Bringing Sports Events and Meetings to the Paradise Coast

As agency of record for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau for more than 20 years, Paradise has helped establish Florida’s Paradise Coast as a luxurious playground for the well-to-do. When it came time to grow the destination’s meetings and conventions business, Paradise extended that same award-winning positioning — Only Paradise Will Do — into the B2B space, giving sports and meeting planners a reason to see the destination not just as a place to vacation, but as a place to hold events, gather, do business, and have fun.

The campaign combined trade publication advertising, sales collateral, thought-leadership content, and video to reach meeting and event decision-makers, reinforcing that a destination known for uncrowded beaches and five-star hospitality could also deliver incredible facilities, engaged attendees, and a genuinely stress-free planning experience.

Client

Florida's Paradise Coast

Services

  • 360° Omnichannel Marketing
  • Brand Identity
  • Creative Campaign Development
  • Trade Show & Sales Collateral
  • Paid Advertising Media
  • Social Media
  • Direct Mail & Email Marketing
  • Video Production
  • Analytics & Insights

Accolades

  • HSMAI Adrian Awards
  • VISIT FLORIDA Henry Awards
  • VISIT FLORIDA Flagler Awards
THE APPROACH
Extending "Only Paradise Will Do" to Sports & Meetings

Event planners often default to convention hubs anchored by big-box hotels, overlooking Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades as a serious meetings and sports-events option. Paradise’s challenge was to show planners that the same qualities that make the destination an elite vacation spot — uncrowded white-sand beaches, luxury resorts, team-friendly accommodations, and exceptional dining — also make it an exceptional place to gather and compete.

Paradise carried the destination’s established brand voice into a dedicated sports and meetings campaign built for planners and event decision-makers. Print and digital trade ads spotlighted world-class sports facilities and oceanfront event spaces, a branded trade show booth gave the sales team a standout presence at industry conferences, and thought-leadership content, email campaigns, and a dedicated landing page kept the destination top of mind throughout the planning journey — all tied together by cinematic brand video with one clear message: for extraordinary sports events and meetings, Only Paradise Will Do.

The Good News
Continued Sports & Meetings Success

+31%

YOY Increase in RFP leads

~$146M

Meetings & groups economic impact

~$57M

Sports tourism economic impact

+83%

2023-2026 growth of the Paradise Coast Sports Complex

719,000

Visits to the Paradise Coast Sports Complex

33

FY25 Paradise Coast Sports Complex qualified hosted events

Florida's Paradise Coast

Only Paradise Will do

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