Marketing & Market Access

SATSA Campaigns

Free to Be South Africa

Free To Be is a B2B destination awareness campaign, launched by SATSA, that aligns trade behind one message - South Africa as a place where you are free to be – and leverages their comms platforms to reach a B2C audience locally and internationally.

The campaign comprises four key tactics:

Creation of a visual Digital Asset hub.
Social Media User-Generated Content Campaign.
Media and Trade Familiarisation.
Trade Toolkit.

Trade partners can leverage any or all tactics at no cost, other than their time simply by indicating their interest.

Campaign Update Video

Free To Be South Africa website

Free To Be Digital Asset Hub

About Free To Be South Africa PDF

Let’s Go

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A new way of collaboration
A new way of positioning South Africa’s offering
A new take on public-private partnerships for the greater good of South Africa

Why the Let’s Go Campaign

The pandemic highlighted the need for related sectors and organisations to work together in a whole new way.

Let’s Go is a social movement and amplifier campaign. Underneath the campaign exists several sub-campaigns and tactics with endless options for adding new ideas.

A part of the SATSA 2023 plan to THRIVE, Let’s Go is focussed on marketing collaboration and is relevant and accessible to anyone in the Tourism, Events, Arts & Culture and Heritage (TEACH) space and for anyone in the extended value chain of these sectors.

Objectives

Bring together stakeholders across the Tourism, Events, Arts and Culture, Heritage (TEACH) ecosystem
Increase awareness of arts & culture, events and heritage offering in South Africa amongst local and international B2B and B2C audience
Upskill the local tourism industry to incorporate TEACH experiences in their packages
Promote responsible and inclusive tourism

Tactics

Events / Meetings / Conferences

Develop or amplify existing events, meetings and conferences to place a spotlight on TEACH offerings

Fams (Virtual & Physical)

Hosting Tourism Buyers & Tourists Guides on several destination and heritage site virtual & physical familiarisations to exposure and educate them on the TEACH offerings across South Africa

Media & PR Campaign

A robust PR campaign in South Africa B2B and Tourism Trade Publications, including press release and content marketing

Partner Owned Platforms

Leverage SATSA and partner-owned platforms to reach local trade (newsletter, website, direct outreach)

Social Media

Provide social media content that can be used on partner platforms, to amplify the campaign
Share regular unique facts about South Africa
Use of dark social platforms like TORSA, WhatsApp Group and #TourisminmyBlood Facebook Group

Influencers

Invite influencers to produce new and share existing content in TEACH space
Run a competition to identify South Africa’s TEACH champions

Target Audience

Local South African Consumer

Holidaymakers and experience seekers in South Africa with disposable income to support experiences and attractions

Local DMCs and Tourist Guides

Through SATSA and Partners, reach local trade to create awareness of what’s on offer in the TEACH space and their role in getting it to market

International Trade

Through DMCs and products reach international tour operators and agents selling South Africa

Partners

Public Sector Partners

National Government Provincial Government and Tourism Authorities Local Government, RTO’s and LTO’s

Private Sector Partners

Corporate South Africa
Influencers

Beneficiaries

Tourism, Events, Arts & Culture, Heritage products and businesses

Partner Benefits

Possible Exclusive Sector Partner
Use of #Let’sGo Logo, Audio, Visual and other Marketing Collateral
SATSA Website exposure (logo, banners, articles, etc)
Communication (newsletter articles & stand-alone Mailers)
Social Media (dedicated posts, Influencer mentions)
Media Exposure (press releases, media interviews)
Events (speaking opportunities and branding)
Surveys

Teach Product Benefits

Free participation for all TBCSA member associations and products listed with RTO’s/LTO’s, Provincial Government, etc.
Use of #Let’sGo Logo, Audio, Visual and other Marketing Collateral
Marketing to existing and new audiences through various campaign platforms (media, social media, radio and TV)
Media and Partner Newsletter Exposure
Social Media Exposure
Learning opportunities (webinars, events, fams, etc.)

Partners, Corporates, Influencers and TEACH products interested in participating should please contact SATSA COO, Hannelie du Toit at Hannelie@satsa.co.za

Destination Marketing

Destination Familiarisation & Regional Growth

As the representative body for private-sector inbound tourism across Southern Africa, SATSA places regional growth high on its agenda – connecting private and public sector to spearhead successful regional initiatives that foster tourism growth and geographic spread.

This is aimed at injecting new energy into the tourism sector, introducing diversity and variety, and ultimately catering to the needs of tourists who are looking for unique and authentic experiences.

Through collaboration and aligning marketing efforts, regions can reach their markets in a more powerful way than working in siloes. SATSA’s regional growth initiatives are aimed at fostering this private-public collaboration as well as growing SME businesses.

To unlock the tourism potential of a region and to achieve regional growth, it is important to invite buyers to the region and showcase the variety of excellent offerings in terms of accommodation, scenery, attractions, activities, and gastronomy.

To this end, SATSA and its partners have been successfully implementing physical familiarisation tours since 2018 and enhanced this during the pandemic to include virtual familiarisation sessions. This involves hosting DMCs, Tour Operators, Travel Agency consultants, as well as Tourists Guides in/on unique destinations to reveal the experiences on offer across South Africa.

The added benefit of virtual fams is the development of an ongoing educational library for new travel agents and tour consultants. Recordings of these fams can be accessed below.

Post-fam surveys indicate that these events are extremely successful in changing buyers’ perceptions about the available products and experiences in the regions and that both buyers and suppliers believe that it will generate new business.

To collaborate on SATSA’s Regional Growth Initiatives, please contact SATSA COO, Hannelie du Toit.