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What I Wish I Knew in College: Destination Marketing Advice

DCI

For many college graduates, entering the workforce is a daunting prospect, but we’ve been there and want to share some advice to help guide you to success. DCI’s team of destination marketers has been in your shoes. That destination marketing is an actual industry! I didn’t know it existed until after college.”

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10 Timely Insights for Producing an Event in 2022

Convene by PCMA

I’ve had my ear to the ground during the nearly first quarter of the year and have aggregated the following advice and insights from organizers who have planned, produced, supported and/or marketed successful 2022 events. Ensure prospective exhibitors are aware of the message their absence will send to the industry.

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So What Are The Best Lifestyle Media For Your Travel Angles?

DCI

The “most wanted” media targets for destination marketing organizations often include the same travel-oriented titles… Afar , Condé Nast Traveler and Travel+Leisure. But today’s best lifestyle media provide a wealth of new avenues through which to engage prospective visitors. .

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How College Towns Inspired These DCIer’s Love of Place

DCI

The charming shops with a mix of offerings, the individual character of building facades and walkable streets with shade and accessible sidewalks all contribute toward the unique sense of place that impresses prospective students and their parents and keeps alumni eager to return. I love my school so much (Go Green!)

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Resolve to Roll-Out New PR Measurements in 2022

DCI

As new technology and new practices develop, so must the methods that travel pr professionals use to track the effectiveness of their travel public relations efforts. It simply doesn’t demonstrate how your media placements are benefiting the destination’s marketing strategy. Skip Ad Equivalency. Using ad equivalency is archaic.

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Dariel Curren on the Benefits of EDO-DMO Collaboration and Smart Place Branding Initiatives for The Place Brand Observer

DCI

For the unfiltered outsider perspective for tourism brands, we survey past and potential visitors, as well as meeting planners, tour operators, airline executives and travel advisors. There is no doubt that economic development and destination marketing have merged closer and closer together during the past 30 years.