GNTO’s #lovingreece Social Media Campaign Deemed a Success

Greek and foreign social media users warmly embraced the call to support Greece in the #lovingreece campaign, launched by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) in July.

The campaign kicked off in the midst of the difficult period of Greece’s negotiation with its creditors.

Already receiving messages of support for the country from  social media users, the GNTO launched the #lovingreece campaign and invited the friends of Greece to express their love for the country by posting messages and photos on the Visit Greece social media channels.

The campaign was deemed a success, as in only the first 24 hours of its launch on July 13, the GNTO’s accounts on Facebook, G+, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest received numerous posts of encouragement for Greece.

According to trendinalia.com, the #lovingreece campaign reached the 24th place of most popular trends in Greece on Facebook in just 24 hours.

Following are only a few of the messages tweeted by foreign visitors to Greece:

Sharon Edwards ‏@sharone14  Jul 14
@VisitGreecegr #lovingreece I will never stop going to Greece…#Zakynthos

Beatrice Hamblett ‏@beatricehamblet  Jul 25
Greece waits for you! Come now, enjoy the #Greeksummer. We are #lovingreece here on Skopelos Island.

bluebari1 ‏@bluebari1  Jul 24
Crystal clear waters, best shades of blue. The Greek sea. I wish I could be back there. #lovingreece

Photo source: Visit Greece Pinterest