I’m often asked by tourism professionals what I would recommend as a good first step in learning how to communicate with social media.More and more these days, I immediately mention a Facebook Page.By that I mean a Facebook “Fan” or...
Topics: business, CVB, destination marketing, DMO, Facebook, fan, Internet, Mobile, page, social media, tourism, travel, Web, Web Communications

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Although my business partner Becky McCray and I were rather hammered by an ambitious schedule of conferences and workshops across the country during October, the good news is that we’ve gathered tons of useful information and insights for the...
Topics: class, destination marketing, Internet, online, social media, tourism, Tourism Currents, training, Travel Topics, Twitter, Web, Web Communications

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For the past few weeks, I’ve been globe-trotting….well, more accurately, Continental-U.S.-hopping.I’ve been keeping an eye on the action at state tourism conferences for Virginia, Ohio, Missouri and Texas, ESTO (Educational Seminar for..
Topics: Bing, conferences, hashtags, search, social media, tourism, Twitter, Web Communications

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued clarification on new rules designed to force more complete disclosure of payments, freebies, endorsements and product review procedures on blogs.  Here is the FTC file (a PDF) for download.  The rules take..
Topics: bloggers, Blogs, CVB, disclosure, DMO, fam tour, familiarization, FTC, press trip, Reaching out to bloggers, rule, social media, tourism, Travel Topics, Web Communications

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Such a deal we have for you….My business partner Becky McCray and I are very proud of the content we’ve pulled together on our Tourism Currents membership site – tons of resources in our first, introductory lesson focused on social...
Topics: CVB, destination marketing, DMO, free, open house, social media, tourism, Tourism Currents, training, Travel Topics, Uncategorized, upgrade

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