This document discusses how destinations can use bloggers and storytellers to build their tourism brand and attract visitors. It explains that a destination's brand is the sum of stories and experiences people have there. Destinations can work with bloggers, who are seen as content creators and influencers, to promote the destination through blog trips and campaigns. The document provides tips on selecting bloggers and gives an example of how a blog trip to Antwerp resulted in new posts, social media exposure, and continued promotion of the city.
31. Think!Amsterdam
• 54 posts were written by the bloggers
• 192K people read those posts
• 547 tweets #FASHIONINANTWERP
• 281K people got involved
33. Think!Amsterdam
• Antwerp in top ten of
Fashion capitals in the
world (Global
language monitor)
• A fashion community
that keeps on growing
• Good contacts with
the fashion bloggers
(that kept coming to
Antwerp in the
months after the blog
trip and kept on
writing after the blog
trip)
38. Think!Amsterdam
BLOGGER TAKE-AWAYS
1. Find your niche!
2. Build a community
3. Be clear about your approach and
objectives
4. Understand the destination’s objectives
and expectations
5. Stay humble