Implementing The Visual Storytelling Model as a Branding Strategy of Kandri Tourism Village on Instagram @desawisatakandri

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a downturn in the tourism sector, especially community-based tourist attractions, namely tourist villages. One tourist village that has experienced a downturn is the Kandri Tourism Village in Semarang, which has been recorded since March 2020 that it has not received visits from group or individual tourists who wish to travel in that place. This crisis makes Kandri Tourism Village have to carry out proper branding and promotional media in order to attract tourists to visit again. The aim of this article is to implement a visual storytelling model on the @desawisatakandri Instagram account in order to increase tourist visits in Kandri Tourism Village. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. The results of this study indicate that through Instagram @desawisatakandri, the implementation of visual storytelling through photos and videos is a branding strategy for Kandri Tourism Village. The content uploaded in social media includes brand positioning for segmentation of tourists by group or teams. Brand identity describe on logo with the tagline “Kandri Wae”, and the Brand personality can be seen in activities that are characteristic of Kandri Tourism Village.