Social Media
Identifying Local Influencers
In the age of influencers, it can be hard for destinations and attractions to figure out how to capitalize on this trend. Local influencers are existing members of your community that have built an audience and thought-leadership around your destination – they’re the best brand ambassadors you may not know yet. Being a community member…
Read MoreThe Difference Among Travel Media
You’re probably familiar with how the travel media landscape has changed over the past few years – smaller travel sections (or staff) in print publications, a rise in frequency of bloggers and freelancers, and the emergence of social media influencers. These changes in the industry have only been exaggerated by the pandemic. Each one of…
Read MoreWriting Digital Content: Email, Social & Web
A majority of the writing we do for our clients takes shape in the digital realm. From social media and email newsletters to website pages and blog posts and beyond. Let’s take a look at three main pieces of digital content that everyone uses: email marketing, social media and website content. Writing Email Marketing Newsletters…
Read MoreBeyond the Boost: Digging in to Facebook Advertising
The Facebook advertising platform has evolved since it first began and is now a digital advertising powerhouse. The platform offers technical support, learning modules through their BluePrint site, an easy ad builder, audience tools and tracking while delivering some of the lowest cost results in the digital space. In 2012, Facebook added the “Boost” button…
Read MoreFacebook and Tourism Marketing: Best Practices
Social media is a standard marketing practice now, and holds several powerful platforms for tourism marketers. Taking on social media can be challenging, especially with limited time and budget. In this series, we explore best practices for destinations and attractions across different channels. Today, we’ll look at Facebook and tourism marketing. Ah, Facebook. The social…
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 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…
Read MoreAligning Your Marketing Around the Customer Journey
Every customer goes on a journey when making a purchasing decision – whether buying a car, selecting a cleaning service or choosing a family vacation spot. Each step of the way moves them closer towards making a choice. If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you’ve probably have heard of the rule of seven.…
Read MorePrepare 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 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…
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