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EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK

Everglades Holiday Park is a wildlife education and entertainment experience in the Florida Everglades.

The mission of the park is to protect Florida’s most prized ecosystem while educating and exciting guests from all around the world through immersive activities, wildlife shows, interviews, and more.

 

When we first started working with Everglades Holiday Park, they were working to build authority in their profession and establish their name among the top wildlife parks in the region. With these business goals in mind, we created and executed annual marketing strategies designed to showcase their unique involvement with local wildlife, the guest experience, their attention to environmental stewardship and preservation, and the vibrant personalities that create such a welcoming and memorable adventure.

 

To achieve these goals, we created a strategy that involved detailed social media marketing complete with monthly video production, graphic design, and photography. Our team planned Everglade Holiday Park’s social media campaigns and managed tens of thousands of engagements from all over the world.

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IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park View from behind of an airboat cruising on the water
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Aerial of an airboat on the water

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

When we identified the impact that social media marketing would have on Everglades Holiday Park’s overall business strategy, we made this our number one priority. 

Our strategy focused on organic marketing and a playful menu of media content (video, graphic design, and photo) to drive user participation and followership. By treating Everglades Holiday Park’s social media as an extension of the guest experience, we were able to reengage social media users who had recently visited the park, as well as excite and pique the interests of users who lived in or were visiting Florida.

 

One of the key elements in the overall strategy was sharing fun and educational media to establish Everglades Holiday Park as a thought leader in wildlife preservation. This greatly increased audience participation on Instagram and Facebook and allowed us to discuss the function of the park and the involvement of the staff in more detail.

 

One of the great benefits of our strategy was the ability to teach Everglades Holiday Park’s audiences about the many areas in which they cater to the local environment. There is much more to the park than alligator shows and airboat tours. We chose to bring this to the very forefront of communication. Sharing fun and engaging content like this created the foundation for EHP’s online community, who regularly engage one another and act as brand ambassadors to the park.

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THE GATOR BOYS (AND GAL)

The Gator Boys are the main attraction at Everglades Holiday Park.

There are often misconceptions associated with alligators. Many people who have never interacted with them fear them because they simply don’t understand their nature.

 

The Gator Boys seek to change the public’s perception and to teach Florida locals and visitors not to fear alligators but to respect them and their environment. Their shows are a balancing act between adventure, suspense, and education. Daring maneuvers are performed with live alligators to show the majesty of these creatures and to teach the general public more about them.

 

Once The Gator Boys became the face of the park, we chose to keep them at the forefront of EHP’s social media. Over time, as their reputation became more widespread and the content associated with them increased in popularity, we were able to incorporate more species of wildlife into the content structure, such as information about snakes, birds, and mammals.

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TEASING THE LIVE SHOWS

Everglades Holiday Park interacts with a massive community through social media. Many of their most loyal audience members have visited their park, but there are a ton of people who are following their accounts that have yet to visit. These consumers are still in the consideration phase of EHP’s marketing funnel, so sharing content that will appeal to and interest them is a major focus in our overall strategy. To convert these warm leads, we often share sneak previews of the live gator shows performed by The Gator Boys. This type of content leads to a few different outcomes, which are crucial for driving sales: 1) it sparks conversations amongst our followers, who in turn advocate on behalf of EHP; 2) it encourages warm leads to seek out additional information about the park or book tickets outright; 3) it helps to reinforce the love our online community has for the brand; 4) it increases the recognition of The Gator Boys (essentially bolstering the power of this marketing funnel).

 

Below are some of the snapshots we’ve shared on social media to keep The Gator Boys in the limelight and to help increase foot traffic to the park and loyalty amongst our most dedicated fanbase.

IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Woman with long blond hair sitting on an alligator holding its mouth open in a sand pit
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Side profile of man holding a stick and raw chicken drumstick in a sand pit while the alligator looks on
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Man wearing black cap holding stick posing behind an alligator
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Woman tossing chicken drumstick to man while alligator looks on
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Man wearing a black cap holding a stick feeding a raw chicken drumstick to an alligator from behind
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Woman with long blond hair posing with an alligator on a grass turf holding it's tail with another alligator nearby
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Muscular man and woman posing with alligators in a sand pit
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Muscular man wearing black cap and mirror shades posing with an albino alligator in a sand pit
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Man wearing a necklace with alligator teeth with eyes closed laying in the sand pit with an alligator who also has its eyes closed
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Two men with one carrying an alligator with a woman carrying a small albino alligator posing in the sand pit
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Two men carrying alligator with a woman walking towards them carrying a small albino alligator in the sand pit
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Man wearing black cap and shades standing in water holding an alligator
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Man and woman standing in the sand pit holding an alligator
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Woman with long blond hair posing with an alligator in water
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Woman with long blond hair laying on top of an alligator on grass turf with another alligator behind her
THE EVEGLATORS

Everglades Holiday Park has a diverse online following, but, as you would expect, many of their followers are younger. To appeal to EHP’s younger following, we created goofy comics that personified their mascot. These comics received a ton of engagement and were essential in showing the family-friendly atmosphere and lighthearted personality signature to the park.

IU C&I Studios Portfolio Frame one of drawing of alligator in the bathroom brushing his teeth
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Frame two drawing of alligator holding a briefcase standing in line in a coffee shop
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Frame three drawing of alligator picking up food in a drive thru
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Frame four drawing of an alligator whistling walking a dog
IU C&I Studios Portfolio The Everglators Morning Sunshine Comic
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CREATING VIRAL CONTENT

We grew Everglades Holiday Park’s Instagram to over 50k followers since taking over.

Our success can be attributed to the type of content we shared with their audience. In addition to the educational content featuring The Gator Boys and other staff, we included goofy media that coincided with seasonal themes and social themes to give our audience more reason to follow EHP’s account.

 

These were often done through graphic design and leaned heavily on pop culture and cult fiction. 

 

These messaging segments greatly increased user participation, raising engagement across the board. With more likes and comments on every post, we had a rare opportunity to create hilarious graphics and videos. Ultimately, this new collection of media showed EHP’s audience that the guest experience was enjoyable for adventurers of all ages and that EHP offered a totally unique journey through the Florida Everglades.

 

All in all, the inclusion of this media provided our audience playful breaks between realistic media, which helped diversity our content structure and the type of engagement we received from our audience.

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THE GUEST EXPERIENCE

Another significant focus in our content structure was showcasing the guest experience. 

This type of content was purposed to encourage user participation in social media. By showcasing the guest experience, we found that users were more likely to comment on our social media content and share their adventures with the community. Not only did this increase traffic to Everglades Holiday Park, but it also helped to market their attractions, like airboat tours, the petting zoo, and gator shows.

 

The involvement we received from EHP’s audience also helped with our online customer service. With tens of thousands of questions and comments to answer weekly, having users answer guest inquiries became a major advantage.

 

This level of community building also aided in increasing the amount of 5-star Google and Yelp! reviews, which led to EHP ranking higher on Google.

Below are some examples of the media we created to showcase some fan favorites, like airboat tours, wildlife encounters, and EHP’s beloved petting zoo.

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IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of raccoon looking at camera standing in a pan of water with the caretaker nearby
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Two boys and a girl on an airboat looking at an alligator in the water amongst lilypads
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Muscular man wearing black cap and mirror shades posing with an albino alligator in a sand pit
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park View from behind of man showing a snake to children
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of a white raccoon
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of boy looking through hole of a cutout of someone holding an alligator in his arms over his shoulders
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Girl petting a raccoon with handler wearing a Nike gray cap holding it with a leash
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of selfie of woman smiling holding a skunk in her hand next to her face
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Boy and girl on an airboat looking out on the water
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Side profile of an animal caretaker with a raccoon on her back
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Side profile closeup of woman with long blond hair kissing a white raccoon wearing a blue leash collar
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of girl looking through hole of a cutout of someone holding an alligator in her arms
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of child enjoying an airboat ride with tongue out with his dad on a boat ride
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IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of an orange fox animal
IU C&I Studios Portfolio Everglades Holiday Park Closeup of a black and white fox animal
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