Mossel Bay Tourism DMO 2013-14

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A discussion of Mossel Bay Tourism's achievements in the financial year 2013-14 More information about Mossel Bay: www.visitmosselbay.co.za

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Differentiators n.: Unique features and/or benefits of a product, or aspects of a brand, that set it apart from competing products or brands ~ businessdictionary.com

Differentiator: The holy grail of marketing

2Unique Mossel Bay

Mossel Bay. Do stuffMore attractions and activitiesthan most small towns

2AdrenalineBeachesEventsMuseumsNatureSeafront accommodation for every budget

Modern human originsBirthplace of cultureBirthplace of advanced technologyRecord of human behaviour during different climate regimesSACP4 Project: South African Coast Palaeoclimate, Palaeoenvironment, Palaeoecology, Palaeoanthropology 2

162,000 years of holidays inMossel Bay

Mossel Bay Tourism. Doing stuff

196 membersInfo office staff

8-member board

Elected directorsJeanetta Marais - representing the business sector (chairperson)Fred Orban - attractions and activities Louis Cook - guest houses and B&BsWerner Kock - hotels and resortsAttie Roos - self-catering

Nominated directorsDr. Michele Gratz - municipal managerAlderman Emil Scheepers - Mossel Bay MunicipalityCouncillor Petru Terblanche - Mossel Bay Municipality

Municipal representativeEdward Jantjies - Director of Corporate Services Te

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Marcia Holm - chief operations officerZelda Sauls - membership Alison Nell - marketing Dulin Sinkfontein - information and web siteNatasha Cupido - information and web siteJenny Sydon - general helpIlé-Colette Kok - accountsMartin Hatchuel - communications consultant

Print advertisingBudget 2013-14: R 240,000M

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Maps Street maps - 20,000Explore Historical Mossel Bay - 10,000

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BrochuresThings to do in Mossel Bay 20,000 (two editions of 10,000)

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BrochuresWhere to Stay in Mossel Bay 10,000

Information CDsImage libraryBookmarksPresentations Mossel Bay. Do stuff Human origins tourism

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www.visitmosselbay.co.za

2013-14: 550,348 visitors 2012-13: 445,310 visitorsDecember 2011: 44,825 visitors December 2013: 72,175 visitors

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Art & culture Artists � StudiosDesigners � TheatresMuseums � FestivalsArchaeology

www.mosselbayart.co.za

“All the recent marketingsuccesses have been PR successes, not advertising successes. To name a few:Starbucks, The Body Shop, Amazon.com ... Harry Potter ... Microsoft, Intel, and BlackBerry ... As a matter of fact, an astonishing number of well-known brands have been built with virtually no advertising at all.” ~ Al & Laura Ries, The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PRPubl

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2013-14: 61 2012-13: 74Distributed to media, our members & localsPu

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Feature articles2013-14: 35 2012-13: 12

Written on request for specific publications

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Vakantiebeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands, 14-19 January 2014 Europe Roadshow 19-24 January 2014Namibia Tourism ExpoWindhoek Show Grounds. 4-7 June 2014In

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Coca Cola Dome, Gauteng. 30 August - 1 September 2013

Beeld Holiday Show Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. 14-16 February 2014

Mossel Bay Travel Festival18 – 20 October, 2013

Cape Getaway ShowLourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West. 14-16 March 2014

Johannesburg Travel FestivalSci-Bono Discovery Centre. 5-6 April 2014

World Travel Market Africa International Convention Centre, Cape Town. 2 - 3 May 2014

SA Tourism IndabaNkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre, Durban. 10-12 May 2014

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An annual celebration of travel. An on-line and real world celebration of being in Mossel Bay for locals and visitors alike.

Affiliated to the New York Travel Festival

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AimsShare Mossel BayAwareness ExperiencesResponsible travel

TargetsTravellers Local residentsTourism practitioners

Destination marketing organisations, travel agents, tour operators, conference organisers, organisers of sports tours.

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Day 1: DiscussionsMEC Alan Winde’s Minister’s Tourism PlenaryLectures(Mossel Bay Garden Court. 180 delegates)

Day 2: ExhibitionsTourism products & Information bureausProduct presentations (Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex. 40 exhibitors)

Day 3: TravellingHosted buyers (Point of Human Origins Experience. 10 delegates)

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Travel Mossel Bay

17-19 October, 2014bit.ly/TravMBYhttp://www.visitmosselbay.co.za/festivals/travelmosselbay

www.travmby

Mossel Bay TourismTelephone: +27(0)44 691 2202 admin@visitmosselbay.co.za Corner Market & Church Streets, Mossel Bay, South Africa

“Mossel Bay. Do Stuff. It’s the best line since Nike’s ‘Just do it’” ~ Tweeter

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