3. Ten
Years
2003/2013THIS
MORNINGS
BRIEFING
Briefing
welcome
Keith
McCormack
Head
of
VisitDublin
&
Events
Ireland
Overview
of
2012
&
Sales
Ac7vity
PlaMorms
Sam
Johnston
&
Jenny
Finegan
Dublin
ConvenCon
Bureau
Social
Media
PlaMorms
for
Business
Tourism
Ian
Cleary
Razor
Coast
Fáilte
Ireland
Web
Supports
3
4. Ten
Years
2003/2013DUBLIN
CONVENTION
BUREAU
-‐
Recent
Awards
Tourism
Media
Awards
City
Tourism
Best
City
Conven7on
Bureau
in
Europe
MICE
Report
Awards
Celebra7ng
10
years
of
success!
4
5. Ten
Years
2003/2013
Dublin
Conven7on
Bureau
Sam
Johnston Jenny
Finegan
Donna
Brogan Ciaran
McLoone
Elizabeth
Kenny
Keith
McCormack
Head
of
Visitdublin
&
Events
Ireland
Sales
&
Marke7ng
Research
&
Iden7fica7on
Meet
in
Ireland
–
Fáilte
Ireland
Business
Tourism
Unit
Tourism
Ireland
Market
Offices
Dublin
Conven7on
Bureau-‐
Fáilte
Ireland
-‐
Structure
5
8. Ten
Years
2003/2013
19.6%
North
America
Incl.
Canada
17.8%
Great
Britain
11.1%
Europe
51.5%
Conference
Ambassador
Prog.
€27.9m
€9.6m
€10.6m
€6.2m
BUSINESS
WON
-‐
Source
Markets
8
9. Ten
Years
2003/2013
0
37.5
75
112.5
150
2 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
2.
Dublin
1.
London
3.
Edinburgh
4.
Glasgow
5.
Manchester
6.
Belfast
ICCA
-‐
Interna2onal
Congress
&
Conven2on
Associa2on
2012
-‐
Dublin
performing
very
well
9
10. Ten
Years
2003/20132012
OVERVIEW
-‐
A
busy
year
for
DCB
15Congress
Bid
Documents
55Site
Inspec7ons
2Workshops
Meet
in
London
ICCA
DesInaIon
&
Client
Lead
Exchange
2x
Fam
visits
20Trade
Promo7ons
342
Proposal
Documents
10
12. Ten
Years
2003/20132013
OBJECTIVES
-‐
Grow
the
business
for
you
Increase
from
€54.3M
in
2012
to
€57M
5%
10%
8%
30%
Increase
in
North
American
Associa7on
Conference
conversions
Increase
in
Associa7on
Conference
conversions
Increase
in
website
leads
12
13. Ten
Years
2003/2013
Launch
Dublin
Convention
Bureau
Partner
Portal.
Revamp
dublinconven7onbureau.com
Launch
GB
Advertising
Media
Visit
New
Products.
Association
Conference.
Workshop
Meet
Dublin
in
London
North
America
US
Assoc.
Conference.
Fam
Trip
Dublin
Convention
Let’s
get
ready
for
2014
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Mobile
Mobile
site/Meeting
Planners
Destination
Toolkit.
North
America
AssociaIons
Great
Britain
Corporate
meeIngs
&
BriIsh
AssociaIons
Europe
Germany
Corporate
MeeIngs
Fáilte
Ireland
Ambassador
Leads
AssociaIon
Conference
Fam
Trip
Client
Gathering
US.
Digital
Campaign
MAJOR
SALES
&
Marke7ng
ACTIVITIES
-‐
in
2013
13
22. Ten
Years
2003/2013DUBLIN
CONVENTION
BUREAU
-‐
Partner
Portal
RFP’s
sent
to
designated
contacts
through
the
portal
Unique
log
in
for
each
member
of
events
team
&
GM
Report
&
Analysis
tools
provide
detailed
accurate
reports
&
stats
for
stakeholders
Tracking
system
records
responses
&
7me
taken
to
respond
22
23. Ten
Years
2003/2013DUBLIN
CONVENTION
BUREAU
-‐
Partner
Portal
Benefits
My
leads
sec7on
-‐
view
all
DCB
RFP’s
User
friendly
form
for
proposal
responses
Real-‐7me
event
status
updates
from
clients
Real-‐
7me
business
won
updates
DCB
Partner
support
sec7on
Update
web
&
proposal
descrip7on
facility
23
24. Ten
Years
2003/2013DUBLIN
CONVENTION
BUREAU
-‐
Partner
Portal
Decline
RFP
op7ons
Response
Preview
PCO,
DMC
&
Event
Producer
landing
page
Op7on
dates
Commission
available
Coming
Soon
24
26. Ten
Years
2003/2013
Informa7ve
Linked
up
Concise
Love
it
Easy
to
Compare
Crea7ve
Great
Support
Clear
Professional
A
winner!Time
Saving
WHAT
THE
CLIENTS
THINK?
-‐
New
Proposal
Document
Well
considered
26
27. Ten
Years
2003/2013
Access
to
leads
E-‐Marke7ng
Opportuni7es
The
Dublin
Directory
Sales
PlaMorms
-‐
Meet
Dublin
in
London
Workshop
Fam
Trips
Site
Inspec7ons
Bid
Documents
Representa7on
at
over
20
trade
shows
annually
Publicity
Opportuni7es
PARTNERSHIP
-‐
PlaMorms
27
36. What
to
Write
About
•5
Tips
for
Organizing
a
conference
in
Ireland
•Top
Corporate
Entertainment
ideas
in
Ireland
•10
Tips
for
Booking
a
Mee4ng
Room
in
Dublin
•7
ideas
for
a
Company
Party
in
Dublin
•5
Tourist
ANrac4ons
in
Dublin
that
you
have
to
see
36