Cygnet Strategies

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We help destinations assess their strengths and challenges, define their sense of place and clarify their identity. The result: a solid foundation for improving quality of life, enhancing the visitor experience and building a richer, more resilient tourism product. We Love Small Towns

Founder Vicky Soderberg grew up in small towns and is based in a small town. She understands how small towns work

, why they work and the inherent challenges. Vicky and her team believe in the power of small towns to be remarkable, resilient destinations. Vicky Soderberg

With more than 25 years in the industry, a degree in geotourism and a master’s level education in tourism planning, Vicky understands your challenges and works with destinations to create realistic, sustainable solutions. Utilizing a variety of strategic partners, she gathers the strongest expertise for each project. Whether assessing communities, working with local residents, mapping sense of place, or assisting with hands-on implementation, the Cygnet Strategies team is a dynamic advocate for your destination and its future success.

🚨 GET UNSTUCK, FAST 🚨We're giving away a FREE one-hour Strategy Session with Destination Roadmapping — built to help you...
07/27/2026

🚨 GET UNSTUCK, FAST 🚨

We're giving away a FREE one-hour Strategy Session with Destination Roadmapping — built to help your town go from "stuck" to a clear next move, no fluff, no 100-page report.

🏆 1 grand prize winner gets the full session
🎁 5 more winners get a care basket

⏳ Only 2 days left to enter — link in bio!

Tag someone on your team who needs this 👇

GIVEAWAY ALERT!To celebrate the 50th episode of Destination Roadmapping, were giving away: A FREE 1-hour tourism strateg...
07/23/2026

GIVEAWAY ALERT!
To celebrate the 50th episode of Destination Roadmapping, were giving away:
A FREE 1-hour tourism strategy session for one lucky winner
and
A Destination Roadmapping care basket for 5 runner up.
Every entry receives a Small Town Fix-It Tool Kit!

Everyone's a winner!
Enter at the link in our bio today! It takes less than 30 seconds!

Be honest.Have you ever left a meeting and thought,“We had this exact conversation last month.”Same topic.Same concerns....
02/23/2026

Be honest.

Have you ever left a meeting and thought,
“We had this exact conversation last month.”

Same topic.
Same concerns.
Same polite nodding.
No decision.

That’s not a people problem.
That’s a clarity problem.

In Episode 32 of Destination Roadmapping: Do Your Meetings Go in Circles? I’m talking about:

• Why small-town meetings loop
• How role confusion quietly creates conflict
• The one agreement that can stop the spin

If your community feels stuck in discussion mode instead of decision mode, this one will feel very familiar.

Meetings shouldn’t just fill time.
They should move your town forward.

Ever leave a meeting uncertain if anything actually got decided?You’re not alone.In small towns, meetings are where vision, risk, nostalgia, and practicality all collide, and without clear purpose and defined roles, they spin. Same conversation. D...

January tends to get written off in tourism.Quiet month.Slow month.“Nothing we do now really matters” month.That thinkin...
01/05/2026

January tends to get written off in tourism.

Quiet month.
Slow month.
“Nothing we do now really matters” month.

That thinking feels harmless, but it quietly shapes perception, trust, and momentum for the rest of the year.

In Episode 25 of Destination Roadmapping, we unpack the most common January tourism myths and explain why they stick, and why they’re usually wrong.

This episode isn’t about doing more in January.
It’s about getting clearer.

🎧 January Tourism Myths
Available now wherever you listen to podcasts

January has a reputation problem.Too many destinations treat January like a dead zone: quiet, unimportant, or something to simply get through until spring. But that thinking quietly undermines momentum for the rest of the year.In this episode of D...

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