort which is 21-miles from Downtown Orlando. Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the thirteenth busiest airport in the U.S. and the 29th busiest in the world.
Orlando, FL Demographics
Population*: 185,874 (18+)
White American persons: 57.6%
African American persons: 28.1%
Latino or Hispanic: 25.4%
From other races: 6.6%
Asian American persons: 3.8%
From two or more races: 3.4%
Native American: 0.4%
Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Median household income: $35,732
Events in Orlando, FL (Annual)
| Balwin Park Auto Show | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando Carnival | Rajuncajun Crawfish Festival |
| Capital One Bowl | Florida Film Festival | Orlando Health & Fitness Show | St. Patrick’s Day Party |
| Central Florida Fair | Gay Days in Orlando | OUC Downtown Orlando Triathlon | Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival |
| Cinco De Mayo Bash |
Sports in Orlando, FL
| NBA | USL | AFL | ECHL |
| Orlando Magic | Orlando City | Orlando Predators | Orlando Solar Bears |
Businesses of Note: The city is home to a Fortune 500 company, Darden Restaurants. Other companies of note headquartered in Orlando include AirTran Airways, American Automobile Association, Bahamas Breeze, Hard Rock Café, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Ripley Entertainment, Smokey Bones, Tupperware Brands, Universal Orlando, and Vista-United Telecommunications.
Advertising & PR agencies: (AD) Connections Groups, Shift Marketing, Caldwell Marketing & Media, Blue Sky Consulting & Marketing, TKO-Terry/Kane Orlando, Knight Images Design & Marketing, Intellavia, JKR Advertising, Push, Orlando Forums, Appleton Creative, Noble Marketing, Vivid Digital Concepts of North Orlando, Noble, Click Producers, Spry Group, Orange Square (PR) Wragg & Casas Public Relations, Consensus Communications, Uproar PR, Schwalb Public Relations, Edelman Public Relations, Richeson Communication, LLC, The Cunningham Group, Vistra Communications, Joker Media, LLC, and Fry Hammond Barr.
Colleges: There are no public universities located within the city limits of Orlando. Private colleges in the city include the Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU), Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, and International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT).
Orlando, FL is full of must see destinations
| AirHeads Trampoline Arena | Epcot | Mary | The Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue |
| Around the World at Epcot | Fantasmic | Nemo-The Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom | Typhoon Lagoon |
| Blizzard Beach | Gatorland | Orlando Shakespeare Theater | Universal’s Island of Adventure |
| Blue Man Group | iFly Orlando | Pirates League | Walt Disney World |
| Discovery Cove | John F. Kennedy Space Center | Queen of the Universe Shrine | Wishes Fireworks |
| Disney’s Animal Kingdom | LaNouba – Cirque du Soleill | Ripley’s Believe It Or Not | |
| Disney’s Hollywood Studios | Magic Kingdom | SeaWorld Orlando |
For more information on Orlando, please visit the Orlando Chamber of Commerce Website.