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Tourism is now a sector that is experiencing rapid growth supported by developments in information and communication technology. One of the potential tourism destinations in Palembang is the "Punti Kayu" City Forest. However, marketing is still less than optimal. This research aims to explore the implementation of digital marketing in increasing tourist visits to the "Punti Kayu" City Forest. Through a qualitative approach, data is collected through observation, interviews and documentation studies. The results show that digital marketing plays an important role in increasing the visibility of the "Punti Kayu" City Forest in the eyes of the public, especially the younger generation. Social media content strategies, promotion through influencers, and search engine optimization (SEO) are implemented to increase brand awareness and visits. Obstacles such as lack of resources and training become obstacles in its implementation. However, with cooperation between stakeholders and the use of appropriate technology, the potential of the "Punti Kayu" City Forest as a leading tourist destination in Palembang can be achieved. The implementation of digital marketing in tourism marketing for the "Punti Kayu" City Forest shows that technological adaptation in the tourism sector is a necessity in the current digital era.

In the current digital era, MSMEs business competition is getting tougher in getting customers through digital marketing platforms. The best strategies and solutions are needed by MSMEs to gain market share by optimizing several search engine techniques. Digital marketing in the form of websites that rank well on Google search pages will get more potential visitors. The website must be capable of being featured on Google pages. One way to optimize a website is by using search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to get a good ranking on search engine pages. SEO techniques are needed to increase brand awareness and generate potential traffic for a company's services or products. In this study, the authors apply SEO to MSMEs engaged in florist business. This research is an implementative research with SEO Web Design Methodology method, which emphasizes the delivery of information precisely and quickly. The result of implementing the system development method carried out on the digital marketing platform software from Funcraft Florist is that the Funcraft.epizy.com website can appear on the initial ranking of Google pages after applying SEO techniques according to keywords.