Digital Marketing
Prepare for Reopening Now with these Recovery Marketing Tactics
I want to share tactical actions that you can take right now. These recovery marketing tactics can be incorporated into your overall recovery plan. My team rounded up several actionable ideas that will help you be ready for the recovery. An integrated plan is always more powerful than siloed tactics, and below are steps that…
Read MoreAdapting to Remote Work: Virtual Experiences, Online Learning and Resources
It is hard to believe that one month ago people everywhere were going into work, sitting in class, spending their weekends at bars and restaurants, and traveling around the world. Now, we’ve settled into a new normal of remote work, online classes, and virtual events like Zoom happy hours and other online experiences. Working from…
Read More6 Strategies to Prepare for Tourism Recovery
From our April Destination on the Left Virtual Summit Our second-ever Destination on the Left Virtual Summit kicked off in April with 12 amazing presenters and three full days of content focused around digital marketing, travel trade and niche marketing within the tourism industry. The topics covered ranged from food tourism to family travel –…
Read MoreProving Relevancy and ROI: Key Takeaways from the first Destination on the Left Virtual Summit
At Break the Ice Media we are committed to ongoing professional development of our team within tourism marketing. Each year, we invest more than 450 staff hours staying up-to-date on trends, new marketing tactics and deeper learnings. That is why the first Destination on the Left Virtual Summit we hosted in December 2019 was extra-special…
Read More2020 Social Media Tourism Trends
As we approach the end of another year and our team begins to create strategic marketing plans for upcoming campaigns, we’ve been talking new ideas, fresh content and – of course – the latest social media tourism trends for 2020. We know looking towards rising trends is a great way to keep your audience engaged…
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 MoreHow to Create Raving Fans
In today’s world, it can seem like everything in marketing and sales has changed. But the one thing that hasn’t changed is the value of raving fans.
Read MoreThe Evolution of Snapchat Advertising
I’ll be the first to admit it- I’m a little obsessed with Snapchat. I’ve stuck with the app through all the updates: when the “best friends” feature was taken away, when “best friends” came back (but privately), when emojis were introduced, and when the interactive lenses (or filters) were rolled out. I proudly have snap…
Read MorePhotos, Food & Formulas: Destination Marketing to Millennials
In 2017, Break the Ice Media attended the Empire State Tourism Conference in Lake Placid. This information-packed conference was the perfect place to pick up new trends and learnings- and nothing was a hotter topic than marketing to millennials. The Wild Center held a session all about this topic, called “Marketing the Adirondacks to Millennials:…
Read MoreMarketing and PR Strategy with the PESO Model
I’ve been hearing a lot about needing strategy from potential clients lately. They are running a business or organization with many moving parts, and just getting promotions out the door is an accomplishment sometimes. What they crave is the structure of strategy, the peace of mind that all the Ts are crossed, Is are dotted…
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