can we carve another lake erie?
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Can We Carve Another Lake Erie?. OSU Sea Grant Extension Sustainable Tourism. My goals for tonight. Better understanding of the role of perception Better understanding of tourism industry Dialogue about communications/marketing challenges - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Sustainable TourismCan We Carve Another Lake Erie?
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My goals for tonight• Better understanding of the role of perception • Better understanding of tourism industry • Dialogue about communications/marketing challenges• Identify several OSU Sea Grant Extension tourism programs to
address these challenges
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Overview• Destination Image• Perception of Lake Erie• Tourism in Ohio• Why OSU Sea Grant Extension is Involved in Tourism• OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Ohio Tourism Leadership Academy
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Destination Image• A mental construct chosen from a flood of information.
– Controlled • Promotional brochures, literature
– Uncontrolled• Opinions of others• Media
Where does social media fit within this system?
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Destination ImageMental image
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Decision to travel
Travel to Destination
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Mental image
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Decision to travelTravel to Destination
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For most products and services, information sources for this stage are primarily controlled and commercially driven – rarely influenced by media, movies, education
For tourism destinations, information sources for this stage are primarily uncontrolled sources
Why?
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES DESTINATION
Attributes Attributes
Cold, bubbly, keeps me going, refreshing
Affordable, fun, good for children, good for adults, friendly, weather is good
Holistic / Overall Image
Historical, environmental quality, economic stability, political unrest, civil rights issues
How does this compare with the image process of choosing a university or your program?
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What Travelers are SeekingTrips to destinations I’ve been before 75%
Destinations where I can experience the outdoors but still have comfortable accommodations
68%
Trips where I can walk around in historic and charming towns and locations
67%
Trips to family-friendly destinations 67%
Trips to small towns, rural areas and countrysides 60%
Trips to destinations with authentic historic or archaeological buildings and sites
53%
“Geotourism,” National Geographic Travel & Travel Industry Association of America, 2003
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Destinations offering wide variety of cultural/arts events and attractions 52%
Trips with purpose to see, tour and learn about a place 52%
Destinations offering many forms of entertainment – nightlife, dining, shows
47%
Trips to large cities 43%
Travel to remote locales 35%
Outdoor adventure travel involving personal challenge and risk 25%
Trips to go hunting and/or fishing 25%
Primitive travel (roughing it) in wilderness undisturbed by people 20%
What Travelers are Seeking
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Perception is REALITY
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Let’s play a game
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Iraq
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Perceptions of Ohio
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Perceptions of Ohio
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Still primarily industrialAmericans are geographically challengedWater quality is perceived as poor
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What Messages are we Sending?
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Why is OSU Sea Grant Extension Involved?• Tourism is a huge economic sector
• $10.7 billion spent within Ohio’s coastal counties
• More than 114,000 jobs are supported by these dollars
• More than $430 million tax dollars are generated for state revenues
• More than $320 million in tax dollars are generated for local communities
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Why is OSU Sea Grant Extension Involved?• There is an opportunity & need for education
– Low education barriers to entry– Fragmented with unique market characteristics– Education & training focused on marketing and sector specific
• Current structure is boundary specific– Few regional mechanisms to create new products
• Tourism is linked to environmental quality– Impacted by (and impacts) the environment
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Mental image
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Decision to travelTravel to Destination
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Something old
Something new
Something blue
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Why is OSU Sea Grant Extension Involved?• There is an opportunity & need for education
– Fragmented with unique market characteristics– Education & training focused on marketing and sector specific
• Current structure is boundary specific– Few regional mechanisms to create new products
• Tourism is linked to environmental quality– Impacted by (and impacts) the environment
• Tourism as a Public Good with positive externalities
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What Matters Most?
SecurityBasic Services
LeadershipOpennessAesthetics
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What Matters Most?
• Beauty and physical setting• Outdoor parks,
playgrounds trails• Air quality• Climate
So What about Aesthetics?
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BOTTOM STATES ECONOMIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENT QUALITY TOP STATES ECONOMIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
Texas 40 49 Hawaii 1 4
Alabama 46 46 Minnesota 2 7
West Virginia 48 45 Vermont 3 1
Mississippi 49 43 New Hampshire 6 2
Louisiana 50 50 Wisconsin 9 6
"Better Not Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth and Improve your Community" by Eben Foder
Environmental Quality or Economic Health?
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“America’s brightest people are attracted by America’s most beautiful places.” - Colorado Governor Roy Romer
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OSU Sea Grant Extension ActivitiesIncrease economic impact
Research
Education
Communications & Outreach
Recognize and protect intrinsic qualities that attract
jobs and visitors
Research
Education
Communications & Outreach
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Increase economic contributions
– Research• BGSU birding study• Glenn School hotel taxation study
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Increase economic contributions
– Education• Ohio Tourism Leadership Academy thru
the Ohio Travel Association• Ohio Tourism Toolbox• Tourism Industry Needs Assessment
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Increase economic
contributions– Communications & Outreach
• National Park Service Civic Engagement Facilitation
• Creating new regional products
• http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/LakeErieBirdTrailIndex/tabid/21961/Default.aspx
• Community facilitations
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Lake Erie Birding Trail
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Protecting qualities that attract
visitors– Research
• Climate Change Research with Michigan partners
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Protecting qualities that
attract visitors– Education
• Birding Workshops for Resource Managers
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OSU Sea Grant Extension Activities• Protecting qualities that attract
visitors– Communications & Outreach
• Conservation assistance• Clean Marina Program
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Ohio Tourism Leadership Academy
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ContextFragmentation means associations are key
players in policy decisions
Board composition and functionality, therefore, become vital
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Purpose• Difficult to fill leadership
nomination ballots• Learning curve for new board
members creates adjustment period
• Inability to actively engage industry members in advocacy
• Difficulty in crossing borders
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Survey says . . . • Lack of confidence in their
abilities• Lack of knowledge about
what to do and how to do it• Not apathy
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How it came to be
• Partnership with the Ohio Travel Association
• Industry Network• State association
president• 10-year board member• Co-chair of legislative
committee
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Goals1. Increase representation of the tourism industry
in policy-shaping behaviors2. Increase skills, knowledge, and understanding of
tourism issues and democratic process3. Foster and encourage traditional and
nontraditional industry innovation, partnerships, and leadership
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Year-long• Economic Development• Arts and Humanities• Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation• Legislative Advocacy• Media and Communications• Historic Preservation and Heritage
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Legislative Advocacy
• Advocacy Tips• One-on-one meetings with
key elected officials• Tour of the statehouse• Meeting with state tourism
association executives
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Media and Communications
• Meeting with Columbus Dispatch Editor
• Meeting with ONN and WTVN10 Station Managers
• Tour of Station
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• Hands-on Experiences
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Value
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Can-do Attitude
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My efforts will make a difference
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Lessons Learned• Integrate real-life stories• Back up what you communicate with reality• Go outside the choir• Get to the root of the problem
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Questions