Marketing a Tourism Business
How to get more 5 star reviews; it is far simpler than you think.
There are some experiences around Australia, I am near embarrassed to admit I haven't left a 5-star review for.It's not that I gave them a lower review. I just...
Branding
Everything you are doing in marketing is wrong.
At this point, I suspect you are either thinking 'this person is a fool' or, 'here is another clickbait heading'.It is nothing of the sort, and I bet I...
If you don’t design a remarkable experience, your competitor will.
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Picture this. You’ve headed off for a weekend away with the family. You have your camper in tow and are looking forward to some...
Spotlight on a great tourism business – Old Timers Mine, Coober Pedy, Australia.
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Coober Pedy is a small town in outback South Australia. It's roughly 800 kms from the nearest capital city and not really a destination...
Your brand is only as strong as its weakest customer touchpoint.
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Picture this. You have a tremendous face-to-face interaction with a potential customer. Sold – you think!So despite knowing your website is out-of-date, you send...
Why there is no other place like Disneyland, and what you can learn from it.
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Disneyland is a theme park. Essentially a collection of rides and experiences to thrill and excite you for the day. There are many theme...
The dilemma of too many options – how to quickly confuse your customers.
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Imagine you’ve just jumped out of the car, and you’re walking into the grocery store to grab some steak for dinner.You walk into the...
Brand Stategy
The steps to write a brand strategy.
1. Know your mid and long-term objectives and why you are in business in the first place.Why does the business exist in the first...
What is a tourism brand strategy?
Yesterday we introduce the idea of a brand strategy and suggested that if you don’t have a brand strategy for your tourism business, you...
Finding the one word that best defines your brand.
So you've just run a workshop with your team. You have documented the answers to the questions and are now staring at them on...
Everything is easier when you get clear about your ideal customer.
"The most important lesson I can share about brand marketing is this: you definitely, certainly, and surely don’t have enough time and money to...
Stop competing and set your business apart. What your brand strategy means.
This article is from a short series designed to help you create a brand strategy that will improve every aspect of your tourism business....
Writing a tourism business brand strategy. With examples.
This article is the last in a short series about creating a Brand Strategy for your tourism business. The previous article is here. If...
How to run a tourism business brand strategy workshop, including the questions you should ask.
This article is from a short series designed to help you create a brand strategy that will improve every aspect of your tourism business. If...
The riskiest tourism business strategy; you are probably doing it too.
Today, safe is incredibly risky.
You think that niching down, appealing to a smaller group of prospective customers is a risk.
You think that having a...
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This is why your gut is telling you your marketing isn’t quite right.
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It feels familiar, do-able to set up an ad for your business or work with a designer to create a brochure.You’ve touched and felt...
Why some tourism brands thrive, and what you can learn for yours.
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Business is complicated enough.It's natural to have self doubt, and to be constantly searching for answers to questions you're asking yourself.Working with hundreds of...
Here are 9 musts for creating a stunning visual identity.
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Watching a brand strategy and design video last night, I was astonished by the number of logo concepts the agency mocked up before deciding...