
Gary Redden
DestinDirect.com,
CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH DESTIN & 30A BUSINESSES
WHAT WE DO: We help businesses of all sizes & types increase their sales & profits by attracting more new customers at less cost. Take a tour, www.DestinDirect.com.
HOW WE DO IT: We reach a large & diverse audience that includes tourists, local residents, vacation home owners, convention attendees, businesses & people relocating. We do this through search engine optimization, community involvement, publicity, social media and advertising.
IT’S NOT JUST FOR TOURISTS: The site is widely used by local residents & vacation home owners looking for businesses that can provide the products and services they need for themselves, their home, investment property, car, boat, travel and other things.
HOW WELL DOES IT WORK? Our average advertiser has been on the site about 8 years, some for 15. A good way to judge advertising effectiveness is how long it runs.
WHO WE WORK WITH: Just about every type of local business regardless of size or the type of products or services they offer.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE OR LEARN MORE. Contact us: info@DestinDirect.com or 850 217 3880.
WHAT’S NEXT. We’re developing a national network of standardized community directories similar to DestinDirect.com that will operate under the brand name WhatsWhere.com. They’ll be interconnected through a central hub and will include both resort destinations and metro areas.
MY BACKGROUND: Co-founder and managing director of Redden Communications, Inc. which develops and operates online community directories including DestinDirect.com. Over 20 years experience in investment banking & investment management.
Former test pilot on military and corporate jet aircraft, offshore helicopter pilot & corporate chief pilot.
Former military pilot experienced with multi-engine fixed wing aircraft & helicopters. Graduate of 3 military pilot training programs.
Destin Direct is a certified travel site for vacation planning information in Destin, Sandestin, Seaside and Santa Rosa Beach.
We hope you enjoy the local beaches, boating, fishing, shopping and seafood restaurants.
DestinDirect.com, 6 Okeechobee Court, Destin, FL 32541
E-mail: info@destindirect.com Phone: 850 217 3880 Fax: 850 837 3491
Member of the Destin Chamber of Commerce and Walton County Chamber of Commerce.
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