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How to Successfully Market Your Next Event

Smart Meetings

Creative event marketing is the easiest way to increase the number of people who eventually attend your meeting—directly contributing to the bottom line. Marketing content can be divided into three types: earned media, owned media and paid media. Earned media refers to content others publish or share about you.

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ChatGPT for Destination Marketing: Embrace it, Sometimes

DCI

As a human writer stringing together these words, it’s difficult to get too excited about ChatGPT for destination marketing, the chatbot launched in November 2022 by OpenAI. For destination marketers, ChatGPT does offer some advantages that may make day-to-day tasks easier. Again, it simply pulls from existing online content.

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3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online

Tourism eSchool

3 Steps to Encourage Customer Advocacy of your Tourism Experience Online. Published on September 20, 2021. Did you know that word of mouth marketing is one of lowest cost AND most effective forms of advertising for your tourism business or destination? Rebecca is a tourism marketing specialist and co-director of Tourism eSchool.

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Our top 7 marketing tactics for ALL tourism businesses

Tourism eSchool

From social media and email marketing to website marketing, search engine optimisation and online advertising, the internet offers so many fantastic ways for tourism businesses to connect with their best customers. These-days, the majority of promotional activities can be measured, marketing is not a cost-centre anymore.

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Cvent Will Go Private Again After $4.6B Sale to Blackstone

Smart Meetings

30, the day before reports of a potential transaction were published. 31, 2022, on the Cvent Supplier Network, an online platform with tools to search, negotiate and contract with hotels and venues for event space. In 2021, the market for in-person, virtual and hybrid events was estimated at $30 billion.

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10 Ways to Build Trust With Customers Online

Tourism eSchool

Home 10 Ways to Build Trust With Customers Online By Rebecca White Published on January 16, 2023 Trust. The top 2 most trusted forms of advertising were Recommendations from people I know (81%) Consumer opinion posted online (60%) So why is this research so important? Trust that their money will be well spent.

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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. They can also pivot to becoming event managers or event marketers. CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) by Exhibitor Magazine.