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Measuring Earned Media and PR: Introduction to the Barcelona Principles

Some may say a marketing campaign is only as good as the results it delivers. However, unlike digital content or paid advertising—where metrics are easily tracked—destination marketing professionals often face…
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Tourism Advertising Ideas: Creative and Bold Paid Media Moves

Sure, Meta and Google Ads have their place, but let’s not stop at the obvious. Today’s travelers are everywhere: pinning dream trips at midnight, binge-watching vacation inspiration between Spotify playlists,…
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Marketing and PR Strategy with the PESO Model

Strategy is always a big topic of conversation when it comes to tourism marketing. We’ve been responding to more and more requests for strategy, and it is always our first…
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Elements 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…

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Top Travel Campaigns of 2020: Tourism Marketers Get Creative in the Face of Adversity

There is no question in anyone’s mind – this was a tough year for tourism marketers. With travel largely shuttered in the face of the…

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Aligning 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…

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How to Work with an Agency: 5 Key Conversations

It’s often the perception that once the contract is signed, the client’s job is over, and the agency’s job begins. But clients should be asking at least five things from their agency partners … Make sure to have these 5 key conversations as you begin to work with an agency.

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Why Work with and How to Choose a Marketing Agency

In the busy world we live in, everyone’s time is limited. We all must decide and prioritize what the best use of the precious hours…

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Using Front Line Staff as Brand Ambassadors

One main challenge every destination faces, regardless of size, is how to get the most return on investment from their marketing dollars.  When a DMO…

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Email Marketing for Tourism

Most of us receive many – maybe even hundreds of – emails a day. To break through the clutter of newsletters, notifications, sales and promotions,…

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Creating Itineraries for FIT Travel

The United States is a highly sought-after tourist destination for people all around the globe. For those of us in New York State, we are…

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5 Questions to Ask Your Next Marketing Agency: A Getting Started Guide

When getting started with a communications or marketing agency, there are a few things every potential client considers. Scope of work, price of services, and…

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Maximizing and Proving Trade Show ROI

What’s the value in attending a trade show? Most trade shows keep a list on their website with reasons to justify the investment of a…

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