Destination Marketing Podcast

In this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam takes the show to Tupelo Mississippi, a small town that proudly holds the title of the birthplace of Elvis. He is joined by Neal McCoy, the executive director of the Tupelo CVB. Listen to learn about some of the things you can find in this amazing town, as well as hear Neal talk about how they are strategizing their marketing campaigns to fit both the current global coronavirus situation as well as an aging target market. "We have seen some challenges that we have faced when it comes to natural disasters and we've weathered those storms literally. I think what it has proven to us is that we have to be diverse and be ready for a shift in the economy and our industry." -Neal McCoy Visit Tupelo Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

In this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam takes the show on the road again to Oxford, Tennessee. He is joined by Kinney Ferris and Nadia Thornton from Visit Oxford to discuss some of the awesome things that their destination has to offer. Listen and learn how the University of Mississippi offers unique opportunities to the destination, as well as some of the creative ways that the team at Visit Oxford has dealt with current global issues. "Be open to conversations and thinking outside of the box. Have conversations with people that you wouldn't always have those conversations with. I think there are plenty of people who are sitting at home who have ideas and resources and want to help as well." -Nadia Thornton Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

In this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam is back with Maryanne, Beth, and Melea from North Alabama. Listen to hear them continue their conversation about social media and offer some tips and tricks on how to use it in destination marketing. Topics include the importance of utilizing user-generated content, as well as how destination marketing organizations can take advantage of the popular social media app TikTok.  Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

In this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam takes the show to North Alabama where he is joined by Cara Long from the Cook Museum, as well as Melea Hames, Beth Ridgeway, and Maryanne Floyd from destinations throughout North Alabama. Listen and hear about what their destinations have to offer, as well as how they have dealt with some of the challenges presented in the industry today. The Cook Museum Visit North Alabama Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

In this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam continues his trip to Bristol with Jerry Caldwell, Executive Vice President & General Manager at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Hear about some of the ways that his team is dealing with the COVID-19 situation, as well as how they were able to successfully host one of the country's first major events since the pandemic began in early March. "We're not going to sit back and just wait for things. Let's take some steps and try and make some things happen, but do them in a safe and responsible way. I would encourage everyone to embrace that. Step forward. Do some things." -Jerry Caldwell on the importance of being proactive in your role Bristol Motor Speedway Discover Bristol Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

Leah Ross, Executive Director of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, joins this special episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast on the road to talk to Adam about the city of Bristol, and how the community relies on tourism as a major contributor to their economic structure. Listen and learn how Bristol became known as the Birthplace of Country Music, as well as some of the things you can find not only in the museum, but in their vibrant downtown as well. "I think that one of the things that it does for any organization that partners with a destination organization is it gives a different voice than you have. I think it gives another eye and another perspective." -Leah Ross on the perspective that can be gained by partnering with a destination marketing organization. The Birthplace of Country Music Museum Discover Bristol Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

In this special episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Adam takes the show on the road to Franklin, Tennessee. He is joined by Lauren Ward, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Visit Franklin, at Puckett's, a local favorite restaurant located in downtown Franklin. Listen to hear them talk about Franklin as a destination, as well as some of the challenges they are currently facing in the industry. "Have a plan, make the most of your situation, and then speak into pivot. Speak into those activations in your community. Figure out what those assets are that are going to be desirable for travelers right now, and lean into them. Figure out as a town how you can come together and make this a place that people want to travel right now." -Lauren Ward on strategic planning during a crisis situation Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

Leon Downey, Executive Director at Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, joins the Destination Marketing Podcast to talk about how his destination has been uniquely affected by the recent decline in the tourism industry. As one of the cities closest to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge relies on tourism as a major piece of their economic stability. Listen and learn how they have navigated the challenges presented to them, as well as what they are planning for the months to come.  "I would encourage destinations to do as much research as they possibly can and find a way to ask their guests what's important to them. It doesn't matter what I think, it doesn't matter what they think, it matters what that mom from Cincinnati thinks. Does she feel safe in coming here?" -Leon Downy on the importance of surveying your target audience Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

In this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast, Ann Marie Maher from Prince William County Virginia, joins us to discuss some of the strategies that her destination has used to make the best of the current global situation. Topics include how Covid-19 has affected the county's plans to build an events center, as well as how the Prince William Strong initiative that has been adopted by their community. "People are recognizing that when we join together with a common cause, and we put our resources together, we go further. We get more." - Ann Marie Maher Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.

Lindsey Norment, Brand Director at Virginia Tourism Corporation, joins this episode of the Destination Marketing Podcast to talk about her destination's unique brand and how they have used it amidst the current global situation. Listen to learn more about how "Virginia is for Lovers" came to be, as well as how they have pivoted their campaign to offer support to local DMO's during the Covid-19 pandemic.  "When I think about this year and these past couple of months, we have had to rewrite our strategy and our plan so many times. The idea of looking at and going back to the research has been absolutely important in figuring out how we can change and shift and work together in that way."  -Lindsey Norment on the importance of collaboration and research in developing their recovery campaign. Follow the Destination Marketing Podcast on social media: Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok If you’re enjoying the show, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Subscribe to our newsletter! The Destination Marketing Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Adam Stoker and produced by Relic. If you are interested in any of Relic’s services,  please email adam@relicagency.com or visit www.relicagency.com.  To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit www.thedmpn.com. Email adam@relicagency.com with any inquiries regarding the network.