The Tipping Point in Destination Marketing

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SooNua The Tipping Point In The Tipping Point, the book that catapulted Malcolm Gladwell to stardom, the author examines how some social patterns, phenomena, trends and fashions evolve from minor to major. They start as decidedly minority interests in tiny, peripheral communities but then reach a “tipping point” that takes them mainstream, gives them mass appeal, causes… Read more »

I scream, you scream, we all scream for SoolNua world ICECREAM index

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua ICCA’s annual ranking of cities and countries according to their meetings business has become both the meetings industry standard for evaluating performance and the go-to source for governments and civic authorities when considering CapEx and other investment in congress tourism. We’re proud members and enthusiastic supporters of ICCA but we believe… Read more »

Destination Marketing: What’s Your Story?

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Director, SoolNua The rise and rise of content marketing has brought the art of storytelling  right into the science of marketing. These days marketers approach new products and services in search of their underlying story more than their features and benefits. Naturally this has extended to destination marketing and it’s causing… Read more »

New Paradigms for Destination Marketing

by Pádraic Gilligan, Managing Partner, SoolNua It’s all about the content In his “Hacking the System” Bruce McMillan recently posted a two part blog  on new paradigms in destination marketing. He highlights two new waves that Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs) – and, indeed, any other public or private sector enterprise involved in Place Branding –… Read more »