Journal of Social Growth and Development Studies
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): July

Go Mandalika: Digital Innovation of the Central Lombok Regency Tourism Office in Implementing Smart Branding of Local Destinations

Widiya Yuska (Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri)
Mohammad Rezza Fahlevvi (Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jul 2025

Abstract

Go Mandalika is a digital platform managed by the Central Lombok Regency Tourism Office to promote local tourist destinations. Despite its attractive features, Go Mandalika faces major challenges in terms of branding and content management due to the lack of human resources (HR) who are experts in digital marketing. This study aims to analyze the role of Go Mandalika as a digital promotion tool and how branding optimization can increase its visibility and effectiveness in promoting tourism in Central Lombok. Through literature review and content analysis, this study found that although Go Mandalika has great potential, problems in management and branding are the main obstacles. Therefore, recommendations from this study include strengthening branding, developing digital marketing HR, and more intense collaboration with external content to support regional promotion. This study is expected to contribute to improving the quality of government digital platform management in the tourism sector.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jsgds

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Social Growth and Development Studies (JSGDS) publishes peer-reviewed articles on all social development issues that are widely scattered throughout Indonesia. The journal aims to encourage the knowledge sharing activities between academics, scholars, and practitioners in this field. The ...