VisitScotland Growth Fund

If you’re working on a collaborative tourism marketing campaign which focuses on growth in the tourism sector, you might be interested in applying to our Growth Fund.

The whole idea is that we encourage industry collaboration to deliver partnership marketing campaigns, in other words marketing Scotland with Scotland. We work with you to build digital capability, market and measure outputs and success more effectively. We encourage applications for integrated marketing campaigns that will show visitors, through creation and promotion of inspiring digital content, that Scotland is Now.

Who can apply?

Successful applications must demonstrate:

• A strong digital focus and creation of digital content
• Strong strategic alignment
• An innovative approach
• Effective partnerships and collaboration
• Achievable and measurable growth targets
• A sustainable approach
• Project viability and deliverability

Applications must come from groups with a strong mix of tourism businesses. The Growth Fund team will support you through the process and provide advice around monitoring and evaluation.

Panel dates

The next Growth Fund Panel is:

• Spring 2020 - The deadline for initial expressions of interest is 14 November 2019.

To find out more about recieving funding, please fill in our Growth Fund expression of interest form.

We ask that before applying, well in advance of the deadlines, you contact a member of our team at growthfund@visitscotland.com to discuss your application or complete the expression of interest form.

In collaboration with our marketing teams here at VisitScotland we’ve pulled together a toolkit which is packed with top tips, best practice and information about delivering your digital marketing campaign. This is free to download.

Watch our video case studies to hear about the positive impacts of Growth Fund from VisitScotland's Ken Massie and first-hand from the groups we've worked with about their experiences with Growth Fund, how they developed their campaigns, worked with us and collaborated with partners.

Video case studies from:

• Falkirk Delivers/Visit Falkirk
• Edinburgh World Heritage
• Discover Scottish Gardens
• Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Love Loch Lomond & ScotRail
• Moray Speyside Tourism
• Marketing Edinburgh

The VisitScotland Growth Fund has worked closely with over 50 groups across Scotland since 2011 to help deliver a range of collaborative marketing campaigns.

Below you will find examples of groups who have worked together to target new markets and expand their marketing reach and use of digital channels.

The case studies give details on how the campaigns were implemented and how Growth Fund has impacted on their organisation and marketing activities.