Insights
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5 Mistakes to Avoid in DMO Marketing
Destination marketing in an ever-changing media landscape requires innovative and educated efforts to constantly engage and convert repeat visitors. Read about the top five DMO marketing mistakes and how to avoid them. Read time: under 6 minutes
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7 Secrets to Developing an Effective DMO Strategic Marketing Action Plan
A comprehensive strategic marketing plan is more than just a list of tactics. Read more for tips to developing a more efficient and effective marketing plan of action for your DMO. Read time: 4 minutes
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Choosing Effective DMO Marketing Partners
Ever wish you had a clone to help tackle your to-do list? When it's time to consider hiring a DMO partner to help boost the effectiveness of your DMO's marketing program, use this insight and checklist to help make your marketing partner selection. Read time: 5 minutes
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Tourism IS Economic Development
Do your stakeholders see the connection between tourism and economic development? Knowing the numbers, and sharing that with your tourism partners will help you share the story of your destination. Tourism is not just about fun leisure activities, it is also about the jobs it provides and the amount of money it saves taxpayers. Read time: 5 minutes
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How DMOs Can Measure the ROI of Digital Advertising
DMOs should be measuring the return on the investment to show stakeholders that their digital marketing strategy is working. Are you looking at the right metrics to determine the ROI of your digital strategy? Read time: under 4 minutes
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Stakeholder Collaboration: Foster Communication With Your Partners
Research is a valuable tool and can be used as a vehicle to further stakeholder collaboration. Collecting opinions, input and information from stakeholders can facilitate product development, help a DMO refine their message and provide important resources to stakeholders, all with the goal of providing visitors authentic experiences. Read time: 3 minutes
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Taglines & Positioning Statements
One of the most daunting tasks for a destination marketing organization (DMO) is making the decisions necessary to rebrand the community they represent. Branding often includes a tagline that captures what it is that makes your community different from other places. But before you craft the perfect one, you have to ask whether you need a tagline at all. Read time: under 3 minutes
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Know How to Improve Your Website
Website analytics cover a broad spectrum of information. With clear goals and a working plan, you can begin to pull out the metrics that pertain to the traffic you’re looking for, and, as a result, modify your web strategy to more effectively meet your goals. Read time: under 3 minutes
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Leveraging Research to Maximize ROI
Scientific, reliable research is logical and guarantees results. Furthermore, creative designed with research data is effective because it focuses on what the visitors want. Learn about how we married market research with a strong marketing and media plan to attract like-minded visitors and increase ROI for Columbus, Georgia. Read time: under 5 minutes