Insights
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Why Your DMO Needs a Success Statement
What is success for your DMO? A Marketing Action Plan (MAP) is a master plan for prioritizing and then building trust with the target audiences that will lead your DMO to success. However, at the beginning of the process, it is critical to define what success is. Here we review the formula we use to develop what we call the “Success Statement.” Read time: under 2 minutes
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Is It Time for a Social Media Audit?
It's a good idea to audit your social media channels on an annual basis. Learn why and get some tips and resources you can use for your organization. Read time: under 2 minutes
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Destination Curation
DMOs should not be creating or managing the various elements of their destination, they should be facilitators of collaboration between the stakeholders that provide the elements that make up their destination. This is the message you should be conveying to your stakeholders. Read time: 1 minute
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5 Tips for Building Stakeholder Partnerships
Sitting down one-on-one with tourism stakeholders in your community can be invaluable. Get 5 tips for building these business partnerships. Read time: under 3 minutes
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TikTok Domain Déjà Vu
Just as people may not have understood the importance of registering a website domain in the early stages of the internet, there is often a similar reluctance to jump on the latest social platform. Learn why you should register a free account on TikTok with your DMO's name now before it is unavailable or becomes too costly. Read time: under 2 minutes
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Nurturing Stakeholder Engagement
One of the questions we often receive from DMOs is how do we increase our stakeholder engagement? In this blog, we discuss a recent In-Market MAP development session for one of our Destination Marketing Organization clients that provides a great example of nurturing stakeholder engagement. Read time: 1 minute
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Attractors vs. Attractions
There is a not-so-subtle difference between the words "attractor" and "attractions" but it is important for DMOs to use both in stakeholder discussions. Read this week's Insight to understand why. Read time: 3 minutes
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The Importance Of Managing Your Destination’s Tripadvisor Presence
It’s more important than ever to keep the information updated on leading travel platforms as potential visitors are hungry for information. Keeping information updated in real-time on Tripadvisor will be crucial to giving travelers the confidence to return to your destination. Read time: 4 minutes
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Why You Should Care About Google My Business
Google My Business has become a powerful tool to help manage how your destination presents itself on Google Search and Maps. Learn how to help your stakeholders maximize GMB for the good of your entire destination. Read time: four minutes
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Welcoming Visitors Back with a (Masked) Smile
Indications point to visitors getting ready to travel again but health and safety remain a major consideration. DMOs across the country are implementing programs that specifically address COVID-19 safety. We discuss a few ideas here that you may want to consider modeling in your destination. Read time: five minutes