Johnston County Visitors Bureau
“Paw-B-Que” and “Purr-fect Sweet Tea” available at Johnston County Animal Services Open House, Sept. 13
(Smithfield, NC) - Johnston County Animal Services will be hosting an open house on Saturday, September 13th from 10am-4pm, and the event is open to the public with all activities free of charge.
The Animal Shelter is always in need of basic items to care for the animals that they have taken in. If you are [...]
Ava Film Festival Plans Underway
(Smithfield, NC) – The fourth annual Ava Gardner Film Festival scheduled for September 24-27, 2008 will be a celebration of independent films from around the world and will showcase several of Ava’s classic films.
The Ava Gardner Museum has set the last week in September every year for this popular new festival that draws thousands [...]
Marketing in Today’s Economic Climate
Most savvy marketing executives know that a successful company must keep ahead of the trends and be ready to shift the “marketing plan” to adjust to economic conditions. And in today’s travel and tourism market, many companies including Destination Marketing Organizations are making changes due to high gas prices, consumer concerns for housing, food expenses [...]
Have you experienced the 101 Things to Do in Johnston County?
For a follow up BLOG about staying close to home this summer due to high gas prices, I have compiled a list of 101 Things to Do in Johnston County.
From recreation at Howell Woods or Clemmons State Forest, entertainment at American Music Jubilee, Johnston Community College or The Clayton Center, outlet shopping at Carolina Premium [...]
Are you staying closer to home this summer?
Tourism marketing organizations across the country are adjusting their business plans to reach the high number of consumers deciding on ”staycations” or “homecations” this year due to high gas prices. Families may decide to stay closer to home this summer and explore destinations within a “tank of gas” away. This offers many smaller destinations the opportunity to promote [...]
NC Division of Tourism hosting Group Tour Marketing Road Show in Smithfield
(Smithfield, NC) - Do you want to know more about how to successfully market your business to the group tour industry? Plan to join Frank Jernigan, Director of Domestic Marketing, with the NC Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development on July 15 in Smithfield for a Group Tour Marketing Road Show. The Johnston County [...]
Johnston County Visitors Bureau Wins Awards
The Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina is the trade association for over 40 Convention & Visitors Bureau from across the state. The Annual Meeting was held recently in Asheville with over 120 travel professionals learning from speakers, networking and exchanging ideas on how best to promote our destinations in North Carolina.
One of the annual [...]
SLEEP INN & SUITES SMITHFIELD RANKED NUMBER 1 SLEEP INN
Smithfield, NC (May, 2008) – The Sleep Inn & Suites located at 270 North Equity Drive is ranked # 1 in its brand as of March 31, 2008. The Sleep Inn & Suites has previously won Choice’s Platinum Hospitality Award in 2006 & 2007. Only three percent of properties in the Choice Hotels system are [...]
Building the Tourism Product in Johnston County
Since 1987, the Johnston County Tourism Authority has invested over one million dollars in capital grant money to tourism related projects. This past Wednesday, the board made a check presentation to the Benson Museum of Local History for $50,000 to help the Town of Benson renovate a building on Main Street to become the new home to [...]
“Pamper Yourself Like a Star” Shopping Sweepstakes
The Johnston County Visitors Bureau is partnering with several stakeholders in the community to offer a shopping sweepstakes on the NC Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development web site, www.visitnc.com and we invite you to enter to win!
Here’s the promotional copy…..you must visit the state’s web site to enter, and the contest will run [...]
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