Insights

  • Using Hierarchy To Elevate Your Marketing

    Using Hierarchy To Elevate Your Marketing

    Camille says… Whether you’re a seasoned destination marketing professional or new to destination marketing, your job is to ensure your marketing message is on target, visible and produces results. Let an understanding of design hierarchy guide your efforts. Read time: 3 minutes.

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  • What Makes Your Community Different?

    What Makes Your Community Different?

    David says… Travelers are increasingly seeking out unique, one-of-a-kind, authentic experiences. And because you can't be everything to everybody, identifying and leveraging what makes your community different must be a central pillar of your marketing strategy. Read time: under 3 minutes.

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  • Top 5 Travel Trends For 2019

    Top 5 Travel Trends For 2019

    Maghen says… There is a lot of talk about hot new travel trends and what DMOs should be mindful of as they begin executing their marketing strategies for 2019. Here are 5 trends that will dominate travel and tourism in the new year and how your DMO can leverage them. Read time: seven minutes

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  • Generation Z: Travel Trends

    Generation Z: Travel Trends

    Jim says… Generation Z is rapidly growing in importance to DMOs - and for good reason! They are poised to command nearly 40% of consumer spending in just a few short years, and their travel habits are clearly defined by the digital age they were born into. Here's what that means for your DMO. Read time: six minutes 

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  • Curating Social Influencers: Encourage The Conversation, Part 8

    Curating Social Influencers: Encourage The Conversation, Part 8

    David says… Curating content from social influencers is an effective strategy for reaching potential visitors who may be on the fence about visiting your city, or who may have not considered your place to be a viable option for business, leisure or bleisure travel. Read time: five minutes

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  • Is it Time To Assess Your Marketing Strategy?

    Is it Time To Assess Your Marketing Strategy?

    Victoria says… For many of our DMO clients, November and December fall squarely in the middle of their fiscal year. If the same is true for your DMO, now is a good time to pull out your Marketing Action Plan and assess the progress of your goals and objectives. Read time: under 3 minutes

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  • Content and Context Marketing, Part 2

    Content and Context Marketing, Part 2

    Camille says… Much time and effort are required to create rich and varied content to populate your social media channels. To maximize your efforts, take the time to strategically plan the context in which your carefully crafted content is delivered. Read time: 4 minutes

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  • Creating FOMO: Encourage The Conversation, Part 7

    Creating FOMO: Encourage The Conversation, Part 7

    David says… As potential visitors formulate their travel plans, unique, one-of-a-kind experiences are often at the top of their travel wish list. Leverage these must-have experiences to generate the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) and encourage travelers to book an overnight stay in your city. Read time: three minutes

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  • Curating Instagram Influencers: Encourage The Conversation, Part 6

    Curating Instagram Influencers: Encourage The Conversation, Part 6

    David says… In this installment of Encourage The Conversation, we discuss the importance of influencer marketing as it relates to your destination and how to integrate it into your overall social media strategy. Read time: ten minutes 

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  • Rebranding Your Destination

    Rebranding Your Destination

    Camille says… Once you've evaluated your brand and decided it's time for a refresh, there are a lot of details to be shored up before you can actually pull the trigger. To help guide your efforts, we've created this free, downloadable rebranding checklist. Read time: two minutes

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