Visit Sarasota County, the authority providing visitor and tourism information for Southwest Florida’s Sarasota County, is seeking proposals from firms providing public relations services.

Visit Sarasota County

VSC is looking for an agency that can garner positive publicity for Sarasota County and promote it as a must-experience tourism destination. 

Scope of work includes: distributing press releases; pitching and building relationships with the major travel media (including broadcast, podcasts, print and online, as well as social media/influencers); securing press trips; media monitoring; arranging media missions and blitzes with media for VSC staff in key markets; assist in planning, creation and development of public relations campaigns with strategic interactions with paid media; and assisting in writing and compiling travel and tourism industry award submissions.

The contract will run from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, with a budget ranging from $80,000 to $90,000.

Proposals are due by 12 p.m. on July 9 and should be emailed to vice president Erin Duggan at [email protected].

Download the RFQ (PDF).