Insights
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Protect Your Destination’s Brand With A Trademark
A 4-minute conversation with intellectual property attorney LaConya Murray, discussing why destinations should protect their brand with a trademark and what the process entails. View time: under 4 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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Leverage Opportunity Nights to Grow Occupancy
One of the keys to growing the overall occupancy rate in any community is to have a clear understanding of the nights of the week and the months of the year that have the lowest occupancy—we call these opportunity nights. In this week's Insight, we discuss how to identify and make the most of these opportunity nights for your destination. Read time: under 3 minutes
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Getting (a Lot) More From Festivals
A ton of effort is invested into a festival with the goal to compress as much ROI as possible into a few days. What if you could leverage the same theme, spread the efforts of hosting a large festival over time, and significantly increase ROI? Consider converting your festival into a series of events planned over the course of a season or year. Read time: under 2 minutes
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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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MAP Your Way to a Better Brand
In this vlog recorded during our agency meeting, we discuss how Marketing Action Planning influenced the development of a DMO brand and media plan. View time: under 6 minutes
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Shift Focus to Quality vs. Quantity of Organic Social Media
Social media algorithms have made it harder and harder for businesses to reach new audiences without paying up. Get ideas to optimize your organic social efforts. Read time: under 2 minutes