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Reach Tour Operators and Travel Agents via Chamber's E-Newsletters
The Sedona Chamber of Commerce Tourism Bureau sends out quarterly E-newsletters to over 1,300 highly qualified national and international tour operators and travel agents who bring business to Sedona.
The Chamber also sends out a quarterly Japanese E-newsletter to over 700 Japanese tour operators and media in the Japanese language.
Tourism Bureau members who have updates for tour operators/travel agents, are willing to offer wholesale rates or group rates, or have appealing and unique programs for tour operators, please prepare a text of 150 words or less describing your offering. Be sure to include your contact information.
These programs will be offered to travelers 6 to 18 months out. Content should be relevant, time-wise.
The next newsletters are scheduled to go out this month. Please send your information to Sachiko Sado at sado@sedonachamber.com by Friday, June 17. Visitor Center Experience Calling all Artists, Musicians, Performers! Chamber Members can now create a "Visitor Center Experience" at the uptown Visitor Center by presenting their art to visitors as they enter the building! And rent the A-Frame to announce the dates and times!
Recently, artist Christine Debrosky spent the day painting and engaging with visitors. She says the day was a success. With more than 1,000 visitors each day at the Visitor Center, there is plenty of opportunity to meet new customers! For more information, contact David Keeber at 204-1123.
EXTENDED DEADLINE! Summer Arizona Republic Wrap, with New QR Code Technology! Contact Michelle Conway by Friday, June 17 to reserve your space in the Wrap. There are just a few spaces left! Take advantage of this successful program! The newspaper wrap features Sedona and our beautiful brand image. The wrap is delivered monthly to 7,400 Arizona Republic non-subscribers in targeted high-income zip codes in Phoenix. Zip codes include: 85045, 85085, 85086, 85087, 85253, 85255, 85262, 85284, 85297, 85310, 85331, 85383. Opportunities are as follows: (cost includes layout and design) 1/3 page back: $800 1/6 page back: $400 1/12 page back: $200 Your ad will be posted on VisitSedona.com/Deals, a landing page created specifically for this promotion. New QR Code technology will be incorporated into the Wrap so that Smart Phone users can be taken directly to our landing page by simply scanning the code. This is cutting-edge technology and this Wrap will have it! You must be a Tourism Bureau Member to participate. Join today! Contact Michelle Conway at (928) 204-1123.
Get More Business with Banner Ads
Advertise on the Official Chamber of Commerce Tourism Bureau Website VisitSedona.com. As the source for everything there is to see and do in Sedona, this site sees more than 1 million unique visitors a year!
In a recent visitor survey, nearly 70% used VisitSedona.com to gather information prior to making their trip to Sedona.We have banner ad space available on the following pages:
Home page - Over 1 million page views
$2,450 annual cost
What To Do page - 350,000+ page views
$1,250 annual cost
Where To Stay page - 350,000+ page views $1,250 annual cost
Where To Eat page - 100,000+ page views
$600 annual cost
Where To Shop page - 100,000+ page views
$600 annual cost
You must be a Tourism Bureau Member to participate. Contact Michelle Conway today to join the Tourism Bureau and place your banner ad today! (928) 204-1123.
Summer Marketing Campaign Launched
The Tourism Bureau of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce has launched an intensive marketing campaign to drive Summer visitor traffic to Sedona. This exciting effort targets our drive markets of the Phoenix Valley and Southern California, as well as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and Chicago. The themes include Family Friendly Fun Ideas and ways to Beat the Heat. The campaign is geared largely towards the Internet and includes a Facebook sweepstakes, Pay Per Click technology, advanced targeting video display banners, mobile display banners, e-mail marketing and SMS text marketing.
Grand Canyon marketing efforts include a new partnership with the Grand Canyon Journal annual guide with presence in their direct mail, website, and e-newsletters. This, too, has been our focus in an effort to draw as much attention to Sedona during our Summer months.
We will also be launching a new mobile version of VisitSedona.com soon - watch for the announcement!
Feel free to contact Michelle Conway at the Chamber with any questions about what the Tourism Bureau is doing to market Sedona as a premiere destination and for information on how to join the Tourism Bureau. (928) 204-1123.
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