International Journal of Community Service
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): May 2026 ( Indonesia - Thailand - Malaysia - Philippines)

Strengthening Green Tourism Branding for Tourism MSMEs in Pematang Johar Village, Deli Serdang

Budi Febriani (Universitas Labuhanbatu, Indonesia)
Pristiyono (Universitas Labuhanbatu, Indonesia)
Rika Syahmewah (Universitas Islam Labuhanbatu, Indonesia)
Marlina Siregar (Universitas Labuhanbatu, Indonesia)
Bayu Eko Broto (Universitas Labuhanbatu, Indonesia)
Syahrizal Efendi Lubis (Universitas Islam Labuhanbatu, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jul 2026

Abstract

Pematang Johar Village in Deli Serdang Regency has nature-based and rice field tourism potential that can be developed as a community-based green tourism destination. However, tourism MSME actors in the village still face challenges in building brand identity, formulating promotional messages, communicating environmentally friendly values, and using digital media consistently. This community service activity aims to strengthen green tourism branding for tourism MSME actors through training, mentoring, product storytelling practices, and simple digital promotional content development. The implementation method uses a participatory approach consisting of preliminary observation, partner coordination, problem mapping, green tourism branding training, product storytelling practice, digital content assistance, and activity evaluation. The target participants are tourism MSME actors, tourism managers, village youth, and community members supporting tourism activities in Pematang Johar Village. The outputs of the activity include participants' understanding of green tourism branding, MSME product storytelling templates, examples of digital promotional messages, green tourism campaign drafts, and activity documentation. The expected result of this program is the improvement of MSME actors' ability to package tourism products and services in a more attractive, environmentally friendly, and locally distinctive manner. This activity indicates that simple, practical, and locally based branding assistance can be an effective strategy to strengthen the competitiveness of tourism MSMEs in rural destinations.

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Religion Humanities Education Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Library & Information Science Public Health Social Sciences Other

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Training and Marketing are utilized for community empowerment, SMEs and local communities; Community empowerment; Social Access; Community Service Activities by Students; Empowerment of Border Area Communities; Education for Sustainable Development; Empowerment Program Health ; Design and Reach ...