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Designated Market Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool, Norma P. Nickerson, Jake Jorgenson Sep 2011

Designated Market Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool, Norma P. Nickerson, Jake Jorgenson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report converts zip codes of nonresident visitors to Montana into 210 Designated Market Areas and provides an investigation of four population segments. The first analysis looks at DMA representation divided by visitors’ primary reason for being in Montana with vacationers as the primary focus. The second section looks at repeat and first time vacationers to Montana. Finally, the zip codes of vacationers who spent at least one night in a selected travel region or CVB county were chosen for further analysis.


Designated Market Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool: 2008, Melissa Bruns-Dubois Feb 2008

Designated Market Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool: 2008, Melissa Bruns-Dubois

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report converts zip codes of nonresident visitors to Montana into 210 Designated Market Areas and provides an investigation of four population segments. The first analysis looks at DMA representation divided by visitors’ primary reason for being in Montana with vacationers as the primary focus. The second section looks at repeat and first time vacationers to Montana while the third subset explores visitors who indicated that at least one reason for their trip to Montana was to either purchase property or visit a second home or condo. Finally, the zip codes of vacationers who spent at least one night in …


Designated Marketing Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool: 2003, Norma P. Nickerson Jul 2003

Designated Marketing Areas: Using Zip Codes As A Marketing Tool: 2003, Norma P. Nickerson

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This report converts zip codes of nonresident visitors to Montana as well as all visitors to each of the six Montana travel regions into the 211 Designated Marketing Areas of the United States. An analysis of successful existing markets and opportunity markets is provided.