Are you looking to tell a more impactful story about your destination or business online? Then, we hope you’ll join us at the 7th annual DIY Tourism Marketing Conference from November 13-14 in Asheville, NC! This tourism-focused conference will provide the latest digital strategies, resources, and tools. You’ll learn how to reach more potential visitors and motivate them to visit, as well as how to engage your local community.
As a subscriber of Blue Ridge Outdoors, we’re excited to offer you a special promo code FriendsofBRO to get $100 off your ticket! Grab your full pass today.
Why We Created the DIY Tourism Marketing Conference
Not every organization has the financial resources to hire an agency or digital marketing expert. Still, there are many effective strategies and tools for promoting your story and competing in the marketplace that you can (and should) implement on your own.
Held at the Renaissance Hotel Downtown Asheville in the heart of one of the South’s hottest destination cities, this year’s DIY conference helps level the playing field for everyone—regardless of your digital marketing knowledge level.
You’ll attend useful, actionable, and inspiring sessions on topics like:
- The Combined Power of SEO and Google Ads
- The Ethics and Uses of AI in Marketing
- Refresh, Reimagine, and Retool Your Brand
- Video Storytelling Best Practices for Main Street
- Community Relationship Building
What Makes Us Unique
The DIY Tourism Marketing Conference is different from your average business conference. While other conferences may give vague recommendations and theoretical examples, ours is solely focused on teaching with a focus on real-life, personal examples.
It’s also held in one of the country’s fastest-growing tourism destinations: Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is the ultimate tourism success story in the southeast, and we have hands-on experience growing our mountain town to where it is today. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains while you gain new marketing strategies you can take back to your destination, attraction, or tourism-related business. Lastly, this event is offered in November, so you can take advantage of the slower winter season and make an actionable plan to elevate your marketing results in 2023 and beyond.
What People Are Saying
“For DMOs and marketing professionals, [the DIY Tourism Conference] is one of the best training conferences I have ever attended.” —2019 Conference Attendee
“I loved the DIY Conference in Asheville this past week. There are so many topics to choose from for breakout sessions. JB Media Group staff and Chris Cavanaugh were outstanding. Can’t wait to see all the videos from the workshops that I missed!” —2022 Conference Attendee
“This event was so incredible. I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into—if it would be strong or ‘just another conference’ where speakers talk conceptually about subjects and rarely provide any good takeaways. Every topic was approachable and digestible for the most novice attendee but applicable and meaningful (and NEW) for the most experienced. The generosity of everyone (from speakers to attendees) to SHARE stories and knowledge and help each other discover new ideas and methods was refreshing and beautiful and truly enhanced the experience. Keep doing what you guys are doing—it’s working!” —2018 Conference Attendee
Learn more about this year’s DIY Tourism and Marketing Conference and grab your full pass today. We can’t wait to see you there!
