North Carolina’s Brunswick Islands
Blog Case Study
o support the launch of a new website for the NC Brunswick Islands, Pineapple PR implemented a blog strategy to help develop the destination’s online presence, increase the average time spent on the website, and attract target visitors through optimized articles.
Today, we continue to support these goals as new articles on the NC Brunswick Islands “Beach Blog” consistently rank in the top pageviews and average time on the page for the website.
Strategy
To inspire the online audience to visit, explore and spend more time on the website, Pineapple PR built content around themes that we knew would engage – culinary, outdoor recreation, best beaches, things to do in each town, and pet friendly options are some examples. Articles were written from an “insiders” perspective to lend credibility and distinguish the blog as a source for information readers could not find elsewhere on the site. We established a unique voice to share quirky but insightful and useful info that paints a picture of NCBI in a casual, colorful and engaging way.
For maximum impact, we created an editorial calendar to produce two blogs per month that capture the seasonal appeal of the area in time for vacation planning purposes. The frequency of new content on the website supports search engine optimization, helping Google recognize the NC Brunswick Islands website as a legitimate source of information on the area.
Results
The success of the NC Brunswick Islands Beach Blog can be measured in two ways. First, blog pages consistently rank among the top viewed pages.
Google Analytics Blog Statistics (August 2022 through April 2023)
Things to Do in Oak Island and Caswell Beach
17,561 Pageviews
2:05 minutes on page
Page Ranking 11
Secrets of the Kindred Spirit Mailbox
14,472 Pageviews
4:02 minutes on page
Page Ranking 16
Things to do in Holden Beach
14,140 Pageviews
2:00 minutes on page
Page Ranking 18
Things to do in Sunset Beach
13,841 Pageviews
2:16 minutes on page
Page Ranking 19
The blogs consistently rank in the Top 5 pages for highest time on site.
Additionally, blog content receives a great response when promoted via the newsletter and on social channels to drive website traffic and engage new audiences.