5 Key Ingredients for Marketing Campaign Success
When I started Break The Ice Media in 2009, I saw how new digital tools were causing PR and marketing to collide and decided to start an agency that would assist small businesses in bringing both disciplines together. Since then, my team and I have been constantly learning and adapting our skills to integrate PR…
Read MoreHow to use Facebook Ads for Tourism
Facebook advertising is one of the most affordable digital ad channels around. It’s also where a majority of people are spending their time. With 2.4 billion monthly active users, over a third of the total world population, Facebook remains one of the best channels for reaching people with messages. What does that mean for those…
Read MoreElements of Top Tourism Campaigns
You know them when you see them. Standout tourism campaigns can be big and flashy, or subtle but powerful – or some combination of these traits. But even before the results are revealed, it seems like there is something special about them. For the past four years, we’ve covered the top campaigns of the year…
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 MoreLuxury Travel Trends
Since 2016, there has been a shift in the luxury market, from a desire for luxury goods to more demand for luxury experiences. There is a “pursuit for experience over possession.” Affluent consumers are seeking higher spiritual and emotional fulfillment, leading them to travel. Not only do luxury travelers want a high-end experience, they are…
Read MoreTapping into Niche Market Tourism
What is Niche Tourism? Niche market tourism uses programs to attract visitors focusing on a very specific market segment built around a well-defined product. We’ve said it before, tourists are looking for experiences. So it only makes sense that visitors are throwing out generic “everything but the kitchen sink” trips, and planning vacations that align…
Read MoreThe Keys to Successful Collaborations
In our 2021 Rising Tide study, we revealed three different attitudinal segments among travel, tourism and hospitality professionals — three groups that feel very differently about the benefits and challenges of collaboration with other industry organizations. Promoters are enthusiastic supporters of organizational collaboration, pursue it actively and with a range of organization types. Doubters are…
Read MoreTravel and Tourism Terms, Acronyms & Abbreviations
Every industry has its language; can you talk tourism? We abbreviate words or phrases to save time, effort or space. This is great, but if you don’t know what the acronym or abbreviation stands for, it may feel like people are speaking a different language. For those of us in the tourism industry, like many…
Read MoreHow to Promote Local Tourism
When it comes to promoting your tourism business – whether you’re an attraction, restaurant, museum or hotel, you may feel like you’re all alone. Luckily, that’s not the case. By working with your Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) or Tourism Promotion Agency (TPA), you’re able to get some free marketing that will help to distribute your…
Read MoreSuccessful Collaborations start with Commonality
Successful collaborations start with commonality. The most important commonality elements include establishing and agreeing on goals for the collaboration, having strong champions, and designing the collaboration to benefit all participants.
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