• by Larissa Faw , June 4, 2019

TourismOhio is launching a new road-trip-focused campaign that includes the group's largest media buy since introducing its new brand tagline: "Ohio. Find It Here" in November 2015.

The $8 million 2019 media buy, spearheaded by Marcus Thomas, runs in 17 markets in Ohio and bordering states across broadcast, connected TV, digital and paid social, print, influencer and OOH to boost road trip tourism to various Ohio cities.

The creative, developed with Scoppechio, highlights different adventures, including "To The Moon and Back" that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first walk on the moon via a trail that follows Ohio’s leadership in U.S. air and space travel.

All media efforts are meant to drive travelers to http://roadtrips.ohio.org/trips. 

This theme is a strategic decision based on research about growing consumer interest in road trips.

The first phase of the campaign in May centered on a partnership with the Full-Time Travel blog that posted content from a trip to various cities and gave TourismOhio full usage and rights to the video captured at each city. It will be used to create assets for digital media.

The cities included Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Akron.

There is also a deal with Midwest Living magazine for an eight-to-12 page feature story, 12-page insert featuring additional Ohioan road trip destinations and online promotion in the 2019 July/August issue.

There will be six to eight more road trips throughout the rest of the year to round out the campaign.