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Exploring new horizons: PR strategies for promoting underserved travel destinations
blogs Exploring new horizons: PR strategies for promoting underserved travel destinations
Travel - 30th September 2024
Exploring new horizons: PR strategies for promoting underserved travel destinations

As travel confidence in on the rise, travel companies are spreading their wings and flocking to new and underserved destinations in an effort to diversify revenue streams and set themselves ...

blogs Harnessing the power of data-driven storytelling in travel and aviation PR
travel pr - 9th September 2024
Harnessing the power of data-driven storytelling in travel and aviation PR

When it comes to making the most of their customer data, most travel companies are well-versed in using it as a direct marketing tool, targeting prospects and customers with personalised ...

blogs What do I need to know about labelling AI-generated content on social media?
AI - 22nd August 2024
What do I need to know about labelling AI-generated content on social media?

As aviation, travel and mobility PR and marketing experts, a question that has been posed to us this week is – how does labelling AI-generated content on social media work? ...

blogs Using digital tactics to reach customers ahead of NBAA
Digital marketing - 31st July 2024
Using digital tactics to reach customers ahead of NBAA

By using digital tactics – alongside a PR campaign – to reach customers ahead of NBAA, you maximize the investment you’ve already made in event attendance.While each campaign is different, ...

blogs Five takeaways from the Farnborough Airshow
Aviation - 29th July 2024
Five takeaways from the Farnborough Airshow

Every two years, a business aviation airport in Hampshire plays host to the world’s largest players in commercial aerospace and defence. Billions of pounds worth of deals are debated, signed ...

blogs Five Questions to 8020’s non-executive director Jim Donaldson
80:20 Communications - 10th July 2024
Five Questions to 8020’s non-executive director Jim Donaldson

Jim, how does it feel to be joining the team at 8020 Communications?I am so pleased to have 8020 in my portfolio. I have known Marc for a long time ...

blogs What’s new in social media – what the latest updates mean for your travel brand
Social Media - 4th July 2024
What’s new in social media – what the latest updates mean for your travel brand

When social media boomed in the 2010s, its main use was connecting users and allowing them to post pictures for the benefit of family and friends. Now, it has evolved ...

blogs How to make the most of industry events
Trade Show PR - 5th March 2024
How to make the most of industry events

Industry events and trade shows are a staple of any PR agency’s calendar, and no more so than in the aviation industry post-pandemic, where the desire to engage face-to-face with ...

blogs wind turbines at dawn – Unsplash image so no licence needed sized
Sustainability - 6th February 2024
Communicating sustainability: what airlines can learn from the private jet industry

I was delighted to hear that BAR UK - the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK - has put forward an initiative with IATA to create more concise and ...

blogs Travel booking patterns revert to the ‘80s and ‘90s
Travel - 1st February 2024
Travel booking patterns revert to the ‘80s and ‘90s

I’m sure many Gen X-ers like me have childhood memories of flicking through glossy holiday brochures at their high street travel agents, with family holidays then booked off the back ...

blogs A new wave of brand ambassadors: The power of employee advocacy in the travel industry
Internal Communications - 28th January 2024
A new wave of brand ambassadors: The power of employee advocacy in the travel industry

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving travel industry, brands are always looking for more innovative ways to increase brand awareness, better engage with customers and prospects, and boost their own company ...

blogs How can I reach aviation professionals on LinkedIn?
Digital marketing - 20th January 2024
How can I reach aviation professionals on LinkedIn?

Much like with any B2B sector, LinkedIn is a core communications channel within most aviation business’ marketing strategy. Aviation professionals use the platform to make connections, research companies, explore the ...