by Sheila Scarborough | Dec 19, 2014 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
This is one of the windows in the “Church of Country Music,” the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. It is the winter home of the Grand Ole Opry music show, and many would say that the Ryman is its spiritual home, too. My full post about taking in an Opry... by Sheila Scarborough | Mar 21, 2014 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
If I can walk out onto a balcony, hear waves crashing and smell that salty smell, I’m a happy hotel/house guest. Really, what else would you expect from a formerly seagoing Navy woman? My husband Chris Fancher told me when we were dating (in the seaside town of... by Sheila Scarborough | Mar 16, 2014 | Blogs, Carnival of Cities blog carnival, Travel and Travel Media
Welcome to the Carnival of Cities blog carnival, where we tour the world in a single post, via submissions from a variety of different blogs, all about any aspect of one, single city or fair-sized town. Submissions have been rather thin lately, plus my own business... by Sheila Scarborough | Jan 3, 2014 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
I took this photo on a Red and White Fleet sightseeing cruise that went all over San Francisco Bay – it was an evening social event during the eTourism Summit destination marketing conference. Many years ago, I was stationed aboard a U.S. Navy ship that was... by Sheila Scarborough | Oct 29, 2013 | Blogs, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Twitter, Web Communications
It seems to be a hot topic – connecting with bloggers for online media coverage – so below are some thoughts from my recent stint co-hosting a #blogchat on blogger outreach (#blogchat is one of the first and biggest regularly-scheduled chats on Twitter)... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Jul 9, 2013 | Mobile, Photos and Images, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
While I think it’s a given that tourism organizations should connect with their local bloggers – just as they should know the local print, TV, and radio media people – it’s also important to remember that social media influence goes beyond...