Anthony, Author at Anthony Haag

Travel Oregon Launches a Video Game and It’s Awesome

October 30, 2017November 5, 2017Anthony

Screenshot taken during my journey while playing the Travel Oregon game.

I am nostalgic for things from when I was a kid. Oregon Trail was one of the original video games for me, and one that I have found memories of. So, when I heard that Travel Oregon launched ‘Travel Oregon: The Game’ as a homage to the classic video game, I had to check it out. I spent some time Saturday morning playing the game, showing my wife and son the game, and having fun traveling along the Oregon coast in the game. It definitely brought back memories of playing the original game, and yet provided me with ideas and suggestions of things to do in Oregon for when my family travels there. Not only did it bring back memories, it was also engaging and educated me on what you can do in Oregon.

YouTube TV Ad During World Series

October 26, 2017Anthony

The 2017 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros kicked off on Tuesday night. The fall classic, no matter who is playing in it grabs my attention. Baseball is America’s past times and October baseball is one of the greatest sports joys. Clearly, one of the biggest stories from Game 1 was an ad, and it was the talk of social media during the game. The most prized ad real estate is the backstop behind home plate, it is the most visible spots in all of sports, as that spot is shown during every pitch of the game. YouTube game up with a clever way to utilize that spot, by having a banner advertising their YouTube TV.

One Way To Develop Content Throughout Your Website

October 26, 2017Anthony

It is easy to get caught up in content marketing. Rightfully so, content marketing is popular for good reason and I am a proponent for content marketing. In my last blog post I talked about the differences between SEO and SEM. Now, I am going to be talking about how convention and visitors bureau’s can develop content throughout their website to improve their SEO. One thing that I also notice on CVB websites is when you click on the dinning section or the hotel section of their site, there are a few sentences and then listings of all the the restaurants or accommodations in their destination. In this blog post, I am going to discuss how you can enhance those listing pages into dynamic content pages that helps your SEO and overall marketing.

Difference between SEO and SEM

October 17, 2017October 22, 2017Anthony

Search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) can be a difficult concept to grasp. In short, SEO is about increasing the amount of website visits by getting your website to appear on the 1st page of the search results returned by the search engine (Google or Bing). While SEM is internet marketing that increases your website’s visibility through advertising on Google or Bing. There is a difference between the two and it is important to understand that difference. In this blog post, I will explain the difference of each and how they can help your website results.

How to Participate in the Twitter Chat, Tourism Chat

August 4, 2017August 16, 2017Anthony

Twitter chats are still occurring today and happen when a group of people all tweet about the same topic using a specific hashtag (#tourismchat) that allows it to be followed on Twitter. The chats are usually at a specific time and repeat monthly at only the announced times. This post is to give you a quick overview on how to participate in the twitter chat, #tourismchat.

What is #tourismchat?

Impact of NBA Playoff Games on a Community

April 21, 2017Anthony

The NBA playoffs have returned to Milwaukee and interest is through the roof for the Milwaukee Bucks right now. If you have been watching the Bucks this season you know this team is young, talented and very athletic, with the goal being championship caliber when new stadium is completed. The bucks returned home last night with the series tied at 1-1 with Toronto Raptors, they now lead the Raptors 2 games to 1, with game 4 in downtown Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon. All day yesterday you could feel a buzz in the city, even today after their resounding victory, you can feel the city alive. Tomorrow is going to be electric in downtown Milwaukee. But what is the impact of an NBA playoff game on a community? I did tweet to Visit Milwaukee but they did not have the numbers yet but when the NCAA March Madness games were in Milwaukee earlier this year, exceeded expectations and had a $6.6 million economic impact on Milwaukee. The impact a Bucks post-season run has on Milwaukee goes beyond financial.