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The social journey to ROIin travel
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Love talking travel
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By 2016 social media will be at the forefront as a primary way to generate travel bookings and revenue for half of the travel
industry
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Yet…
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We are investing…
2.8bn
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Influence is the key
49%
52%
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Let’s explore how we drive social ROI
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Defining the social journey
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Pinpointing location
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Where are they?
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Mapping social behaviours
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Pragmatic view of the customer journey
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Chatter across the journey
1 3 1 1 23 27
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From demand to recommendation
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Real-time focus for Instagram
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Reviews dive into detail
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The social triggers
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You need to consider…
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Sparking the conversation
April, June &
September July &
August
January, February,
March & April
January &
April
June, July &
August
May, June,
July & August
Want, need, wish & please
Thinking, like & love Best &
good
Excited, exciting
and #excited!
Happy, fun & good times
Feel, good & great
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With the social journey to ROI in place…
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Do you know what you want to achieve?
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Where are you sending folk?
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How will you measure?
Social
amplification
Conversion
metricsBrand health
Financial
impact
Awareness
(reach)
Action
Advocacy
Sentiment
Engagement
Traffic
(direct)
Correlation
(indirect)
Uplift
Brand equity
Market share
Effectiveness (against other
marketing metrics)
Channel
profitability
Lifetime value
Volume growth
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Make it easy on yourself!
• CRM
• Social Login
• Monitor
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Social is not a channel
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Thank you!