Lauren shares insights into navigating the acquisition process, maintaining brand authenticity, and balancing creativity with corporate structure.
She shares insights on SEO, short-form video, influencer marketing, and paid media strategies across Google, Meta, and Bing. They explore data-driven decision-making, attribution challenges, and analytics, including frustrations with GA4. She also teases new private tours and key marketing metrics focused on revenue and occupancy.

A must-listen for travel marketers and brand builders.

Travel Marketing Podcast by Propellic features an insightful discussion with Kevin Indig, a leading SEO expert, on the state of travel industry SEO. Kevin shares key findings from his deep-dive research into travel search trends, highlighting the role of AI, organic growth strategies, and shifting consumer behaviors. Tune in for actionable insights on how travel brands can navigate and capitalize on these industry shifts.

In this video, Brennen Bliss and Fernando Diez discuss Quasar's PPC strategy, balancing brand awareness with targeted keyword efforts. Fernando shares how they rank highly for terms like "Galapagos Cruise Reviews," driving brand recognition, while also focusing on luxury-specific keywords to attract high-intent customers and filter out price-sensitive leads.
This targeted approach ensures they reach the right audience for their luxury offerings. Tune in to learn more about effective PPC strategies for luxury travel brands!

In today's dynamic travel industry, achieving the right balance between brand building and performance marketing is crucial for sustained growth. Leigh Barnes, COO at Intrepid Travel, emphasized this balance in a recent video, where he shared his perspective on how Intrepid shifted its marketing strategy.

According to Leigh, after the pandemic, Intrepid made a bold move by significantly increasing investment in brand-building efforts, such as out-of-home advertising, radio, podcasts, social influencers, and PR. This rebranding strategy, coupled with a broader focus on long-term growth, has led to record-breaking results year after year, including higher bookings, profits, and brand awareness.

In this episode, Fabio Bin, CMO and founding team member of WeRoad, reveals how they transformed a simple idea - connecting strangers who want to travel together - into a €100M travel company in just seven years. Fabio shares their unique approach to community building, including how they've cultivated a network of 3,000 travel coordinators across Europe and built a two-million-strong engaged social media following. From their innovative city domination marketing strategy to their blend of digital and real-world brand activations, discover how WeRoad created a travel movement that goes far beyond just selling tours. Learn about their marketing evolution from pure social media to a sophisticated omnichannel approach, and how they've maintained authentic community engagement while scaling across multiple European markets. Whether you're in travel marketing or building a community-driven brand, this episode is packed with actionable insights on combining performance marketing with genuine community building.

In this episode of the Travel Marketing Podcast by Propellic, CEO Brennen Bliss interviews Ismael Garcia, CMO and Head of Growth at Civitatis, a leading online travel agency in Latin America and Europe. Garcia shares insights on the intersection of SEO, paid media, and AI-driven channels in travel marketing, along with strategies for optimizing budgets, testing, and measuring campaign performance.

The conversation delves into managing multi-market campaigns, balancing B2B and B2C strategies, and the importance of "tropicalization" when entering new Latin American markets. Garcia also discusses Civitatis’ approach to customer care, crisis management, and building brand trust. Finally, he reflects on his career journey from Geneva to London and his path to becoming CMO at Civitatis, offering valuable advice for travel marketing professionals.

In this podcast episode, Brennen and Alex discusses effective SEO strategies for multilingual websites, emphasizing search intent and the importance of testing tools. They share how they optimized a testimonials page to manage reputation effectively. The conversation highlights the need for hands-on SEO testing and offers valuable insights for travel marketers on managing organic traffic.

This episode dives into the strategies behind appearing in evolving search modules of "Things To Do", balancing paid ads with organic listings, and why optimizing visuals is a game-changer for click-through rates. Plus, hear about the future of AI in search marketing, the growth potential in tours and activities, and how to fix the fragmented reservation systems. Whether you're in travel or tech, this conversation offers key insights to boost your digital strategy.