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How to collaborate with travel bloggers to share your destination through their AUTHENTIC travel story

How to collaborate with travel bloggers to share your destination through their own authentic travel story | Caroline Makepeace | #SoMeT15AU Sunshine Coast, Australia

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Page 1: How to collaborate with travel bloggers to share your destination through their own authentic travel story | Caroline Makepeace | #SoMeT15AU Sunshine Coast, Australia

How to collaborate with travel bloggers to share

your destination through

their AUTHENTIC travel story

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About UsWe’ll let the Today Show tell you!

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A group campaign alternative helping committed travellers

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The five stages of travel

Dreaming

Planning

BookingExperiencing

Sharing

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Our Trip

I will keep reading whether you’re

travelling 24/7 or staring at your

picket fence. Your journey has been so

much fun to follow and given me so

much to dream about.

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IF WE CAN DO IT YOU CAN TOO

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The total package

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How it worked

Our STORY, your DESTINATION

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Deliverables

• Live social media updates

• Joint copyright to images on social media

• Content highlighting experiences and destinations published on our blog and shared through our communities

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Before

INFORM, INVITE, INVOLVE

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During

Sharing tips

Brand interac-

tion

Sharingmemor-

iesSHAREINTERACT

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After

INSPIREINFORMINCLUDECARE

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THE BENEFITS

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Real story told by real travellers

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Australian ambassadors

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More bang for your buck

• Less on the ground costs

• More flexibility

• No need for hosts

• Long-term relationships save you money

• Relevant activities avoid wastage and give greater exposure

IF CHOSEN CORRECTLY

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Passion and authenticity leads to value over-delivery

Shelley Winkel - TEQ

PASSION ex-change

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Structured content

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Constant new and recycled content

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USEFUL

INSPIRING

SHARE-ABLE

169, 732 views87, 051+

shares153 comments

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Booking functionality

ACCOMMODATION

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Useful and inspiring content that doesn’t disappear

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“We didn’t know Australia was like this.”

“You’ve made me want to see my own country in-

stead of going overseas.”

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PINS REPINS SEARCH TRAFFIC

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LEVERAGE

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Provide content to other sites

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Share their authentic story through your channels

Caz and Craig are on their way to Sun-shine Coast – what

should they see and do there?

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Share their story with traditional media

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Work in collaboration with brands

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Create content for your site

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Use their authority

Speaking at trade shows

and events

Meet ups/ Hang outs

INSPIRATION + EXPERT ADVICE

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CASE STUDY

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You can’t fake PASSION and

AUTHENTIC story telling

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These stats are still increasing

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GETTING IT RIGHT

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FISH WHERE THE COMMITTED FISH ARE

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Choose correctly

Story

Experi-ences

Blogger

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Trust the blogger

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Clear expectations + communication

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Professionalism

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What’s the leverage?

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT BLOGGER

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Do your due diligence

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What to look for?

• Case studies

• Stats

• Research their content

• Audience demographics

• What’s the angle?

• Engagement

• Wider influence

• Working relationship

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WHAT’S NEXT?

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The road trip continues

• Finding a match between our desires and our reader’s interests.

• The Perfect Match is

USA65 tips already

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Q & A

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