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Airbnb Social Media Strategy: Sharing Stories, Building Community

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By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. million listings and a community of reliable hosts around the world ready to welcome guests with open arms. Founded in 2008, Airbnb struggled to build trust in its unique business model initially.

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I’m a Travel Blogger – Here’s How I Survive as a Creator in a Competitive Market

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I faced this problem when I became a travel blogger and content creator.    I launched my travel blog in February 2020 with big plans, but we all know how that turned out. So, not only was I joining a highly competitive travel industry , but it was at the worst possible time. 

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How the Travel Industry is Recovering in 2021 with Influencers

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Travel and tourism took a major hit in 2020. Over 2020, the travel industry lost approximately 1.3 A report published in May 2020 even estimated the loss of over 100 million jobs in the travel industry (as per the World Travel and Tourism Council). trillion dollars in export revenue. Reestablishing Trust.

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How (and why) a tech company shifted their social strategy from product- to community-focused

Sprout Social

About a year after BentoBox invested in organic social media by hiring a social media manager, we shifted from a product-driven strategy to a community-driven one. Community is a vague word though. Now, let’s talk about what community means. What does it all mean? And is it really worth it? Scientists? Makeup aficionados?

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What A Dog’s Cancer Taught Me About Community

Waxing UnLyrical

Thanks to the relative flexibility of running my own business and incredibly understanding partners and clients, I was able to reduce business travel to the bare minimum to focus on finding the best treatment options—and venue—for Suzy. We are a community. The cancer stuff. Why should you care? Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Building a New Kind of Cruise Community

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Regular WUL readers know that Shonali (a friend and former colleague at Socialmedia.biz ) showcases guest posts about how to build, engage and sustain an online community, among other things. so that others might gain insights for their own community efforts. , so that others might gain insights for their own community efforts.

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Top 5 Up-and-Coming Travel and Food Influencers

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Food and travel are blossoming as digitally native millennials prioritize experiences over belongings. Learn how these up-and-coming travel and food influencers built niche communities of followers who are passionate about experiences and see what marketers stand to learn from their success. . Jen Morilla. Luisa Ruocco.

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