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How Government Agencies Can Keep Their Communities Engaged in Creative Ways [VIDEO]

Social Media Strategies Summit

Government agencies can leverage social media to share (sometimes critically) important information with their communities. For example, although Vacchi Hill’s agency doesn’t deal with tourism, following tourism agencies online provides a great source of inspiration. Following peer agencies can help generate new ideas.

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Hospitality & Tourism Students Meet Social Media

Bare Feet Studios

This Friday I am speaking to about 150 Maui high school students who are in the hospitality and tourism track. i Kula Lavender , is determined to get social media best practices embedded in our Maui tourism community as early as possible! What Do You Consider the Most Important Takeaways for Social Media and Tourism?

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Why Social Media Marketing Isn’t Synonymous with Community-Driven Marketing

Pixlee

Building relationships with current and potential customers is a cornerstone for social media marketing in the digital age, and creating thriving communities has to be the center of your marketing strategy. But what is community-driven marketing and how can brands use it successfully? What is Community-Driven Marketing?

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Social Media and Tourism: Let’s Talk Together

Bare Feet Studios

And we have the tourism agencies in the state and county government, who have largely carried the responsibility (yet also managed the taxpayer and visitor funded budgets) to keep tourism thriving. Maui Locals as Social Media Catalysts #MauiCatalyst #SMCHI #Tourism #MauiSMUG via Liza Pierce @amauiblog. reference Link: [link].

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Bringing Open Community To Public Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

Because if there’s one thing I believe takes public relations from good to great, it’s when your audiences start becoming your community through the relationships you develop with them. But I was curious to see how Maddie and Lindy perceived not just Open Community , but its juxtaposition with public relations.

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Industry benchmarks to inform your social media presence

Sprout Social

Liking and commenting on users’ posts that mention your brand is an important way to cultivate audience relationships and tap into user-generated content, but how much attention you need to dedicate to this over other tactics can vary by industry. Comments are a highly active source of community engagement on Instagram.

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13 Ingredients in the Perfect Social Media Contest

Convince & Convert

Remember, the prize itself can be the theme for the contest, as with the legendary “best job in the world” campaign from Tourism Queensland. Community Management. Participants and prospective entrants will have questions and comments about your contest. Some will be easy to address. Others may not be so simple.