Twitter before and after

Shortly after I posted my Twitter for Restaurants Guide, I received an email from Mike Fitzharris in Holland, Michigan. Mike owns 3 restaurants and had just gotten on board with Twitter. Busy trying to run his restaurants, he signed up for Twitter in a hurry and quickly slapped in a couple of logos and followees. [...]

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Tourists want more than just a map

The ubiquitous visitor maps found at any rest stop, visitor center and attractions kiosk is always the go-to quick guide for people to get a general idea of what’s around them as they find their way around your city. Traditionally a paper brochure-type fold out, they can range anywhere from the beautiful with eye candy, [...]

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Twitter for Restaurants

This guide is for restaurants just starting out on Twitter. After getting a few of my own client’s restaurants set up with Twitter, I discovered they really didn’t know what it was all about and how to use it to increase patronage – let alone what on earth to tweet about. After all, they had [...]

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Twitter, Facebook meet Destination Concierge Extraordinaire

Twitter, Facebook meet Destination Concierge Extraordinaire

Interview with @SeattleMaven @SeattleMaven is none other than Ann Peavey, the visitor info and concierge extraordinaire for Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. A self-described “Seattle Know-It-All, Concierge, Information Guru, Food & Wine Enthusiast, History Buff & Aficionado of Good Hygiene”, Ann knows what’s shaking in and around Seattle and gets the word out through Twitter, [...]

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Destination marketing with Twitter

Destination marketing with Twitter

My former stomping grounds, Seattle, and employer, Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau, has a wonderful asset at the helm of their Visitor Center – Ann Peavey. Ann’s twitter handle is appropriately @SeattleMaven, a self-described “Seattle’s Know-It-All, History Buff, Concierge & Visitor Information Maven, Food & Wine Enthusiast, Aficionado of Good Hygiene, and Worshipper of the [...]

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