Insights
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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 where your destination has the greatest potential to increase overall 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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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 the 60+ Consumer Should Matter More Than Ever
Paying special attention to the ever-growing 60+ consumer segment can pay big dividends for your destination. Understanding why they travel and what interests them while in-market can help your DMO more effectively craft a message that resonates with this travel segment and entices them to plan a visit. Read time: six minutes
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Generation Z: Travel Trends
Generation Z is rapidly growing in importance to DMOs - and for good reason! They are poised to command nearly 40% of consumer spending in just a few short years, and their travel habits are clearly defined by the digital age they were born into. Here's what that means for your DMO. Read time: six minutes
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Increase Social Content Engagement
Boosting organic social content is one of the fundamental tactics to increase user engagement. Read on to learn about how to know what to boost and different promotion methods and strategies available. Read time: 6 minutes
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Social Media Editorial Calendar: Encourage the Conversation Part 3
A sound social media strategy should include a mix of measured messages to appropriate audiences. Learn about the 7 components of creating a balanced social media editorial calendar. Read time: four minutes
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Life Stage Marketing
Life Stage Marketing is all about meeting people where they are in life. In this article, Victoria recounts how this approach allowed her client to more directly target their strongest visitor demographics. Read time: under 3 minutes
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Agritourism—Harnessing the Power of Niche Marketing Part 3
As farm, ranch and other agricultural tourism booms, destinations need to cultivate experiences centered around these agribusinesses and related activities if they want to tap into this niche market. Read time: under 4 minutes
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Developing Personas for your Marketing Campaign
Persona-based marketing is a strategic technique that allows you to speak directly to your target audiences in engaging and personal ways. Coupling this technique with primary research efforts will ensure that your outbound marketing campaign is as effective and engaging as it can be. Read time: under 2 minutes
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Brand Evaluation Process Checklist
Rebranding your destination can be an involved—and sometimes complicated—process. To help ensure you don’t miss any important steps, we created an evaluation checklist to guide you through the process. Read time: 2 minutes