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Tourism Best Practices – Week of November 26

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Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are implementing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices, named one of the “Top 15 Tourism Marketing Blogs And Websites To Follow in 2018.”   New marketing campaigns in the news this week: Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Unveils New Brand Platform – So Sri Lanka Virginia Beach – More Than Just Sand and Surf Flagler County (FL) With New Marketing Efforts Your DMO could take the wacky route as these tourism campaigns did. In other destination… 

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Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of November 19

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Each week, we read a number of articles on email marketing from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: How to Make Your Emails Shine Bright During ‘Gray November’ The popularity of holiday promotions requires marketers to learn how to build a month-long program without massive list fatigue. Stop Monthly Newsletters: Learn How to Make The Most of Your Email List Nurture your email subscribers with a sequencing strategy, taking care to identify where customers are on the buyer’s journey, and providing great content. Apply the 80/20 Rule to Optimize Your Email Marketing 80 percent of sales… 

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Tourism Best Practices – Week of November 19

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Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are implementing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices, named one of the “Top 15 Tourism Marketing Blogs And Websites To Follow in 2018.”   Visitor Centers in the news this week. Springfield (MA) opens a new VC. Hannibal (MO) starts construction on their TIC. And Denton (TX) offers Denton-centric gift service out of their welcome center. Many DMOs winning awards for their marketing. Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Council (NY) for Excellence in Overall Tourism Marketing Aberdeen… 

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Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of November 12

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Each week, we read a number of articles on email marketing from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: To remind us of the power of email, this tongue-in-cheek headline: Email is Dead, Long Live Email Email is declared dead fairly regularly, yet it’s still the most effective marketing channel for organisations today, says Ross Sibbald. Now for some tips, Better B2B Email—10 Quick Tips At Connect to Convert, Mary Hart shared 10 surefire tips marketers can use to improve their B2B ROI. Nine Top Tips To Improve Any Email Marketing Campaign Nine tips to create an email marketing… 

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Social Media – Best Reads Week of November 12

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: 12 Social Media Mistakes Which are Damaging Your Business [Infographic] Even if you’ve been working in digital marketing for some time, it’s worth going over the listing to ensure you don’t slip-up and cause problems for your business. Social Media Mistakes All Small Business Owners Should Avoid Social media can be a small-business owner’s best friend–or worst enemy. The mistakes in the article above can leave you in serious trouble. Five Common Social Media Marketing Mistakes to Avoid… 

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Tourism Best Practices – Week of November 12

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Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are implementing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices, named one of the “Top 15 Tourism Marketing Blogs And Websites To Follow in 2018.”   UnDiscover Australia Campaign Launched to Attract the Globetrotting Indian Tourists to the Continent New York, Puerto Rico Destination Marketing Organizations Sign Partnership Other campaigns and/or tourism packages include… Miami’s Holiday Welcome Weekend Visit Temecula Valley’s Stress-Free Thanksgiving Getaway Alpharetta’s Women’s Weekend DMOs rebranding include… Pasco County (FL) as sports tourism destination Clinton… 

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Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of October 29

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Each week, we read a number of articles on email marketing from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: The Inspiring Inbox: Email Best Practices that Encourage Opens and Clicks With every email campaign you research, create, test, and send, you have to focus on basic email marketing best practices in order to ensure your message has a shot at reaching your audience. The link above has a infographic full of tips and best practices. You can also try these 5 Tips to Boost Your Email Click-Through Rate Legacy brand? These five are just for you… Five Tactics to… 

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What Is A Landing Page? Benefits and Tips

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Want to drive traffic, build your brand and email data base, and increase conversions? Consider using landing pages within your website. Just as your website contains information that influences a visitor’s decision to take action, a good landing page will do the same. Landing pages, however, are a different tool than web pages of a site. They are not for general use, and do not look like the other web pages. Landing pages are built to drive traffic for a specific marketing campaign goal. They lead customers to a specific product, service, or offer, and encourages them to take action. Landing pages benefit your business because more conversions typically lead… 

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Social Media – Best Reads Week of October 29

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Each week, we read a number of articles regarding social media from online sources. Below, the top reads from the following week: Why Social Media Isn’t Working for Your Business, and 6 Things You Can Do About It If you can work on the six things in the article above, you can rest assured of an increase in the effectiveness of your social media efforts. Three Social Media Best Practices For Business Development Best practices businesses should apply to get the most out of their social media marketing strategies. 5 Ways (Not) to Lose Followers on Social Media The above… 

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