Pacific Northwest Marketing Brings Spring to Life: The Story Behind the White Salmon Wildflower Festival

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Each May, the hills around White Salmon explode with color—an…

Branding a Movement: How Pacific Northwest Marketing Elevated Women Winemakers in the Columbia Gorge AVA

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Tucked between the dramatic cliffs of the Columbia River and…

How One Vision Sparked a Brand: The Story Behind Explore White Salmon

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When Julie Burgmeier, founder of Skagit Marketing (now rebranding…

Capturing the Magic: How PNW Marketing Helped Skagit Tourism Showcase the Spirit of Skagit Valley Through Video

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At Skagit Marketing—now proudly rebranded as Pacific Northwest…

Brews, Branding & Boosting the Local Economy: How Skagit Marketing Built the Skagit Farm to Pint Ale Trail

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At the intersection of craft beer, agriculture, and community pride lies one of the most successful tourism initiatives in the Pacific Northwest: the Skagit Farm to Pint Ale Trail. Created by Skagit Marketing, currently rebranding to Pacific Northwest Marketing, this program isn’t just a fun way to explore Skagit Valley’s thriving brewery scene—it’s a strategic effort to boost local tourism, support small businesses, and celebrate Skagit’s rich agricultural roots.
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A Community Movement: The Story Behind the White Salmon Wine Walks

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When Julie Burgmeier founded the White Salmon Wine Walks, she…

How One Idea Bloomed: The Story Behind the La Conner Daffodil Festival

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Every spring, fields across Skagit Valley burst into color, drawing…

Cultivating Connection Through Cuisine: How Pacific Northwest Marketing Created the Skagit Food Trail

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In the heart of Washington’s agricultural country, where fields…

Skagit Farm to Pint 2024 Passports

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I update the Skagit Farm to Pint Ale Trail passports annually.  Each brewery has a chance to tweak its listing, and Ale Trail participants get another chance to win a prize.  I love supporting the local Skagit Valley breweries and Skagit Tourism with this marketing program. 

Bringing La Conner to Life Online: A Fresh Brand, Destination Website, and the Launch of “Love La Conner”

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At Skagit Marketing, we specialize in helping communities tell…

Marketing Program - Skagit Farm to Pint

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Direction: Find a way for all of the breweries of Skagit County to collaborate to promote the unique value proposition to locals and visitors. Strategy: Create a marketing strategy for the Ale Trail to become part of Skagit County's overall Marketing efforts. Growth: Grow the program to include more breweries, more distribution points of passports and more customers.
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Integrate Video with Graphics

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Have an upcoming ad campaign and wondering how to re-purpose marketing assets? We all know how much google and social media loves video. How about creating new graphics for your campaign and integrating with video?