Free Trips for City Publicity
Town of Cranfills Gap, Texas Heads to Las Vegas Gratis
There is a hugely popular play ‘Tuna Goes to Vegas,’ which is a take about a bunch of folks from the small town of Tuna, Texas going to Sin City. In a life-imitates-art moment of zen, some advertising genius figured this would be a great marketing trick in practice. The entire over-21 population of Cranfills Gap, Texas was given a free pass to Vegas--if they agreed to be filmed 24/7. One couple even decided to express their true love and get hitched in a drive-through chapel.
Trend Themes
1. Hyperlocalized Marketing - Offering free trips to specific towns as a way to promote products, services and experiences can be a new form of hyperlocalized marketing.
2. Real-time Content Creation - Creating real-time content by following the day-to-day lives of people in a specific town or city can be a new trend in marketing and advertising strategies.
3. Viral Campaigns - Using viral campaigns that involve real people and their experiences in a specific location can generate buzz and virality for brands and businesses.
Industry Implications
1. Tourism - Tourism industries can leverage this type of promotion to promote travel destinations and generate interest in local tourism offerings.
2. Film and Entertainment - Film and entertainment industries can use this concept to create real-time documentaries or reality shows that are centered around specific towns or locations.
3. Hospitality - Hospitality industries can leverage this trend to promote hotels, resorts, and other accommodation options in a specific location or town.