More funding for tourism means more tax revenue for the state. We at the Office of Tourism are using an exciting new marketing measurement tool that shows the economic impact our marketing investment is having in driving visitors to the state. This new tool, called Arrivalist, uses cell phone data to capture how many consumers view our ads or social media posts on their smart phones—which is how 75% of our marketing is viewed today. Then, using phone location data, we can see how many more ad-viewers arrived in the state (not counting those shown to come in regularly) than those who did not see the ads. Which means we can see how our ad messages truly are bringing people to visit, stay and spend money in Connecticut who may not have come here otherwise. The results confirm that our marketing is working:
You can review these and other facts in the attached handout. Please feel free to share it with whomever might help us get our message to the state legislature. if you have any questions, please let us know. We think you’ll agree that these results demonstrate how important it is to increase the Statewide Tourism Marketing Fund now. As always, thanks for all you do to promote Connecticut Tourism! |