Instagram: A Tool for Savvy Travel Marketers (and Dogs)

Jester the Weimaraner puppy and Instagram marketer overlooks the Queensland coast. Photo from Brisbane Times

From time to time I like to call attention to tourism bureaus and marketers using creative visuals to reach potential visitors.

A recent example is Bushmills in Northern Ireland painting faux people and animals on abandoned houses and shops to make it appear the town is more prosperous than it actually is. And with tourism increasing, it seems to be working.

Now Tourism Queensland (Australia) is using a six-month-old Weimaraner puppy named Jester to spearhead a new Instagram campaign intended to depict what life is like for typical Queenslanders.

Queensland residents are encouraged to send in their photos for Jester to post on Instagram between September 9 and 15. (Lacking opposable thumbs, Jester will be aided in this endeavor by regional photographer and a park ranger, but he will apparently be barking out his… Continue reading →