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Marketing Via Social Media Groups

Doug — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:46:37 +0000

Recently, I joined a new Group on Facebook. I’m very excited about this business, so I invited all my (220) friends to check out the Group.

Several of my Clients are also my Friends on Facebook. One Client asked me

Why would I want to join the Souris River Canoe Group?

After I replied to this email – I thought “Hey – I bet a lot of other people were wondering that same thing!”

So, I’ve posted my reply here as a Blog Post:

The Souris River Canoe group on Facebook is a new community of people who, presumably, love canoeing. How might that be a benefit to your business marketing?

Here’s an example idea:
As a way to introduce your related service, you could join this group and write a brief note on “The Wall”

Perhaps a short, positive testimonial about the great comment a particular Guest made about the Souris River Kevlar Canoe they rented from you when their family stayed at your resort…. even the group of ‘Motor-bikers from Montana’ who drive to your resort each year – they always request a Souris River 18′ Wilderness… and then, perhaps you close with a link to a picture on your Fan Page, where you have a picture of a guest sitting on the water in a Souris River Canoe…

In just 2 minutes of follow-up,

- you have created an introduction to your business
- the introduction reaches a very well targeted audience
- your “Wall Post” remains there – serving as a permanent “booth” at this virtual sport show – the Souris River Canoe Group.

You don’t use Souris River Canoes? Ok – that would take more imagination…

Are there other groups like this?

Yes. There area few LARGE, high quality groups – Hunting Groups with several thousand people as members. Fishing Interest Groups with thousands of people…

You can join these groups and work them each like a sport show.

And I know for certain, you would come away with more leads that you do with a real-world Sport Show — and you already have the Business Sales Follow-up process down well enough (or you wouldn’t be in business long)

Currently, I’m putting together a video training center to help teach
people how to use Social Media strategies to for tourism marketing -
I’ll be certain to give you updates as I get it ready to launch!

Just Ask Them

In the meantime tell people at the Sport Show about your Facebook Fan Page, Blog, Flickr Pictures, Youtube videos…

Just ask them “are you on Facebook?”

Cheers!

Doug

Double Your Trade Show Results Guaranteed

Doug — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:53:00 +0000

Listen to Barry Siskind’s 60-minute Double Your Trade Show Results Guaranteed mini workshop.

http://www.siskindtraining.com/product_free.php

Double Your Trade Show Results Guaranteed Part I

Double Your Trade Show Results Guaranteed Part II

Did I Miss A Sport Show?

Doug — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:29:50 +0000

The much-anticipated 2009 Tourism Marketing is beginning and it looks much brighter than initially feared.

CanadianFishingBook.com is building connections between it’s Membership of Northwestern Ontario Fishing Lodges, Resorts and Outfitters, and audiences of families and hobby anglers in the Midwest US States.

First – CanadianFishingbook.com provides comprehensive business listings, individual photo galleries, links to Social Medial profiles and offers introductory video marketing to get the word out about Northwestern Ontario Tourism businesses.

Second – by providing detailed reports on Sport Show Events occurring in the Midwest US States of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin, CanadianFishingBook.com gains website traffic from the ideal audience for Northwestern Ontario Tourism businesses.

The greatest benefit is – Tourism Businesses who are Featured Members of CanadianFishingBook.com gain exposure before this audience of potential sport show attendees, even if the web searcher doesn’t actually go to the show, and even if our Featured Members are not actually exhibiting at the sport show! Featured Members *STILL* gain exposure!

Let’s Cover All Shows.

January 2009 Sport Show Directory

Here is the list of sport shows I know of for January, within MN, MI, WI and Il

January 2009 Sport Shows

NOTE:
Featured Members of CanadianFishingBook

If I have missed any shows in the Midwest US that you are attending, let me know and I’ll be sure to include that Sport Show so that you are promoted. If I have missed any shows that your competitors are attending, let me know, and I’ll be sure you are promoted!!

Lets pool resources and cover all shows – if I’ve missed a show – leave a comment, let me know!!

Tight Lines!

Doug

2009 Sport Show Marketing

Doug — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:13:25 +0000

July is hardly finished, but I’m already planning for the January Boat & Sport Show Season!

My personal mission is to connect Tourism services in Northwestern Ontario with people who are planning a fishing vacation.

Get Started Today!

Here’s Some History:

While I’ve been building websites as a business since 2001, I’m always researching the latest developments in the industry. In December 2007 I experimented with some new Internet Marketing strategies I was learning.

As a means of helping my clients gain a better response to their Trade Show Marketing, I started writing articles about popular boat an sport shows that my tourism clients were attending.

I quickly took over many of the top search rankings in Google, and my websites gained a strong surge of traffic from people who were searching for Sport and Boat Show information.

Frankly, the instant success of this new marketing strategy was a big surprise to me.

In fact, one event organizer contacted me because I had taken over eight of the top twenty placements on Google for searches on his event!

Back then, I thought this fast success would be a flash-in-the-pan.

However, seven months later, I’m very excited to see that I still hold many top rankings in Google for searches on many different popular Boat and Sport Shows in the USA.

This success has given me a very exciting Goal for Tourism Marketing!

What’s my Goal?

I want them to find information about that Event on our Directory that promotes Canadian Tourism Services.

If this is your audience, don’t miss out!

http://canadianfishingbook.com/compare.php

Doug

Sport Show Ranking Report

Doug — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:23:05 +0000

THIS JUST IN
Sport Show Ranking Report

Yesterday I had a business associate contact me requesting information on my recent marketing initiatives around the Boat and Sport Shows occuring in January, February and March of 2008. My associate had taken note that my array of websites and blogs have taken up twelve of the top twenty searches on one of the Shows occuring this weekend.

This morning I generated a report to demonstrate that I am not singling out just one Venue of Sport Shows in my aggressive marketing blitz.

Here are the search results for
JUST THREE of the FOURTEEN websites and blogs:Sport Show Ranking Report

If you are interested in appearing infront of the audiences that my sites are gathering, you may select from two advertising options:

Option One:
www.canadianfishingbook.com/member

Option TWO:
Special offer – only 4 spots of 12 remain. Get Peel Away ads, banner ads, text links and promotion INSIDE the free eBooks that everyone is downloading!!

I’m off to do some Virtual Sport Show Reporting!