LONDON – The Caribbean’s lifestyle and luxury brands now have an exclusive home online at www.caribbeanandco.com, where they can be discovered, explored and engaged.
The new digital platform named Caribbean & Co. is the brainchild of digital marketing and public relations consultant Ursula Petula Barzey of Moxee Marketing (based in the United Kingdom) who saw the need for a space where established and up and coming Caribbean brands from 15 lifestyle sectors can promote their products and services and gain exposure in the multi-billion dollar luxury market.
“On average there are more than one million monthly searches on Google for information related to the Caribbean region. Travel searches lead, but an increasing percentage are looking for information about other Caribbean lifestyle sectors such as art & design, health & beauty, food & drinks, music, fashion, property & investment and sports,” revealed Barzey. “Caribbean & Co. is a digital space where brands can engage with customers who are looking for authentic Caribbean luxury goods and experiences.”
According to Barzey’s research, more than 37 million people have used Facebook to express an interest or liked Pages (brands) related to the Caribbean. This shouldn’t be a surprise as 25 million people visited the Caribbean region in 2013 and fuelled by the accommodation’s sector spent US$28 billion dollars.*
Barzey’s motivation and inspiration to launch the site came about after working on the marketing campaign to promote the 50th anniversary of Montserrat’s Annual Festival and her belief that many of the region’s finest offerings are underexposed and unable to engage with a highly defined group of consumers who are interested in the Caribbean and for whom exceptional quality matters.
“I wanted to create a virtual space that expresses what I feel the Caribbean does better than everyone else: an awe-inspiring colour palette, invigorating sporting events and celebrations, luxury and tranquillity when you need it most.”
Barzey goes on to reveal that “Caribbean & Co. offers a comprehensive suite of digital content marketing opportunities to Caribbean brands – the lead product being the ONLINE PROFILE with premium and elite packages enabling clients to showcase their products and services using descriptive language, engaging images, videos, news articles, reviews and offers – all of which we are confident will lead to exposure, more traffic to their websites, leads and sales.”
Brands can also take advantage of the FREE online profile option and the press release distribution service to more than 1800 media contacts across the globe that cover the Caribbean region.
Visit Caribbean & Co. at www.caribbeanandco.com. Use the CaribbeanAndCo handle to find Caribbean & Co. on top social media platforms including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
