Posted in #tourismchat highlights, Social Media, Tourism, tagged #tourismchat, CVB, DMO, Facebook, Facebook pages, iframe, Social media on February 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Feb 24 #tourismchat focused on Facebook Pages (transcript). You can also download the transcript as a PDF.
Here are my chat highlights:
Posted in #tourismchat highlights, Social Media, Tourism, tagged #tourismchat, blogger, blogging, CVB, destination, DMO, Social media, Tourism, travel on February 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Feb 3 #tourismchat focused on Blogging for Destinations (transcript). You can also download the transcript as a PDF.
Here are my chat highlights:
There was much more conversation about how blogging platforms affect SEO, whether to pay bloggers and marketing your blog so definitely check out the entire chat transcript!
Posted in Photography, Travel, tagged Chicagoland, Conservatory, flowers, Illinois, Oak Park, photography, winter blues on February 20, 2011| 2 Comments »
We had a few sunny days here but we’re still in the middle of winter. So what can you do to get rid of the winter blues? Spend some time with beautiful blooming flowers!
The Oak Park Conservatory is a hidden gem. You can view three large greenhouses for a suggested donation of $2. I was just there Saturday to practice photography and absolutely loved it! In addition to the plants, they have a small pond with koi and two red-ear slider turtles as well as several bird cages. There were numerous families and a few retired couples which only confirms that it’s a great place for people of all ages.
You can view all of my Oak Park Conservatory photos on flickr but here are some of my favorite shots:
Posted in Travel, tagged antique, Collecting, Lake Mitchell, meetings, Milwaukee, postcard, Postmark, Tourism, travel, vintage on February 14, 2011| 2 Comments »
I’m fascinated with antique postcards. Not so much for the image on the front, although most of them are pretty nice, but more so for the conversation written on the back. A few months ago I started my collection and even though it’s taken a while, it has now doubled in size…to 5 total postcards.
I went to the Harbert Antique Mall on the Red Arrow Highway in Harbert, Michigan today. I was here last November so this was my second time shopping at this store. They have a good amount of antiques and their prices seem fairly reasonable. They still had the china cabinet of my dreams but since I first saw it, I bought a nice vintage piece at a local resale shop for much less.
Today’s purchase of three vintage postcards totaled $9. You can see more more images of these cards in my Flickr set. The first card was postmarked Oct 13, 1908, and features a sunset on Lake Mitchell in Cadillac, Mich. (more…)
Posted in Social Media, Tourism, tagged CVB, DMO, Facebook, icons, print, sociak media, Tourism, travel, Twitter on February 9, 2011| 1 Comment »
You’ve seen it in TV commercials. You’ve probably even heard it on the radio. Companies are using traditional media to point consumers to their Facebook page, a free platform that they have absolutely no control over but are spending a substantial amount of money creating custom tabs, buying ads and promoting in other forms of marketing.
FIND US ON FACEBOOK
I picked up one of the few remaining bags of Tostitos at the grocery store Sunday afternoon and guess what…yep, it’s there too.
So I asked a few tourism friends to send me photos of how they’re using print to advertise their social media accounts. (more…)
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