http://www.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city.html William Bakker is director of eMarketing at Tourism British Columbia. These are my personal thoughts. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-232 Chris Wheeler Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:03:33 +0000 http://beta.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city/#comment-232 This is right on. The more I do these Field Reporting videos the more I realize the value of being completely spontaneous during a shoot in order to make it authentic. No preparation of what to say... just a start location, talk with people (residents, tourists, event organizers, or even Raccoons!) and see what happens, have fun and cover the moment. This is right on. The more I do these Field Reporting videos the more I realize the value of being completely spontaneous during a shoot in order to make it authentic. No preparation of what to say… just a start location, talk with people (residents, tourists, event organizers, or even Raccoons!) and see what happens, have fun and cover the moment.

]]> http://www.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-231 William Bakker Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:42:15 +0000 http://beta.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city/#comment-231 Absolutely. And the use of residents is great. Lots of people are looking for 'insider info' locals have. Not many people want to be a 'tourist'. Absolutely. And the use of residents is great. Lots of people are looking for ‘insider info’ locals have. Not many people want to be a ‘tourist’.

]]> http://www.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city.html/comment-page-1#comment-230 Stephen Joyce Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:24:50 +0000 http://beta.wilhelmus.ca/2009/02/thoughts-about-montreals-army-of-bloggers-to-promote-the-city/#comment-230 Yes... I agree with you William. The word blogger in this context doesn't really fit. The confusion here is with the concept of UGC. When the content is produced by an organization then it cannot be considered UGC, however, the conversations that start as a result of the posts IS UGC, and that is the important part of this strategy. The engagement with readers and the interaction with potential travelers is what is valuable here. Yes… I agree with you William. The word blogger in this context doesn’t really fit. The confusion here is with the concept of UGC. When the content is produced by an organization then it cannot be considered UGC, however, the conversations that start as a result of the posts IS UGC, and that is the important part of this strategy. The engagement with readers and the interaction with potential travelers is what is valuable here.

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