Montana Office of Tourism

Relevant Articles/Presentatins

No to plaintains, yes to Rocky Mountain Oysters
Op Ed piece by Mercury CEO, Jeff Welch, in the April 7, 2009 Bozeman Chronicle.

Tourism Trends and Outlook Presentation (March 2009)
Presented at the Partners’ Marketing Plan meeting in Helena on March 5, 2009. This presentation highlights how the tourism industry has been performing nationally and in Montana and given the economic climate, what the projections are for tourism in 2009. It also reviews current trends affecting the industry and provides some suggested marketing tactics.

Marketing in an Economic Downturn (March 2009)
Presented at the Partners’ Marketing Plan meeting in Helena on March 5, 2009. Valuable marketing lessons can come from both within tourism circles and from outside it. This presentation provides some marketing strategies and shares examples of how other companies and organizations are marketing, or have successfully marketed, during tough times.