Why social media matters in tourism, how to do it successfully, and what's in it for your business when you take the time to connect with customers on the social web.
A special National Travel and Tourism Week presentation for staff and partners of the Prince William County and Manassas, Virginia CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau - http://discoverpwm.com/About-Prince-William-Manassas )
My Tourism Currents team and I do online and in-person training in social media for tourism and hospitality - http://www.tourismcurrents.com
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What We'll Talk About
Why social media matters
How to get started & be
successful
WIIFM (What's In It For Me?)
& how does the CVB fit in
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Of online adults surveyed:
67% use Facebook
20% use LinkedIn
16% use Twitter
15% use Pinterest
13% use Instagram
6% use Tumblr
Source: Pew Internet Research 2012
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38% of leisure travelers use
mobile to access travel info
(up from 11% in 2010)
57% of business travelers use
mobile to access travel info
(up from 40% in 2010)
Source: Google Think Insights 2012
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By 2016, 72m Americans will
research travel & 36m will book
travel on smartphones
Top OTA brand research shows
that between 60-70% of mobile
bookings are same-day
Source: Google Think Insights 2012
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"If you know how to work
with customers
in person,
you know how to work
with customers online."
Becky McCray, Small Biz Survival
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"The CVB gets visitors
to the destination, but
YOU have to get them
through your door."
Leslie McLellan, Just a Small Town Girl and the City of
San Jacinto, CA
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To Do List
● Make sure the CVB knows about your
social media profiles
● Help them help you
● Support each other & give shout-outs!
● Tag on Facebook, link to them, use
their @name on Twitter
● Tell your customers where to find you on
social media, & talk to people there!
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Photo Credits
● Tiny frog (courtesy Anna Tesar at Flickr CC)
● Mobile travelers with tablet (courtesy
BJMcCray on Flickr CC)
● Visit Baton Rouge screenshot (courtesy Sarah
T. Page Consulting slides for Bastrop EDC)
● Free kittens not free beer (courtesy pinguino
at Flickr CC)
● All other screenshots & photos are my own
Top 5 uses of smartphones during travel, in order: Photos, Maps, search restaurants, search activities and attractions, check in prior to flight Lab42 market research on Mashable Mobile, cont. The average tablet user spends 13.9 hours per week with the device. (Source: OPA ) Read more: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33328/21-Internet-Marketing-Stats-That-Will-Blow-Your-Mind.aspx#ixzz204S9ngMq