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Von Mack Agency Expands, Welcomes Ethan Rodrigue As Accounts Manager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Von Mack Agency, Inc. – New Orleans’ leading boutique tourism marketing firm – continues to grow by leaps and bounds into the new year. The agency has hired Ethan Rodrigue, communications industry veteran and Louisiana Tourism Leadership Academy graduate, to facilitate this growing footprint as their

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A Look Back at the Biggest Tourism Trends of the 2010’s

With 2020 just a few days away, we’re feeling a little nostalgic. Just 10 years ago, many of us were still using flip phones with slide-out keyboards and printing photos at CVS instead of posting them on Snapchat. Clearly, tech changes fast. And tourism marketing trends change just as quickly.

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6 Common Problems with Google Ads (And How to Solve Them!)

Tell us if this sounds like you: you spent hours building your Google Ads campaign, replete with carefully chosen keywords, clever headlines, and decked out with your finest automated extensions. You went live. And after getting through “the learning stage,” things are smooth sailing! “Managing Google Ads isn’t so bad

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Turning Great Reviews Into Brand Ambassadors

By: Abby Sanders Just about every customer-facing business has experienced that moment of terror brought on by a one-star review. From posting the perfect response, to researching and resolving the problem – damage control sucks up a lot of time and energy. Meanwhile, glowing reviews typically get a quick “Thank

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Tour the New Tripadvisor: What It Means for Travel & Hospitality

By: Abby Sanders These days, vacation planning typically means asking for recommendations on Facebook or taking a poll on Instagram stories rather than buying the latest Frommer’s Guide. (Honestly, extra points if you even know what Frommer’s is). And whether it’s from personal connections or paid influencers, we get tons

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Content Is King: How to Plan, Post and Share Your Way to a Brand Voice

By: Abby Sanders Regardless of the product or service you’re offering, you’re one of literally millions of other sites competing for every person who taps Search. But after that first victorious click to your page, what makes your brand memorable? Producing consistent, quality content, whether it’s an original 2,000 word

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Oh Hey, Holidays! 6 Genius Ways to Amp Up Your Marketing This Season

By: Marica Mackenroth Brewster It’s that time of year. Everything’s suddenly pumpkin flavored. We’re hearing Christmas carols while we do our grocery shopping. The colors of leaves on trees may or may not be changing. People everywhere are looking for ways to feel festive – and even better if it’s

3 Tips for Marketing an Experience

By: Abby Sanders Marketing for experiences. Imagine it’s one of those nights when you just can’t decide what you want for dinner. To make up your mind, do you picture a list of menu items? Or imagine yourself eating a medium rare cheeseburger with some crispy romaine lettuce, next to