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VTC Digital Marketing Dave Neudeck Digital Marketing Director Mary Bishop Digital Marketing Manager Robin Mamunes Digital Marketing Content Coordinator Casey Higgins Digital Marketing Content Specialist Tom Kirk Multimedia Specialist
Today’s Agenda Fall 2013 Review Fall 2014 Virginia Travel Blog Fall Content Marketing Fall Calendar VTC Needs Q/A
Fall 2013 Up 7%Virginia.org Visits: Up 7% Up 11%Virginia.org Page Views: Up 11% Up 45%Referrals to Partner Sites: Up 45% Up 293%Travel Blog Visits: Up 293% Up 254%Facebook Referrals: Up 254%
2013 Most Popular Pages Virginia.org 1.Virginia’s Fall Festivals 2.Apple Picking 3.Scenic Fall Drives 4.Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches 5.48 Hour Fall Getaways
2013 Most Popular Articles Virginia Travel Blog 1.10 Free Things to Do this Fall in Virginia 2.14 Places to Enjoy Fall Foliage 3.17 Virginia BBQ Joints You’re Going to Love 4.9 Must-See Virginia Landmarks 5.48 Hour Fall Getaways in Virginia, Part 8 of 8
Fall Target Audience Couples; y.o. Bachelor’s Degree; Upper-Middle Drive, Short Getaway Primary: DC, Baltimore, NC, VA Secondary Markets: Philadelphia, NYC, SC, Ohio, Atlanta
Fall Hour Getaways Scenic Drives Outdoor Adventure Fall Festivals (Music, Food, Wine …) U-Pick Haunted Virginia Culinary (Oysters, Wine, Craft Beer, …) Fall Destinations (Small Towns, Cities, …)
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, Madison County
Humpback Bridge, Covington, Allegheny County
Breaks Interstate Park, Breaks, Dickenson County
Devil’s Bathtub & Waterfall, Dungannon, Scott County
Autumn Rambler, Dillwyn, Buckingham County
Falling Spring, Allegheny County
Eastern Shore of Virginia
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia eNewsletters REDUCED RATES! 350,000 subscribers Monthly eNewsletter10/14 Sites & Attractions eNews 9/23 History eNews 10/28 150,000 subscribers Travel Packages & Deals 9/17, 10/21 Advertising Opportunities: Rates & Calendar
Weekly Foliage Reports 75,000 subscribers Beginning the last week of September Features Leaf Reports Calendar of Events Trip Ideas and 48-Hour Getaways Themed Experiences and Travel Stories User Submitted Images
Slated for the Blog Fall Patio Dining Virginia Watermills Halloween / Haunted Tours Great Wineries for Couples (kid-free) Food Festivals – Cultural and Virginia Fall Destinations – Based on Social Feedback
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