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Montana tourism office keeps up with shift in media, sees big influx in travelers
The way — and amount — Big Sky Country markets itself to potential visitors has changed a lot in 25 years.
Back in the 1980s, a magazine ad might have been the best way, or at least the industry standard, to draw new visitors to Montana, but today a smartphone app or snappy Facebook page is a more likely way for the Montana Office of Tourism http://www.montanasculturaltreasures.com/tourism to connect with travelers passing through the state.
"Right now it’s about mobile, making sure we have all of our marketing and all of our websites in a mobile friendly (format)," said Jeri Duran, the administrator for the Montana Office of Tourism.
By EDDIE GREGG Independent Record
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$150,000 to go to MT online tourism marketing
Montana communities will be receiving commerce funds for online tourism marketing.
The Montana Department of Commerce is providing $150,000, by way of the Montana Office of Tourism’s E-marketing Technology Grant Program, to go toward projects in 8 Montana communities.
The Southwest Montana E-Tourism Project in Helena will get more than $31,000 of that money. Montana Office of Tourism Administrator Jeri Duran says much of tourism advertising revolves around the digital world.
By Charlie Misra
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