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Six Secrets to Creating Successful Tourism Marketing, Websites, Ads, Tradeshow Booths, & More

If you want to substantially increase your tourism prospects and saleswithout a lot of effort and expense, then read on and prosper. You aregoing to learn the power and impact of the written word.


If you want to substantially increase your tourism prospects and saleswithout a lot of effort and expense, then read on and prosper. You aregoing to learn the power and impact of the written word.

Today's tourism prospects are very busy. Decisions that influencepurchasing decisions can be made in seconds - based on how your


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marketing materials are written. Your best prospects are choosing togive you
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business or not based on how effective and compelling yourwritten word communicates your company or destination
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information. Isyour marketing material compelling and selling prospects effectively?

The Most profitable

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Words You Will Ever Write

Writing sales and marketing words (copy), that quickly enrolls and sellsthe prospect on your tourism related business offer is challenging -- andsome of the most important words you will ever write. And, it issomething you or your team can learn. This is the doorway and path toincreased sales. Many designers and web masters overlook the corefunction of your marketing material. It is to sell!

Sales and marketing copy is a very special way to communicate and notusually the way you would speak or write. Here are some quick tips,followed by a link to a hands-on tool, guaranteed to help you createbetter marketing and

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advertising
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communication. Read on to betterpromote and sell your tourism offerings.

1) Less is more

Keep copy brief, concise, descriptive. Bullets work well. Prospects arevery time challenged, so you need to communicate your benefit-orientedinformation very quickly - usually 3 -6 seconds -- or they are gone.

2) All promotions must have a benefit and clarity to the prospect

Dominate the top 1/3 of any promotion material with benefit orientedheadlines, concise words, and short descriptive text, i.e., Free - Special ?New - Sale - Guaranteed, Alaska Dog Sledding, etc.

3) Credibility Sells

Maximize your credibility - i.e., years in business, # of guests, safedestination, endorsed by, #1 in? licensed, bonded, Voted best?, etc.

4) Use Testimonials Everywhere

Guest comments are written "word of mouth" endorsements.

5) Your Company Name And Logo Doesn't Sell

Utilize maximum/premium space to promote consumer benefits andclarity in what you are selling, not your company name, logo andtelephone number. Put them at them bottom or side of your

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web site, ador tradeshow stand.

6) Secrets of Profitable Marketing & Advertising

To help increase your prospects and sales substantially, check out thebook "Tourism Marketing Success". You'll discover more helpful tips,see specific examples and learn about the Defining/CredibilityStatement © - a step by step secret you and/or your staff can use on yourweb site, brochures, ads, tradeshow booth and more to better marketand sell your ecotourism services and destinations.

Since 1994, Tim Warren and Adventure Business Consultants, hashelped dozen's of ecotourism, adventure travel, nature and cultural touroperators, travel agents, destinations, tourism associations and boardswith training, consulting and creating exceptional marketing material. Click Here For Free Bimonthly E-zine - Outdoor Tourism MarketingBusiness Success http://www.AdventureBizSuccess.com - News, tips,toolsand specials that you can use to increase your ecotourism andadventure travel business success. 800-707-7570

A website (or Web site, according to Associated Press guidelines) is a collection of Web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet.
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