LEADER 02936nam 2200517 450 001 9910164022503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-85815-9 010 $a1-134-85808-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000001056314 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4803611 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4803611 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11343535 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL992428 035 $a(OCoLC)973835745 035 $a(BIP)056921165 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001056314 100 $a20170227h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aTourism marketing for cities and towns $eusing social media and branding /$fBonita Kolb 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 210 4$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (292 pages) $cillustrations, tables 311 $a1-138-68519-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 330 8 $aUnderstanding how places, particularly cities and towns, are marketed to and consumed by tourists, is vital to anyone working in the tourism industry. By creating and promoting a unique branded destination, the successful marketer can attract new visitors to their city or tourism attraction. With the rise of social media, there is even more scope to explore how tourism marketers can use their own and other social media sites to communicate with today¿s tech connected traveler.In a new updated volume,¿Tourism Marketing for Cities and Towns¿provides thorough and succinct coverage of place marketing theory specific to the tourism industry. It focuses on clearly explaining how to develop the branded destination with special emphasis on product analysis, promoting authenticity and, new to this edition, the use of social media to create the personalized experiences desired by visitors. In addition, it contains a wide range of international examples and perspectives from a large variety of different stakeholders, alongside discussion questions and strategic planning worksheets. This book provides both practical advice with real-world application and a theoretical background to the field as a whole.Written in an engaging style, this book will be valuable reading for upper level students and business practitioners of Tourism, Marketing, Urban Studies, Business Management and Leisure Studies. 606 $aCity promotion 606 $aTourism$xMarketing 610 $aTourism 610 $aBusiness & Economics 615 0$aCity promotion. 615 0$aTourism$xMarketing. 676 $a659.2930776 700 $aKolb$b Bonita M.$0623763 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164022503321 996 $aTourism Marketing for cities and towns$91092013 997 $aUNINA