by Sheila Scarborough | Dec 6, 2018 | Tourism Currents, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Web Communications
Sometimes the best way to figure out how to teach someone to do something is to struggle to do it yourself. At Tourism Currents, we’ve hammered away for FOREVER about the importance of having some sort of content plan or editorial calendar for your destination... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Mar 9, 2016 | Mobile, Photos and Images, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Video, Web Communications
My Spidey sense tells me that it is time for DMOs (Destination Marketing Organizations) to take Snapchat seriously as a way to connect with visitors. It’s been more than two years since I wrote a post on here titled, Why Snapchat? Because they’ll open it,... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Nov 8, 2015 | Economic Development, Facebook, Tourism Currents, Tourism Marketing on the Web
One of my Tourism Currents business partner Leslie McLellan’s favorite quotes is this one…. “It’s the CVB, Tourist Board, or Chamber’s job to get people to your town. It is YOUR job to get them through your door.” Leslie and I are... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Sep 28, 2015 | Blogs, Meetings and Conferences, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Web Communications
I’ve been doing more workshops lately about how tourism organization sales staffs can connect with meeting and event planners on social media, and this includes some discussion about content marketing through a meetings-focused, B2B blog in addition to their... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Aug 5, 2014 | Better Online Content series, Facebook, Twitter, Web Communications
(Part of my “Better Online Content” series of posts: quick tips on creating more effective content that takes advantage of the social web’s unique publishing environment.) There are a lot of blog posts and articles telling people about the “best” times to...