KDCA AGM 2011

I am very excited by the invitation from the Kenora District Camp Owners Association (KDCA), to make a short presentation on Social Media Marketing for Tourism and Travel, during their spring Annual General Meeting!

KDCA AGM at the Waldhof Hall

With about 70 Camps and Lodge Members, and about 70 Allied Members, the KDCA is a large and influential lobby organization who work closely with Ontario Sunset Country Travel Association and the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) to promote the well being of tourism and travel in Northwestern Ontario.

KDCA AGM, May 6 2011

If it works for Lodge Owners, then it’s gotta work with other Niches too.

Research And Development

In order to answer the question “Do These Social Media Strategies Work?”, Quetico Internet Marketing has invested heavily in research and development over the past few months, setting up several variations of nearly identical social media strategies in several unrelated niches.

Learning From The Best

One of the greatest personal benefits I experienced from working with Social Media sites was the ability to learn from the Gurus. Twitter and Facebook let you get upclose and real-time with the people you follow – it almost seems personal.

I didn’t use Twitter as a means to chat with people, instead, I used it as a way to monitor the people and topics I was interested in learning about.

Right off the start I met and followed @marismith, and I’ve been creeping her profiles ever since – often gaining a boost by her sheer energy and enthusiasm – then a great social media tip to ride the wave with – and to create something productive out of!

Work At Your Own Pace

For Tourism Operators who must learn about Blogging:

Learn about Social Media from Mari Smith. Mari offers a number of outstanding course options that I’d like to pass along:

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Social Marketing Method – INTRO PROGRAM.

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The Social Marketing Method Quick Start Program includes three LIVE 90-minute webinar sessions. By popular demand, Mari put this program together specifically to help with more hands-on training. (Don’t tell her I said this, but you get three sessions for much less than the price of one individual session with Mari!) Here’s just a peek at what it includes!