by Stephen Koranda | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Email Marketing, Marketing, Small Business, Tourism
Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new...
by Stephen Koranda | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media, Tourism
You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. Starting to get proficient at Facebook. Even used a #hashtag in a tweet. Great! Let’s create a powerful platform, build a following and make meaningful connections! How...
by Stephen Koranda | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog, Customer Service, Marketing, Small Business, Tourism
Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent. Two of three consumers are likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. In addition, 63...
by Stephen Koranda | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog, Marketing, Tourism
While most of the tourism news last week centered around the Eclipse, some tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) were implementing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their...
by Stephen Koranda | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog, Marketing, Small Business, Tourism
It’s one thing to stress video in marketing. It’s another to show the numbers: One-third of online activity is spent watching video. More than 500 million hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day. More video content is uploaded in 30 days than the...