Main Street Marketing and Community Partnerships
The COVID-19 pandemic reignited a desire to support local businesses, and this doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. After the pandemic, an Intuit…
Increase Foot Traffic with Motorcoach Business – 11 Ways to Become Group Ready
Working in the travel and tourism industry allows us to get to know organizations that rely on visitors to their communities to help grow their…
The DMO of the Future
Everything we’ve gone through in the past few years has fast-forwarded the role of the DMO. It started to change shape, both to get through the…
Public Relations Takes Time: Setting Realistic Expectations for Your PR Efforts
Public relations is a marathon, not a sprint. It sounds like a cliché, but it’s true. Public relations and media relations take time – because…
Collaboration Thrives in Travel & Tourism
The travel and tourism industry was indisputably one of the hardest hit during the past two years. Staying in business meant being innovative, flexible and…
Navigating Tourism Marketing Now: 10 Themes from 26 Leaders
In July, I attended the Destinations International annual convention in Baltimore Maryland. It was my first live conference and the first convention to take place…
Collaborative Marketing in Tourism: Working Together to Lift All Boats
In the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, we understand how difficult it can be to grab the attention – and reservation – of a visitor….
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…