Insights
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More Than an Interstate Exit
Your community is so much more than what lies right off the ramp. Let travelers know your town is truly unique and worth taking the time to explore. Read time: under 3 minutes
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Instagram for Smaller Destinations
Instagram remains a top social platform and, with its focus on beautiful imagery, it’s an important platform for all things travel. This is especially true for smaller DMOs with limited staff capacity. Here we explore ways for your team to maximize Instagram's capabilities for your DMO. Read time: 4 minutes
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The Importance Of Managing Your Destination’s Tripadvisor Presence
It’s more important than ever to keep the information updated on leading travel platforms as potential visitors are hungry for information. Keeping information updated in real-time on Tripadvisor will be crucial to giving travelers the confidence to return to your destination. Read time: 4 minutes
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Purpose, Positioning, Personalized and Partnerships
For consumers under 40, the new Ps of the marketing mix that matter today are: “purpose, positioning, personalized and partnerships". You should pay careful attention to which marketing Ps apply most to your offering. Read time: 3 minutes
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Why VR is a Notch Above Video
Virtual reality is quickly getting to the point where it can be utilized by virtually everyone, and many organizations in tourism and real estate have begun using it to offer a more immersive try-before-you-buy experience. Here we discuss some basic tools you'll need if you are considering experimenting with VR for your destination. Read time: three minutes
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Travel Trends: What to Watch For in 2021
As we transition into 2021, we all understand things will be different from pre-pandemic life. As one of the hardest-hit industries, travel and tourism has—and will be forever—changed because of it. Here we offer some predictions of travel trends for 2021. Read time: three minutes
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Protecting Your Destination’s Brand Is Imperative
A strong brand identity is important in destination marketing. Equally important is protecting your brand to ensure you have control of it and reap benefits from it. In this blog we discuss some pitfalls, the advantages and some recommendations related to protecting your brand. Read time: under 2 minutes
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NLR—a brand apart.
Creating a truly defining brand is sometimes a challenge when positioning for destinations, particularly when the separate communities share the same name. In this case study we explore the branding challenges faced by North Little Rock, Arkansas and our solutions that set them apart from Little Rock. Read time: three mintues
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TikTok as a Tool for Destination Marketing
TikTok has become one of the most widely used social media platforms whose popularity continues to grow and spread throughout the world. Businesses have begun using TikTok as a marketing tool and in this blog, we’ll give some ideas about how you can use it for your destination. Read time: four minutes
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Why You Should Care About Google My Business
Google My Business has become a powerful tool to help manage how your destination presents itself on Google Search and Maps. Learn how to help your stakeholders maximize GMB for the good of your entire destination. Read time: four minutes