Becky McCraytourismcurrents.com/issapa
Social Media & Tourism:
Market YOUR Main Street
Main Street Photo
Walk down Main Street
Photo by Robert KeelingVia Illinois Tourism
How Leslie did it in Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead photos courtesy of Leslie McLellan
She asked her friends
She asked the audience
She asked the businesses
Was it enough?
Sell the destination first
An extra army of people
Generate ripples
Looking for champions
Locals
Business owners
Former locals
Frequent visitors
Family/land connections
Start with your list
Email list
Partners
Ask!
Website
Facebook Page
Newsletter
Newspaper columns
Where you find them
Be findable
Who ‘Likes’ you?
Search by geography
Facebook search
Twtrland
Statigram search
Know your story
Photo (CC) by Anne Hornyak on Flickr
Write it outSummer 2009 suggested tweets from Leslie McLellan in Lake Arrowhead:
• Lake Arrowhead Wednesday Weekend Update is posted! http://bit.ly/10SOW0 VENICE plays Center Stage this Sat. night - Great weekend ahead!
• Come up and enjoy our "wild life" at Lake Arrowhead this wkend - http://ht.ly/24PbB
• Center Stage Concerts at Lake Arrowhead this weekend: Neil Diamond tribute-Friday, Common Sense (a So. Cal. favorite) reggae band on Sat.
• Oh my ~ See our gorgeous Lake Arrowhead weather at http://ht.ly/28n6S
• Lake Arrowhead Wkend update with concert schedule found here http://tinyurl.com/nw6wzz Takes a couple of minutes to load.....Sorry!
• For Lake Arrowhead lodging information visit http://ht.ly/2bQLX Come on up and cool off!
Publicize it
Teach others
Bonus: Finding Time for Social Media
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