Tag Archives: destination marketing organization

Leisure Travel Brings the Fun to Huddle

Drawing on the growing popularity of running as a favorite business-world mixer activity, VSPC’s Leisure Sales Department is hosting its first-ever tourism-industry “Fun Run” at this year’s Florida Huddle. VSPC is sponsoring the morning event to coincide with the largest … Continue reading

Posted in January 16, 2013 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Stop Acting Like You Know Pinterest, Read These Tips to Pin

Pinterest. You’ve heard the name, and maybe you’ve even pretended to know exactly what it is. Here’s our Cliff Notes on the world’s third most-popular social media site—and advice in how you can use it to grow your business. (VSPC … Continue reading

Posted in January 16, 2013 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FAMS Ramp Up As Year Winds Down

VSPC’s been busy showcasing St. Pete/Clearwater with more than a dozen FAM tours since October. Find out which tourism industry members visited from around the world. As the year was winding down, VSPC’s Leisure Travel and Media Relations/Communications departments were … Continue reading

Posted in December 13, 2012 | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Update: Co-Op Meeting Set for Nov. 13

From $60 ad offerings on TripAdvisor and $75 to be a part of the ever-growing “100 Days of Summer” campaign, don’t miss a single advertising opportunity for the upcoming year by attending the advertising co-op meeting on Nov. 13. The … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, November 6, 2012 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Holiday Deals, Events Needed for First-Time Initiative

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater’s latest initiative is calling for your best deals and events for the holiday season. This new local promotion will tout your deals and events, which will be used to generate interest and push bookings for the holidays … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, November 6, 2012 | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Get Free Access to 1 Million Customers

Like you on Facebook, book a room, tour your property, explore the surrounding area and discover your website. These are all things the more than 1 million visitors to VisitStPeteClearwater.com can do with your free business listing. Are you taking … Continue reading

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Area On Display for UK’s Most Popular Media Outlets All Week

Journalists from some of the UK’s most popular media outlets—including the Daily Express and The Sun, UK’s largest newspaper—arrived earlier this week as part of a joint VSPC/Virgin Holidays media FAM. From Tarpon Springs to Clearwater Jazz Holiday to the … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, October 17, 2012 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can’t Miss Advertising Forum Slated for Nov. 13

Please join BVK, our advertising agency of record, and tech and website vendor Miles Media, for a forum to outline cooperative advertising opportunities for the upcoming year. RSVP now for the Nov. 13th meeting. The opportunities highlighted will include a … Continue reading

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Klages: International Visitation In Double-Digit Surge

Domestic tourism metrics released at this year’s annual marketing meeting showed solid year-over-year increases the US feeder markets of the Northeast, the Midwest and Florida.  But how are things looking internationally? Find out what a just-released Research Data Services analysis … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, October 17, 2012 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Why VSPC’s New Mag Won’t Be Called “Jeff”

“Reflections,” “Serenity,” “Live the Life,” and, strangely, “Jeff.” These are just some of the suggested names already submitted for our first-ever Destination Magazine, which is slated to launch in January 2013. Give us your best suggestions here—keeping in mind a … Continue reading

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