Prompts for Writing Great Tweets and Facebook Posts
Kim Orlando, blogger and founder of TravelingMom.com, joins us for her final appearance on Do Big Things, ending her four-week social media series. In this last post, Orlando shares with us a few writing tips so that your reader is able to follow along in your messaging. We hope you’ve enjoyed Orlando’s tips as much … Read more
What Should You Talk About?
As part of a four-week series, Kim Orlando, blogger and founder of TravelingMom.com, joins us again for the third week in a row offering more no-nonsense social media advice. In this post, Orlando discusses the “Rules of Engagement” and what to say when speaking to your readers. Follow along below to learn what you should … Read more
So You’ve Got Followers. Where Should You Lead Them?
Kim Orlando, blogger and founder of TravelingMom.com, is back this week with more social media advice. However, this time Kim shares her thoughts on how to lead your followers once you’ve got them hooked. Click here if you missed last week’s post on “Why You Must Adapt to Social Media”. Part Two: “So You’ve Got … Read more
Why You Must Adapt to Social Media
During Travel Exchange ’13, Kim Orlando, blogger and founder of TravelingMom.com, gave a mini-presentation on the show floor on marketing your business with viral videos and gave a quick tutorial to the audience. (If you missed out, you can listen to the audio clip here.) For the next four weeks, Orlando, will be featured right … Read more
On the Go: 8 Tips for Taking Better Photos with Your Smartphone
Smartphones have forever changed the way we communicate. And because of advancements in mobile technology, especially the camera feature, most people have ditched the traditional point-and-shoot cameras for their own mobile device. Now with sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and personal blogs, it’s easier than ever to share photos straight from your phone directly … Read more
‘A relatively, healthy and painless way to contribute to something that’s terribly important’
NTA 2013 Chairman Mark Hoffman’s entire perspective on government relations has changed. Seventeen years ago Mark sat in on his first NTA government relations committee meeting. Since then, he’s been highly involved in NTA’s GR efforts and attends NTA’s annual march on Capitol Hill each spring. (Previous iterations of what is now Destination: Capitol Hill.) … Read more
The Millennial Mindset
Yesterday, NTA Board Member Cathleen Johnson of Edelman gave a presentation based on Edelman’s “8095” generational study to the NTA board of directors at their meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Johnson will also lead a seminar at Travel Exchange, “Pathway to Understanding the Millennial Generation,” at 8:15 Thursday morning, Jan. 24.) Her presentation at the board … Read more
Your Perfect Week at Travel Exchange: Checklist for Suppliers and DMOs
Convention week is a big week and you have a lofty goal: squeeze in as many business-building opportunities, appointments, seminars and fun as humanly possible. Right?! To help you realize that goal (Do Big Things!), here’s a personal checklist for achieving an ideal week at Travel Exchange. This chronological, jam-packed agenda will help you tick … Read more
It Can Do That?!: 21 Tips & Tricks for Using Your iPad
So you might know the basics of your iPad, but the device has many helpful features that might be underutilized. Here are 20 tips and tricks that might make you ask, “It can do that?!” (P.S. Be sure your iPad’s operating system is updated to iOS5 to access all these features.) How to Lock your … Read more
A $3-Million Week
An interview with Aniseh Dalju of Destination America is featured in the August 2012 issue of Courier, NTA’s official magazine. This is an excerpt from the interview: Why she contracted more than $3 million on NTA’s convention floor last year. “NTA was the perfect place to finalize and literally put the ink to paper and … Read more
