One week today it all begins. For many TBEX attendees it will be a first visit to Toronto while for others it’s a return and a chance to dig deeper into the city and region’s riches. For others still, Toronto is home. These bloggers are at once delegates and also hosts, elevating the visiting delegates’ experiences with their insider knowledge.
TBEX Speaker Post: Take a Marketing Tip from Major Brands & Write “Creative Briefs”
Major brands working with advertising, PR, or digital agencies to create ads and communication always develop a “creative brief.” This ensures that before they leap into creating new ads, promotions, or activities, they are really clear about exactly what their unique angle and story should be. This is something that every blogger also needs to do before creating a blog post, podcast, or video.
TBEX Speaker Post: 7 Tools & Technology Tips for Sharing Travel Content Online
Effectively managing your time online, monitoring results and sharing content with your most relevant audience is important. Simply providing the best content is not enough if your target audience doesn’t get to see it!
When we travel to foreign countries we love to sample the local cuisine. So here are 7 tips that are just a “taster” for what is coming up in my session at TBEX. I will share so many valuable and actionable tips that will help your business and I am so looking forward to meeting you all.
Travel Blog Exchange: 120 TBEX Toronto Sponsor Companies
We’ve only got a few days left before we head for Toronto and TBEX, so we wanted to take a moment to highlight just how awesome our list of sponsors is this year. We have 120 companies on board ready and eager to meet with travel bloggers!
Travel Blog Exchange: TBEX Newbie Session in Toronto
Will TBEX Toronto be your first TBEX? If so, we put together a TBEX Newbie’s Guide for you – but we’re not stopping there. For the first time, we’re also going to have a Q&A session for TBEX newbies during the conference.
TBEX Sponsor Post: Pre-BEX Party G Adventures Style
One of our TBEX Toronto sponsors, G Adventures, is preparing to welcome us to their city with open arms. They’re hosting a party on Wednesday night, May 29, for people who get into Toronto early before the conference. Is that you? Here are the details about the party, including the all-important RSVP link.
TBEX Speaker Post: Twitter Chats: A Great Way to Network, Learn and (Sometimes) Make Money
For every person who is active on Twitter and loves it, I find another who says, “Yes, I have an account, but I really don’t get it.”
What if I could find one thing that pleases both? Something that helps the tweeting aficionado step up his/her game AND that helps the 140-character-challenged twoosh with joy (a twoosh is a tweet that is exactly 140 characters.)
TBEX Sponsor Post: Tilley Travel Lessons Learned
At Tilley Endurables, we have always believed that there is much more to travel than simply checking sights off a list. From the sounds, the smells, the food, the culture, the people you meet, to the journey to get there, there are so many travel experiences through which we can learn valuable lessons. Here’s a selection of things we’ve learned from our own travels and those of our clients.
Travel Blog Exchange: HDR Photographer Trey Ratcliff to Keynote at TBEX Toronto
Kicking off TBEX 13 in Toronto will be keynote speaker Trey Ratcliff, renowned HDR photographer. We’re very excited that Trey will join us, challenging and encouraging us to look at the world around us through the eyes of an artist.
Travel Blog Exchange: TBEX Conference Director on This Week in Travel
TBEX Conference Director Mary Jo Manzanares was on the This Week in Travel podcast recently talking about the upcoming TBEX event in Toronto. You can listen to the audio on the bottom link, or watch all the participants chat on the video. We’re particularly excited that veteran TBEXer and travel writer Jen Leo had to say about it:
