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Page 1: Social media in tourism

Johanna Heinonen

3.5.2016

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• Jatkuvaa, suunnitelmallista ja johdonmukaista

• Avointa ja rehellistä

• Huolehtivaa ja sitouttavaa

• Monikanavaista

• Bisnestä

• TO WHOM?

• HOW?

• FOLLOW UP?

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Source: Heinonen, J. 2011. Social media perceptions…

Social media is CONVERSATION ONLINE!

(Dutta 2010)

* Access for all * Be interesting * * Be active * Be humble *

* Be unprofessional ** Be honest *

(Kaplan – Haenlein, 2010)

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*Finns* 80 % of Finns use internet daily* 73 % has been searching information from

web during the past 3 months* 44 % has bought something during the past

3 months* 43 % follows social media daily

Travellers worldwide* 26 % of travellers are going to share their

experiences online* 60 % of mobile users have downloades

some tourism related app* Amount of mobile devices and their use

has increased signigicantly and also money spent in these ”channels” is more thanlaptop or PC

* 50 % consult their friends or people onlinebefore purchase decision

* 80 % of travellers search information in internet (Google, Bing etc.)

(Tilastokeskus 2013; NetTrack 2010) 3 May 2016www.hurmaavahamina.fi

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*WHY?

2%

3%

12%

16%

18%

26%

9%

30%

30%

45%

31%

78%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Muu

Blogit

Palaute

Ostosten teko

Tarjoukset

Informaatio

Asiakkaat

Yritykset

Source: Heinonen, J. 2011. Social media perceptions…

Offers

Information

Shopping

Feedback

Blogs

Other

Customers

Companies

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*WHY?4%

3%

4%

6%

4%

7%

28%

22%

2%

5%

6%

9%

11%

12%

14%

17%

Twitter

Linkedin

Blogit

Webbikaupat

Wiki

Youtube

Kotisivut

Facebook

Asiakkaat YrityksetSource: Heinonen, J. 2011. Social media perceptions…

Homepages

Web shops

Blogs

Customers Companies

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** Some is not always easy

* Some is not cheap

* Some is not an extention to the traditional marketingcommunications

* Some is not same as Facebook/ Instagram / Snapchat

* Some requires planning

* Some needs follow-up

Lähde: Heinonen, J. 2011. Social media perceptions…

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*1. Think about the customer

1,65 billion monthly usersMostly women in age group 25 to 34

500 million visitors per monthMostly men, 18-29 years

433 million usersMostly male, 30-49 years

300 million users29 % women, 18 – 29 years

70 million users80 % is women, 18 – 27 years

WORLD

www.beevolve.com, www.socialbakers.com, www.tilastokeskus.fi, www.nielsen.com, mashable.com, expandedramblings.com; sproutsocial.com

190 000 000 - Total number of "reviews and opinions" on TripAdvisor

115 a minute - Total number of new contributions – that’s 6,900 an hour and

165,600 a day.45 - Countries in which it operates a website

(in 28 languages). 2700 - People employed by TripAdvisor.

4 400 000 - Businesses and properties listed in 145,000 destinations, including 890,000

hotels and 2,400,000 restaurants70 000 000 - Members around the world.

315 000 000 - Unique monthly users.6-12- Number of reviews that the majority

(80 per cent) of people read before making a decision to book.

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*The most popular is not alwaysthe most suitable

*What does the customer want to hear?

*How does to customer want to hear it?

*Company’s role and investment

*Money and multi-channeling

1. Think about the customer

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*2. Think about the looks and layout

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*2. Think about the channels, message and reachability

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*2. Think about the customerjourney ~ flow ~

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*3. SEO and SEM

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*4. Content marketing and regularity

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*5. Listen to the customers and engage him/her!

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*Content marketing Commercial ads and webshops

Engagement and activation Engagement

Search engine optimatization (SEO) Serach engine marketing (SEM)

Linkin Linking

Content Content

Customer service online & offline

Like, click or action?

Follow up Follow up

Functionality ”flow”

Payment methods

Free tools:• Google Adwords Tool (not only for ads, also for SEO)• Google Display Planner (Adwords attachment)• Consumerbarometer.com (to get information about the customers and purchasing

habits)

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35%

65%

Knowledge of customers’ opinionsn

Kyllä EiYes No

IF YOU DON’T MEASURE IT,

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT WORKS?

• Know your target group

• Know when and how they follow your media

• Know what your target group thinks

(Dutta 2010)=>

Interact actively (Mangold – Faulds 2009)

Lähde: Heinonen, J. 2011. Social media perceptions…

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* Likes, visitors, clicks – Tells amount!* Shares, stay and engagement – Tells about the engagement!* Researching/reading pages – Tells about the content* Where customers come from? – Tell about the success in channels

choice and SEO*Customer profile – Tells about the success in segmentation*Unique vs. returning customes*ROI – return on investement – Can it be measured in digital world?

TOOLS:Google Analytics

FB InsightsAlexa.com

Howsociable.com

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RESEARCH, PLANNING, LISTENING…80 %

TACTICS20 %

Gathering background information of competitors, customers, markets, laws, culture, own company and itspossibilities, different channels etc.

FB, Twitter, iPhone, blogs, videos, wikis, etc.

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*Social media and digital channelsare just one place among others

* Customers define social media => if thEy cannot find yourproduct or company or if theydo not get exicted with yourcontent, you’ve lost the game=> SO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS!

* Planning digital marketing follows the same steps as planningtraditional marketing

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*Johanna ”Jonna” HeinonenSenior LecturerLaurea UAStel. +358 40 630 3587email [email protected]

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