Community Futures Wild Rose, Travel Drumheller and Kneehill County are excited to invite you to join special guest, Brian Siddle of Strong Coffee Marketing to learn more about INCREASING YOUR MARKETING FOOTPRINT!

Strong Coffee Marketing came together in 2010 when digital marketing was still affectionately known as “Internet Marketing”. Since then they have helped numerous businesses, from start-ups to large enterprises and agencies, get their digital marketing on the right track. As strategists, educators, content creators and tacticians, they have a well-rounded team to assist businesses at any level, elevate their digital presence.

As part of our Tourism Talks Summer Series, this session with providing businesses with a crash course in digital marketing including information on what makes for engaging content. Following Strong Coffee’s presentation, you will learn what tools and supports are available to you through Community Futures Wild Rose, Travel Drumheller and Kneehill County to help you support your marketing efforts.

This session is being offered in collaboration with the Community Futures Wild Rose, Mastering Your Recovery Project!

Warwickshire Retail and hospitality Webinar. Introduction to support and digital marketing advice for retail, hospitality and Tourism businesses

Shoppers still love the High Street; research shows following lockdown 1 that more people than ever want to support local businesses. However, online sales are increasing, and retailers and hospitality venues must learn how to embrace digital methods to help grow their business.

In this one hour webinar, Warwickshire Retailers, hospitality businesses and tourist attractions will be able to meet up and learn about the free digital training and grant opportunities available. They will have the opportunity to take part in polls to identify particular things they want to learn more about, plus pick up quick tips to get going straight away to survive and thrive in these difficult times.

• Overview of free workshops, training and one to one support available
• Social SOS – Instagram and Facebook tips to implement quickly
• What free online tools are available
• Have their say – what online training would benefit them most.
• Overview of funding and grant opportunities

In this webinar we are bringing together academic and industry perspectives on how tourism practice can be reshaped to support a strong post-Covid economic recovery of tourism destinations.

The webinar is a collaborative project of the University of Northampton, University of Johannesburg, Future of Tourism Coalition and Otolo.

Find out more about the webinar programme, speakers and collaborative partners on the webinar website here.