2nd Edition

Tourism Marketing for Cities and Towns Using Social Media and Branding to Attract Tourists

By Bonita Kolb Copyright 2017
262 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Understanding how places, particularly cities and towns, are marketed to and consumed by tourists, is vital to anyone working in the tourism industry. By creating and promoting a unique branded destination, the successful marketer can attract new visitors to their city or tourism attraction. With the rise of social media, there is even more scope to explore how tourism marketers can use their own... Read more

Introduction

1. Developing a Marketing Plan for Tourism to Cities and Towns

2. Building Community Support for Tourism Development

3. Analyzing the City or Town as a Tourism Product

4. Analyzing the Internal and External Environment

5. Determining Marketing Strategy Using SWOT Analysis

6. Researching Current and Potential Visitors

7. Motivating, Segmenting and Targeting Visitors

8. Developing an Authentic Brand Image

9. Using Social Media for Content Marketing

10. Creating Paid, Owned and Earned Media

11. Promoting to Tour Groups and Meeting Planners

12. Implementing and Assessing the Tourism Marketing Plan

Biography

Bonita Kolb is Emeritus Professor at Lycoming College, Williamsport, USA, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.