Asking myself since last week what I can do, what we all can do more... so here I'd like to start a discussion thread of ways the tourism industry can help Ukraine π π- and everyone in travel who is affected. Hands-on and real. After all, travel is about people, cultures, peace and freedom. And tech is again a great accelerator for the π to work together.
Personally, I am offering a free guest room in my home to a tourism or any other Ukraine student in need. Maybe there are more of us with a similar wish.
So far I have found these platforms / initiatives to join & support, and in travel, I'm sure there is more!
Please add in the thread if you know of any or have further ideas:
β’ wehelpukraine.org/
β’ www.bg4ua.com/
β’ elinor.network/gastfreundschaft-ukraine/
β’ refugees.ro/
β’ www.supportukraine-eberswalde.de/
β’ www.facebook.com/groups/1012497419668646/
β’ airbnb.org/get-involved
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Hi there. I am Caroline (Founder of Map Your City), we are regularly publishing some articles and interviews around destination marketing - since our platform empowers destination marketers.
π We would be delighted to hear about some memorable success story or campaign from your experience that highlights the power of effective destination marketing?
We just had a really successful co-marketing campaign with the Ireland tourism board this last fall. We readied a lot of content in preparation for an "Ireland Week" from our assets and some from the tourism board to push out through all of our channels and boost with more budget than our norm. But the key was having one of our UnFluencers (our partner influencers who we're differentiating for their dedication to our slow travel style) on the ground creating realtime, beautiful content to play off the scheduled content. Results were much better than expected and far beyond what the budget would normally produce.
Great example Richard! Love this. So would you say it was the co-marketing/ influencer co-lab that made it work much better or was it the mix of scheduled and realtime content especially? And did you use social media live video streams?
The βsecret sauceβ was that all of the ingredients felt important. We had a tourism board with a significant following supporting and amplifying, mixed with real time relevance.
We didnβt use live, but itβs certainly a thought for next time!
Great to hear that. Certainly understand the massive reach partners like that can bring. Do you mind me asking how much this co-lab improved conversion for you compared to other campaigns on similar budget?
Conversion suffered a tad, because the goal was reach for the campaign, as I expect it always would be on those collaborations. Targeted reach is the desire, but definitely wanting to cast a wider net.
Thanks so much for those insights Richard.
π Feel free to still join in the discussion or add your success story or campaign - we love to hear.