Nov
11
2021
"What do we do when the answer is NOT 'more visitors?'" Tourism industry pro Matt Clement with Madden Media asked this very relevant question during a recent conference. While it is true that at the height of the pandemic, many destinations were starved for visitors, others were absolutely jammed with people seeking open spaces and fewer crowds. ---->>...
Oct
27
2021
The word "overtourism" isn't new, but since the pandemic, overcrowding and overtourism reached places that traditionally didn't suffer from it. Perhaps your destination is one of those places? ---->> Here is Part Two of our two-part series, Spread 'em Out - How to Manage Overtourism with more ideas from Travel Oregon,...
Jan
20
2021
Have you wondered how your destination can become film friendly? It doesn’t happen overnight, but there are steps you can take to let the right people know what your destination can offer to those who are looking to find the “perfect location” for a movie, TV show, commercial, or...
May
28
2020
Over the past few months, we put together some marketing ideas for small, independent hotels. The first in our series was Help for branding small, independent hotels, followed by Small hotel marketing – win with engagement. This third installment of our Small, Independent Hotel Marketing series is about responding to hotel reviews, particularly...
Feb
12
2020
What would you say if we told you that independent hotels can win big by doing ONE thing well, and doing it a couple of different ways? In this second installment of our special small hotel marketing series (here is Part One, on branding small, independent hotels and Part Three is...
Jan
16
2020
In the past it was always difficult for small, independent hotels to compete with larger hotel brands. Over the past few years the tide has turned, and now unique, indie places are all the rage. Travelers are looking for standout experiences and have become much more selective regarding where they...
Mar
19
2019
We’ve had a few questions recently regarding TripAdvisor and Yelp review responses. After covering this quite a bit with some of our clients, we thought we'd share a few of those tips with you about how to respond to both good and bad reviews.
Good Review Response Tips
We always say that...
Nov
10
2018
We've shared thoughts before about how to build a stronger team of tourism partners, and 3 ways for a DMO to be a better community partner, but now we'd like to address a big problem we see in tourism partner online presence. Bottom line: many of your partners really need your help and...
Sep
20
2018
"I have 50 million followers who will do anything I tell them to do." Oh horrors! How many times have you heard some version of that statement? It was a line on the TV series "Suits" a couple of weeks ago, which goes to show that influencer marketing has definitely gone...
Jul
10
2018
Have you ever thought about working out your website? For many of us, once we get our website up, we don’t pay a lot of attention to it. Just like our bodies, however, our websites can droop and lose their shape quickly. The following are 5 “core strengthening” exercises for you...
