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Digital Edge was invited to present on three topics during the eTourism Summit 2016 for the “Wooing Meeting Planners Track”. As a digital agency with a specialty in meetings marketing, we shared our thoughts for how to attract meeting planners using digital methods to kick off the track. In addition, we shared a Case Study on Visit Rapid City’s Amazing Rush campaign and a Case Study on Visit Park City’s Meetings Content Program. Digital Edge appreciated being included in the Track & loved being able to providing a fresh approach and solutions to attendees’ questions.
Mya, we were so appreciative of the help you provided in organizing the Meetings and Convention track for eTourism Summit this year. Your team at Digital Edge is one of the few who are investing energy and thought into how clients can access the Meetings industry by applying new online marketing techniques such as influencer marketing, content marketing and social media. Keep up the good work and leadership! – Jake Steinman, President, NAJ Group
How DMOs Use Digital Marketing To Woo Meeting Planners
Presenters: Mya Surrency, Co-Founder, Digital Edge & Jurek Lipski, Account Director, Sparkloft Media
How do you reach and engage media planners? What content do meeting planners engage with most? How do you teach your sales team social strategy in the sales process? What types of Facebook campaigns work well for meetings marketing?
We addressed these questions while discussing our newest eBook, “Digital Marketing For Meetings & Conventions eBook for DMOs”. We dove into our comprehensive marketing manual to discuss marketing strategies for DMOs to plan for their meetings and conventions spaces. Get the ultimate meetings marketing manual for DMOs. Download our free eBook today.
The Content Blitz
Co-presenters: Sarah Myers, Digital Marketing Manager, Visit Park City; Mya Surrency, Co-Founder, Digital Edge
We spoke about our on-site content marketing experience with Visit Park City in preparation for FY2016-2017’s program of work. Our goal for the trip was to collect real content and conduct field research to showcase the destination’s offerings to top-level meeting planners within their defined target audience. We discussed how our strategy for taking our group-centric videos, images and interviews and amplifying them digitally to planners all year long.
The Amazing Rush
Presenters: STACIE GRANUM, Director of Marketing, RAPID CITY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
Digital Edge spoke about one our most successful campaigns for Rapid City to date: The Amazing Rush. Our campaign concept of a competition based on the popular TV reality game show, The Amazing Race was created to offer something new and fun to planners, rather than just another traditional FAM trip. The success of The Amazing Rush was a year in the making and involved a fully comprehensive digital campaign. Read more about our success on The Amazing Rush
Wrap Up
eTourism recognized the need for more meetings & conventions content to help DMO’s take their meetings marketing to the next level and provide more strategies for how to create meetings marketing campaigns. Because of our focus on M&C marketing, and our two Co-Founders’ experience working with DMO’s in the VP of Sales and VP of Marketing, Digital Edge had a different perspective we brought to the table. Digital Edge appreciated being included in the Track & loved being a part of providing a fresh approach and solutions to these questions.
We are Meetings & Conventions Marketing experts with over 40 combined years of experience in the tourism and hospitality space. We have built campaigns that engage planners online in creative ways and programs that deliver results!
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