34. SOCIAL AT THE CORE
#TRAVELNEXT
Social at the core
Amplified by
influencer
outreach
Supported by
targeted and
measurable
digital
Extended by
@WILHELMUS
traditional
advertising
50. #TRAVELNEXT
@WILHELMUS
What would you do if you could start again
and compete with your own organization?
51. THANK YOU
stay in touch
thinksocialmedia.com
wilhelmus.ca
@wilhelmus
william@thinksocialmedia.com
Editor's Notes
We created a Facebook application where bands could enter the competition. Over 60 did.The application was then used to get fans to vote on their favorite band so we could shortlist 8 for the next round.Of the application also included a lot of information about the Montréal music scene and Pop Montréal.
Fans got really excited and responded to their bands call to participate in the campaign… exactly what we were hoping for.
Tourism is highly experiential with unlimited combinations of experiences. Marketing a destination is very different to marketing large consumer brands. We believe that tourism marketing should be consumer-centric. For that reason, we put social at the core. Social is so important to destination marketing that we’ve built our entire destination marketing methodology around it.
And the team went through all kinds of great experiences that resulted into great content, shared in real time.
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