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POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN INSPIRING TRAVEL WITH DAVE BOUSKILL & DEBRA CORBEIL WWW.THEPLANETD.COM
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The Power of Social Media in Inspiring Travel

May 19, 2015

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In todays world social media plays an ever increasing role in inspiring and motivating people to travel.
By harnessing these social media channels and applying proven techniques we can reach potential clients as well as drive conversions.
By partnering with influencers we can reach an engaged and motivated audience that has established a connection with these particular individuals.
Developing campaigns and partnerships will allow us to reach a different part of the market that might otherwise be unattainable.
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POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIAIN INSPIRING TRAVEL

WITH DAVE BOUSKILL & DEBRA CORBEILWWW .THEPLANETD.COM

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THE PLANET D

Dave and DebThe Planet D

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EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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DIGITAL STORYTELLERS

Creating Content using Multiple platforms

Two way communication: Creating Conversation

Personal voice

First Hand Experiences

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BENEFITS OF A BLOG

Detailed Account

Trusted Voice

Entertained - StoryTelling

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The Average consumer is subjected to over 6000 marketing messages in any given day!

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CASE STUDY #1Emilia Romagna Tourism Board

•More than 10k tweets generated 70 million Twitter impressions• 7 million Twitter accounts reached• #BlogVille was a global trending topic on Twitter on 8th July, 2012• 2,000 updates published on Facebook; 500 comments received• More than 3,000 shared photos/videos on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube

50 Bloggers

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Channels

Storyline in the Moment

Creates a connection between brand and reader through a personal story in Real Time.

Puts a human face on your brand or destination.

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ICELAND IN REAL TIME

TwitterGoogle +InstagramYouTubeFacebook

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CONNECTING WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

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CYCLE OF TRAVEL

SOCIAL MEDIA: PLAYS HUGE PART

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HAVE A STRATEGY

Buzz Event

FollowUp

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THE FIRST STEPS

Have a story angle in mind.

What do you want to Highlight

Find out how you want to communicate the Who, What , Where, When and How of the story

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INSTAGRAMBest Real Time Story Telling Tool

Visual

Share to Multiple Platforms

Video

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FACEBOOKMake a connection between

you and the storytellerAsk Questions

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FACEBOOK

Use Visuals Evoke a sense of place and experience.

High quality photos Include Real People

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GOOGLE +

Live Hangouts On Air Best Platform for Photos

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TWITTER

Engage audience with questions

Be consistent

Provide information

Have a hashtag

Twitter Chats

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EXPEDIA FIND YOURS

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“Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you

make, but about the stories you tell.” – Seth Godin

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QUESTIONS?

Continue the Conversation with us!@theplanetd on

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