This document introduces Simon Falvo as the creator and writer of the travel blog "Wild About Travel". The summary provides an overview of Simon's passion for travel, exploring different cultures, and sharing travel experiences through writing and photography on social media platforms. Statistics are presented on the reach and influence of Wild About Travel across various online metrics. Potential opportunities for collaboration through blog/press trips, product reviews, and public speaking are also mentioned.
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The other day, Oneplus Indonesia invited me out to sharing and talking about my blogging experience. We were able to spend the half day at Bina Nusantara University and had a techno seminar in which we showed the specialised press how to be a young and a blogger. And here are my slides at the event:
How To Make A Good Story of the Journey - The Travel JunkieBowie Holiday
The other day, National Geographic Indonesia and Western Australia Tourism Board invited me out to sharing and talking about my experience. We were able to spend the day at LetterD and had a workshop in which we showed the specialised press how to make a good story of the journey during a tour of Western Australia’s most well-known spots. And here are my slides at the event:
TravelWorldOnline Mediakit English November 2014Monika Fuchs
Current visitor statistics of the travel blog TravelWorldOnline Traveller and social media followers on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc. on all relevant social media channels
Slide di supporto al panel sul ruolo dei blogger di viaggi nella comunicazione turistica a BTO - BuyTourismOnline 2011 a Firenze. Moderazione di Michele Aggiato.
Wandering Earl Media kit by David CrandallDavid Crandall
This is a media kit I designed for Earl Baron at WanderingEarl.com. Make sure to check out his site as he has one of the most personable and interesting sites you've ever seen from a nomad!
Partecipazione, Condivisione, Emozioni, Storytelling, Identificazione.
Perché la promozione turistica, per essere efficace, non può più fare a meno di blogger e social media?
Una breve introduzione.
2. Who am I?
Hi, I am Simon
Passionate traveler
Social Media Enthusiast
Strong PR background
Always ready to explore another
little piece of world, discover
new places, encounter different
people and cultures, and share
my experiences and amotions
3. So... What is Wild
About Travel?
The mirror of a great passion
The willingness to go beyond
simple ʻvisitingʼ.
Telling stories about
experiences
and emotions.
Searching for what makes a
place unique.
Writing and sharing about the
things I like: adventure, the
outdoors and wilderness,
as well as art and culture.
4. Wild About
Travel readers
are from...
USA 40%
UK 11%
Canada 8%
Italy 5,5%
Australia 2.5%
Germany 2.2%
Spain 2.1%
France 2%
5. Statistics
A quick overview of the impact of
my writing and photography.
• Google Page Rank: #3
• Alexa Ranking: #97,981
Global
• Klout Score: 63
• #8 in the Top 50 Blogs in
Adventure on
NetworkedBlogs
• # 41 in the Top 150 Travel
Blogs for Students
• #50 in the Top 150 Influencers
in Travel on Peer Index
• Voted #2 in the ʻTravel Blogs
with Photosʼ Category on
GotSaga Best of 2010 Travel
Awards
Data as of March 2012
6. Social Network
Twitter: 6,000 Followers
TweetReach (last 50
tweets): 159,500+ People,
243,000+ Impressions
Facebook: 3,280+ Friends
(Simon Falvo), 700 Fans
(Wild About Travel page)
Instagram: 300+ Followers
Pinterest: 300+ Followers
StumbleUpon: 850+
Connections
Data as of March 2012
7. The potential of
Blog/Press Trips
Thereʼs nothing like passion and
a good network to
successfully promote a
destination and a special travel
experience.
Blog Trips I attended
include:
St Albans (UK), November 2010
Tuscany (Italy), March 2011
Glasgow (UK), April 2011
Antequera (Spain), June 2011
Brighton (UK), January 2012
Dolomites (I), March 2012
Contribution ranges from real-
time exposure through the
main social networks,
articles and photos promoted
through a large number of
platforms.
8. Besides Wild
About Travel
Contributor of VisitBritain with
a pool of UK and international
travel bloggers.
Featured on other blogs and
publications, among which:
IMQ Notizie
Velvet Escape
Isabelles Travel
Cumi&Ciki
Traveldudes
Organizing a course in Social
Media Marketing for the
Tourism Industry.
Panel Speaker at BTO2012
(Florence) and BIT2012 (Milan)
9. Media and PR
I am available for:
+ Blog/Press Trips and social
media engagement.
+ Products reviews, according
to the editorial guidelines.
+ Commissioning of travel
articles (English and Italian).
+ Collaboration with PR
agencies and Tourism
Boards for the promotion of
selected destinations or travel
experiences.
+ Public speaking related to
Social Media Marketing in
the Travel Industry.
+ Sponsored posts, according to
the editorial guidelines.
10. Find me on...
Facebook: Simon Falvo,
Wild About Travel
Twitter: @1step2theleft
Google+: Simon Falvo
LinkedIn: Simon Falvo
For further information
simon.falvo@gmail.com
All Photos by Simon Falvo