A bold new campaign, refreshed website, vibrant social strategy, and targeted email marketing bring Fraser Valley’s natural beauty and experiences to life

Client
Services
  • Strategy Development
  • Brand & Creative Strategy
  • Media Planning & Paid Media Buys
  • Social Media Advertising
  • Display & Search Advertising
  • Social Media Management
  • Project Management
  • Copy & Content Development
  • Community Management
  • Creative Design Services
  • OOH Strategy
  • Web Design
  • Analysis & Reporting
Campaign
Awaken Your Senses

The Fraser Valley is a picturesque region outside the boundaries of Metro Vancouver, known for its breathtaking natural landscapes, fishing, vibrant local culture and unique visitor experiences. The Fraser Valley partnered with Patio as their Agency on Record.

Challenge

Elevate The Fraser Valley’s online and offline presence using an inviting, community-driven approach that will inspire year-round exploration and connection, adaptable to all traveler types and seasons.

Experience Guide - Print materialSocial media post
Opportunity

Create a cohesive and authentic marketing program that is more than just information on each community:

  • Engage potential visitors: Use storytelling, visuals, and email marketing to inspire and connect emotionally with users—highlighting activities that are unique to the Fraser Valley and encouraging visitors to stay overnight to fully explore the area.
  • Facilitate local connections: Streamline pathways to connect visitors with local businesses and experiences.
Fraser Valley regions map
  • Enhance usability: We focused on making the Fraser Valley’s website easy to use and accessible for modern travelers. The new design is vibrant, mobile-friendly, and seamless across all devices, ensuring visitors can easily discover the region’s diverse offerings anytime, anywhere.
The Fraser Valley website - mobile
New website highlights.
+34% new users
+27% engagement
Approach

Patio developed Awaken Your Senses In the Fraser Valley - a creative platform that would reinforce the area’s strengths regardless of municipal boundaries and make each season new and exciting for families, friend-groups, meetings and convention hosts or sports enthusiasts.

Social media posts

Destination Fraser Valley’s email marketing campaign has built an engaged and vibrant online community from the ground up. By emphasizing upcoming events, special highlights, and the stories of the people behind DFV, the campaign fosters a strong sense of connection and curiosity about the Fraser Valley. This strategic approach has resulted in exceptional engagement, with a 50.07% average open rate and a 4.86% click-through rate. By delivering relevant, community-focused content, we’ve successfully drawn attention to the region while creating a highly engaged group of subscribers eager to explore and connect.

Email marketing.
6120 subscribers,
61k sent,
50% open rate,
4.86% click rate,
0.85% unsubscribe rate
Results
Performance Highlights.
41.3k audience,
289.7k engagements,
3.9k net audience growth
Year in review.
630k total video views,
78 Filming locations,
290k social engagements, 
+332% messages sent