Mark Your Calendar
Board Meetings |
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March
12 |
March 12, 2019
noon – 3 p.m.
TBD, Ronan |
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May
14 |
May 14, 2019
noon – 3 p.m.
TBD, Lakeside/Somers |
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OCT
TBD |
October TBD, 2019
noon – 3 p.m.
C’mon Inn, Missoula |
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Our board meetings are open to the public, and we welcome attendance. As a reminder, board training/roundtable discussions are from noon – 12:50 p.m., with the business meeting starting at 1 p.m. To learn more, please call the Glacier Country Tourism office at 800.956.6537 or 406.532.3234 or drop us a note at glaciercountry@glaciermt.com.
MILESTONES FY 2019
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Tablet-Friendly Guide Visits
21,405 |
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Call Center Inquiries (phone, email, live chat and travel guide distribution)
38,255 |
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Website Visits
433,469 |
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Social Media Engagement
7,907,361 |
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Need travel guides? Call Kristi McNeal, Glacier Country Tourism's office manager, at 406.532.3234.
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Public Relations and
Tourism Sales Update
Glacier Country Tourism’s Public Relations and Earned Media Manager, Lucy Guthrie Beighle, has been working on various projects to increase tourism in our region. Lucy hosted PR events in Chicago and San Francisco this quarter with partner CVBs from Kalispell, Missoula and Whitefish. A combined total of 50+ travel journalists and digital influencers attended the events and planning has already begun for some to visit Western Montana. Lucy attended International Media Marketplace (IMM) in New York City in January, meeting and networking with international media including 20 individual appointments. Lucy also hosted journalists and social influencers in our area to promote Western Montana as a travel destination. She has traveled extensively throughout our region to meet with many of our partners and do site tours. Just let Lucy know if you want her to come and visit!
In November, our Tourism Sales Manager, Debbie Picard assisted Lucy in hosting PR events in San Francisco and Chicago and invited meeting planners to attend and learn about the opportunities to meet in Western Montana. The business-to-business trade show season is upon us, and Debbie is busy promoting Western Montana’s Glacier Country around the U.S. She attended ABA Marketplace (American Bus Association) in January, meeting with domestic group tour operators who bring motorcoach tours through our region. In February she will attend Go West Summit to meet with international tour operators who focus on the 14 western states and help them develop Montana itineraries for their FIT (foreign independent traveler) clients who travel to the region from overseas. Please be sure to contact Debbie and share what's new at your business, lodging property, attraction or community so that she can share that information while she is out on the road. After each show, Debbie’s trade show leads are available on the Partner Center for follow-up by Glacier Country Tourism partners.
For more information about our PR and earned media or tourism sales departments, email Lucy or Debbie at lucy@glaciermt.com or debbie@glaciermt.com.
Digital Advertising Opportunities
Warm Season Cooperative and Premium
Positions Available
With winter underway, we’re looking ahead to spring and summer. We still have a few warm season cooperatives and premium ad positions available for partners. More than 1.6 million unique visitors a year utilize glaciermt.com to assist in planning their vacations. Expose your business to travelers by taking advantage of our site’s high traffic. With the warmer seasons approaching, you have the chance to advertise on our summer landing page or on our main home page for front-and-center exposure. Don’t pass up these valuable opportunities to maximize visibility during our busiest time of year!
For more information or to secure a placement, email Glacier Country Tourism’s Contract Agent for Media and Partnership Services, Scott Woodall, at scott@windfallstudio.com.
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