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Ep.54 Ten steps to create a Marketing Strategy

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4 Jan, 2025

10 steps to successfully create a Marketing Strategy for visitor attractions, experiences and hospitality businesses in 2025.  

Are you a marketer or business owner of a tourism, leisure or hospitality business?

Today’s podcast episode with host Kelly Ballard will help you to create a marketing strategy that will strengthen and grow your business in 2025 and beyond.

Packed with actionable insights and expert advice, this episode focuses on ten essential steps to help you navigate rising costs and shifting consumer behaviour with confidence.

Why Act Now?

This year is set to test businesses across the UK as leisure spending tightens. Without a solid marketing plan, staying competitive could become an uphill struggle. That’s where the Visitor Elves Marketing Strategy Framework comes in – a proven, step-by-step approach designed to drive footfall, boost sales, and align your marketing efforts with your business goals.

Creating an effective marketing strategy isn’t just about ticking boxes – it’s about building confidence in your decisions. With a proven framework, you’ll be equipped to face 2025’s challenges head-on while staying focused on what matters most: growing your business.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode, Kelly walks you through:

  1. Defining your goals for clarity and focus.
  2. Pinpointing your most profitable offerings.
  3. Conducting a competitor analysis to stay ahead.
  4. Performing a comprehensive SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats).
  5. Crafting a compelling brand story for emotional connection.
  6. Understanding your key customers and their needs.
  7. Identifying gaps between your business and your audience through gap analysis.
  8. Turning insights into an actionable marketing plan.
  9. Allocating resources effectively for maximum impact.
  10. Measuring success to ensure continuous improvement.

These steps are a condensed version of the Visitor Elves Marketing Framework that Kelly uses with her clients to create impactful strategies which deliver results.

Download the FREE guide to accompany this podcast. 10 Steps to Crafting a Winning Marketing Strategy for Visitor Attractions, Experiences, and Hospitality Businesses in 2025′ 

It features 18 pages of structured questions and prompts to ensure your marketing is on point for 2025 and beyond.   This download is free only until the end of January so don’t delay. 

Share this episode with colleagues who could benefit from a marketing strategy, and let’s make 2025 a year of growth and success together!

This episode is sponsored by Hello Starling.

Hello Starling is an award-winning Media Planning and Buying agency that specialises in delivering advertising campaigns with great results for visitor attractions and destinations. They’ve work with brands such as Bristol Zoo Project, Visit Shropshire, Visit Conwy, Visit Herefordshire and the National Tourism Office for Poland. If you want to be the centre of attention, visit hellostarling.com today.

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