Posts by Sarah
How To Craft A Killer Press Conference
It’s time to announce a huge project coming up for your business. Change is on the horizon, and you’re ready to tell the world – and the media. You know you want to host a press conference, but coming up with creative press conference ideas can be daunting- where do you start? We’ve handled a…
Read MoreDestination Positioning: How to Stake Your Claim and Find Your Niche
“You can’t be everything to everyone.” You’ve heard it before, but when talking about your destination it can be hard not to showcase “everything” — the great food, craft beverage scene, unique or boutique accommodations, hands-on museums, family attractions — it’s all exciting! So how do you hone in on your selling point and really…
Read MoreMindsets & Marketing: How Embracing a Growth-Mindset Can Set Your Destination up for Success
We learned that having a growth mindset – or calling yourself “growth-minded” – is more than just forward motion. It is a willingness to work, learn, grow, fail, and try again. … We’ve pulled out five lessons for destination marketers to help you adopt a growth mindset and set your destination up for success:
Read More2022 Top Tourism Campaigns Bring Typing Ponies & Talking Kangaroos
This year saw us returning to travel in big ways, and the campaign ideas rose to match! We found some of the most creative, quirky, content-driven ideas out there and summed them up for this year. From Ryanair on TikTok to horses that will answer your emails. In no particular order, here are our picks…
Read More4 Brand Storytelling Lessons from a Former Washington Speechwriter
Disclaimer: This is not a political post. However, politicians and Washington D.C. staff may be referenced throughout the course of this blog. In early 2017, I had the chance to listen to Jon Favreau, former speechwriter for former President Obama, talk about his time in Washington. While the stories he told – days on the…
Read MoreTop Tourism Campaigns of 2021
Happy 2022! At BTI, we typically end our year with a round-up of the top tourism campaigns of the year. Reviewing those destinations and hospitality businesses going above and beyond to share their creative approaches to visitor attraction. This year, we flipped that on its head and decided to kick off the new year with…
Read MoreStorytelling Content is Key in Tourism Marketing
Visitors guides are moving more and more into the digital realm. Especially following 2020, many DMOs have moved to digital-only or a mix of printed guides and digital offerings. Even so, the demand remains high for the information offered, as visitors try to work out what they want. What attractions to see, where to grab…
Read MoreProactive vs. Reactive PR: Why Both are Essential to Your Public Relations Strategy
A good public relations strategy brings a mix of many different tactics to the table – pitching, active outreach, hosting media and FAMs, attendance at media shows, desksides, and more.
Read MoreTop Travel Campaigns of 2020: Tourism Marketers Get Creative in the Face of Adversity
There is no question in anyone’s mind – this was a tough year for tourism marketers. With travel largely shuttered in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, shelter-at-home orders, budgets cut and so many American workers furloughed, travel was at an all-time low. Click here to listen to Episode 199 where Destination on the Left…
Read MoreMeasuring Marketing Campaigns
The basis of every successful campaign comes down to measurement. Identifying whether you met your goals and having the ability to course-correct or change your strategy throughout the campaign is key to knowing what campaigns are repeatable and which tactics work best for your organization. In fact, in our strategic process, measuring is an important…
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