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The online environment represents an important communication resource of a Destination Management Organization (DMO). Evaluating the level of preparation of a DMO on its processes dedicated to the online communication management is a challenge for organizational performances, especially if compared with the efforts spent by other tourism players on the web. This study presents the development of a maturity model, named eTcoMM, dedicated to assess the online communication management preparation of a DMO on five online related operational areas corresponding to: staff training, search engines management, web promotion through back-links, website usages analysis, and electronic Word-of-Mouth analysis. Results of its first application with seven Italian and Swiss local DMOs are presented and discussed.
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Marchiori, E., Pavese, G., Cantoni, L. (2012). eTcoMM — eTourism Communication Maturity Model. A Framework to evaluate the Maturity of a DMO when it comes to the Online Communication Management: The Case of Canton Ticino and Lombardy. In: Fuchs, M., Ricci, F., Cantoni, L. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2012. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1142-0_19
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