See Monterey provides members with cooperative marketing & communications opportunities throughout the year in various formats. Learn how to get involved with us.
Submit Your Content
Submit story ideas and information on your business to the Content Request Form on a seasonal basis to help generate press coverage and social media content.
Evergreen Content Submissions
Submit content to us any time you have news, updates and ideas for inclusion in digital and social media, email newsletters, the SeeMonterey.com blog and MeetinMonterey.com blog and See Monterey PR. Look out for opportunities to host media that the PR team is hosting and be featured in print, online, broadcast and social media.
How to Submit Content
- Subscribe to Our Monthly Member Emails: When you become a See Monterey Member, you will be added to our database to receive monthly Member email communications. Look out for our bi-monthly Content Requests seeking information on your business.
- Submit Content Anytime: Submissions can be leisure or group-focused. Please don't hesitate to share your story, no matter how big or small.
- Write a Guest Blog: Create relevant and engaging blog content that will inspire leisure travel and group business to Monterey County and your business, while increasing search engine visibility and social content: Learn more about our blog submission guidelines.
- Update Your Member Listing, Special Offers and Events: To update your member listing or special offers, please use the See Monterey Extranet. New or updated event listings can be submitted here.
- Submit Update Imagery & Videos: Provide new high-resolution images for features on our owned platforms and submission to relevant earned media opportunities.
Connect With Us on Social Media
Keep Us Informed
Tell us what your business is up to! Share any deals or discounts that you are offering for locals, upcoming events, new menu items, etc. to promote. Members can update their listing, event and special offer content via the See Monterey Extranet.
Share Content with Us
Share recently updated photos and videos with us!
Tag Us
Use the hashtag #SeeMonterey or tag us for amplification.
Find Your Way Here Campaign Toolkit
See Monterey created a Find Your Way Here campaign toolkit to inform destination partners about the new brand identity and campaign and ensure See Monterey and our partners are conveying unified messaging about our destination.
Inspiration Meets Here Campaign Guidelines
See Monterey created Inspiration Meets Here Campaign Guidelines to inform destination partners about the new Group and Meetings campaign and ensure See Monterey and our partners are conveying unified messaging about our destination.
Photography Co-Op Mini Sessions
Participate in photography co-op mini sessions, planned for spring 2025. This is an easy way for businesses with smaller marketing budgets and limited resources to get professional photography for their marketing and communication programming. See Monterey will arrange one-hour sessions with a professional photographer who will provide 10-15 high-quality images. Tips for set-up and talent will also be provided.
Kind Traveler Hotel Partnership
This partnership is open to hotels only. See Monterey is a Destination Sponsor with Kind Traveler, the first Give + Get hotel booking and sustainable travel media platform, focused on connecting travelers to sustainable destinations and hotels. Kind Traveler has recently launched their newest program, Every Stay Gives Back, which enables lodging partners to empower travelers to positively impact the local community.
Research has shown that 97% of travelers want their travel dollars to positively impact the communities they visit (2022 Kind Traveler Impact Tourism Report). Discover how you can meet the needs of today's visitors traveling with a regenerative mindset seeking to leave destinations better than before they arrived. See Monterey is inviting lodging partners to participate in a sustainability & marketing initiative spearheaded by Visit California and Kind Traveler where every guest stay can mobilize funding for local charities in Monterey County.
Through Kind Traveler's Every Stay Gives Back program, learn how to celebrate and communicate positive impact metrics garnered with every guest visit, meet sustainability goals and gain endless storytelling opportunities, PR angles, competitive advantage and guest loyalty "” all while promoting a direct booking.
Contact Us
If you are interested in learning more about these programs the Marketing Communications team can be reached at Marketing@SeeMonterey.com and Media@SeeMonterey.com.