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Crack the code:
the phenomenon of Influence
Aurélie Krau
TravelThink, France
aurelie.krau@travel-think.com
http://www.travel-think.com
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e-reputation
blog
opinion leader
How does that come together?
social
buzz
marketing
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
FoursquareSEO
content
brand awareness
digital footprint
#H2H
reach
resonance
community
communication
experience
story telling
advocate
reviews
travelers
RP 2.0
inspiration
virality
SEA
UGC
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Agenda
Background: e-tourism, a constant evolving environment
Zoom on the phenomenon of Influence: marketing #H2H
Brand advocates: who are they?
Tourism professionals refine their PR orientations
5 key takeaways
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A digitized cutomer journey
Inspiration Search Shopping
Source : Google Think Insights: ‘The 2013 Traveler's Road to Decision: Affluent Insights’ / January 2014
44%online penetration in 2014 in Europe (matches the USA) (source : PhoCusWright)
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Word of mouth has become
mainstream
93% travelers declare that online reviews impact their travel decision (source : TrustYou)
35% travelers read travel blogs (Source : Google Think Insights)
33% travelers consult travel content shared by their peers (Source : Google Think Insights)
42% UGC on the Internet is related to travel (Source : Facebook)
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Agenda
Background: e-tourism, a constant evolving environment
Zoom on the phenomenon of Influence: marketing #H2H
Brand advocates: who are they?
Tourism professionals refine their PR orientations
5 key takeaways
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Influence Marketing
approach that consists of identifying, finding,
engaging and supporting people who create
conversations impacting a brand, its products and
its services
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Pillars of Influence
3R :
Web dimension
&
social media
have amplified the
phenomenon of
influence
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The phenomenon of Influence
Source : TravelThink /
Snap Traveller
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What is Influence about?
The essence:
•Create conversations between people
•Get people to connect to people
•Get people to identify with other people
= potential customers
What is at stake:
Generate brand advocates
Generate visibility - importance of content for search engines (SEO)
Generate a marketing weapon
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Content/UGC is the key!
Source : TravelThink /
Snap Traveller
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The role of Technology
Replicate ‘human to human’ influence:
•Data-driven marketing / programmatic marketing (RTB)
•Inspiration tools
•Recommendation systems (semantic)
Context of Big Data
Anticipate demands & personalize customer journey
Smart Marketing approach based on users’ behavior & driven by users data
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Agenda
Background: e-tourism, a constant evolving environment
Zoom on the phenomenon of Influence: marketing #H2H
Brand advocates: who are they?
Tourism professionals refine their PR orientations
5 key takeaways
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Influencers are not [any more]
the ones you think!
Yesterday: Today:
Experts = Travel agents + relatives
Ultimate references for advise
Content barely spread
Experts = people you don’t know!
Bloggers
Spontaneous influencers (anonymous)
Web users
Crowdsourcing / UGC
Exhaustive content available online
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Influencers profiles: matrix
Connected Catalysts: Everyday Advocates:
Recognizable figures / celebrities
- Lack of spontaneity (remuneration)
+ Massive exposition; immediate effect
Customers who post reviews of
products/services Interactions brands/consumers
-Limited to their experience with your
product/service (one shot) ; can damage
reputation if not monitored
+Brand image : if reactivity, brand looks honest
and heroic (moderation is not an option)
Passionate Publishers: Altruistic activators:
Magazines & other publications dedicated to
the analysis of their respective fields. Generate
buzz at the scale of their size
- Less likely to be big players in the social media
sphere
+ Renowned experts ; influence in traditional
publishing
Independent analysts whose opinions are
valued by a large population of your target
demographic
- Sometimes difficult to identify them
+ Can be effective promoters ; trusted to deliver
their objective personal opinion
Source: Act-on
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Agenda
Background: e-tourism, a constant evolving environment
Zoom on the phenomenon of Influence: marketing #H2H
Brand advocates: who are they?
Tourism professionals refine their PR orientations
5 key takeaways
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Tourism professional challenges
• Raise brand awareness
• Convert prospects into customers
• Drive loyalty
• Optimize acquisition costs
• Drive direct distribution (organic)
Promoters / influencers can highly contribute to meeting strategic orientations
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Influence Marketing initiatives
How Influence Marketing can be used:
Launch of a new product/service
Launch of an awareness campaign
Organization of an event
Re-opening
Promotion/Distribution of content
…
…
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2 brand concepts
Brand awareness
Humanize your brand!
What makes a brand visible & popular
Brand content
Build a brand identity via content
What makes your brand unique
Influencers have an important role for the development
of a brand
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#1 - City Marketing
Melbourne Remote Control Tourist 2 tourists ; city advocates
5 days : 9-13 October 2013
Users from 158 countries & 3888
cities
20 million unique visitor monthly
6 millions followers on social media
First 5 days of the campaign:
150.000 views on YouTube
Shared 1537x on Instagram
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#2 - City Marketing
Source of inspiration for amateur
photographers
Encourages virality
Spontaneous influencers
2m high ; 23,5m long
Icons of the city
Photogenic spots
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#3 - Content creation
Customers shared
their best travel
experience on social
media
Use of tweets +
Facebook comments
to create a season’s
greetings song
Video published online
+
Emailing
142.000 views in 4
days
Bad buzz & positive
buzz generated
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Content marketing: goals
Increase/optimize brand awareness
Drive demand generation
Create a community:
-Federate
-Learn more about customers
Convert prospects into customers
Drive thought leadership
Pilot customer retention/loyalty
Analyze the competitive landscape
Manage a crisis
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PR
Communication
Marketing
Sales
& Product
Integrated communication strategy aligning 3 key areas:
A new Communication approach
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RP 2.0 is the new standard!
RP 2.0 : combination of media
campaign & social web
Communication has become digitized
•New channels
•Immediacy
•Interactivity
New codes for communication
•Social media
•Create/lead/federate/modarerate online
communities (Community Management)
Benefit from Online channel - 2
dimensions
Own share of voice & third parties: bloggers
can be as legitimate as media
Qualified sources of information
Create added value around a brand
Promote news
Promote products & services
E-reputation
New sources of information have transformed communication
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Detect moments of truth
When is the decision made?
Draw attention
Adapt content Customer
journey
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Influencers: what’s their added value?
Attract travelers
(direcly or indirectly)
Contribute to e-reputation
Relay a message (informative, commercial)
Establish credibility
Spread on several channels
Share experience vs. advertizing
Create interactions / buzz
Engage
Increase visibility (SEO)
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2 types of Influence
Influence that creates brand image
generates brand awareness
Influence that drives business
generates sales
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Influence: highway to Earned media
Advocates
= catalysts
Word of mouth
Organic
Qualified
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Influence Marketing in a nutshell
• #H2H
• Alternative to the monetization of traffic
• Niche / tailored marketing vs. mass marketing
• Qualified audience via relevent sources of
information
• Alternative to acquire qualified customers
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Agenda
Background: e-tourism, a constant evolving environment
Zoom on the phenomenon of Influence: marketing #H2H
Tourism professionals refine their PR orientations
Brand advocates: who are they? (bloggers, anonymous…)
5 key takeaways
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Recommendations
1. Take over new codes of communication
2. Monitor & optimize your e-reputation
3. Do not communicate just to communicate.
Qualified content will become your marketing weapon
4. An impersonal content is not enough: find your niche!
5. Make sure your own channels (owned media) concentrate all
interactions/communications
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Thank you!
@AurelieKrau
@WeTravelThink
Aurélie Krau
www.linkedin.com/company/travel-think
Glad to connect!
Editor's Notes
Les rapports de force entre professionnels du tourisme
Désintermédiation
Visibilité : chaque acteur se dote de son propre portail : consolidateurs vs. sites-enseignes (désintermédiation)
Nouveaux acteurs : Emergence des infomédiaires
Distribution cross-canal
Communication - Chaque acteur a une part de voix
> Fort environnement concurrentiel, un parcours client plus long
Les rapports de force entre professionnels et internautes / clients
De nombreux portails d’information
Diverses sources : professionnels & particuliers
> Qui est le véritable expert ?
Le web 2.0 : web social et collaboratif avec l’UGC
Digitalisation des modes de communication
Interactions : entre internautes, internautes avec les marques, marques entre elles…
Les consommateurs donnent leur avis, partagent leur expérience en ligne (photos, vidéos, récits de voyage…) sur les blogs, forums, réseaux sociaux…
> Chaque internaute a sa part de voix et devient prescripteur/détracteur
Le pouvoir du BUZZ
Buzz = concept offline n’a pas changé
Viralité plus puissante
E-réputation
> La dimension web AMPLIFIE les messages
MOBILE:
L’accès à l’information
Booste les usages pendant le voyage (partages, recherche d’infos)
De nouveaux usages
Réservations de dernière minute
Infos voyage pendant le séjour
Apps de services aux voyageurs (technologie NFC, eticket, guides…)
Inclure le mobile dans les stratégies
Le multi devices
Parcours client sur différents terminaux -
Le nombre de tablettes et smartphones vendus dépasse aujourd’hui celui des ordinateurs.
A venir : innovations & nouvelles possibilités avec Iwatch / samsung gear
Parcours client modifié
Importance du responsive design > adapter les interfaces en fonction du terminal
La communication cross-media &
un nouveau point de contact avec les clients / la communauté
Aligner les canaux
De nouveaux acteurs
100% mobile (Hotel Tonight)
L’ultra personnalisation
Géolocalisation (Swarm)
Retargeting physique : offres contextuelles (Fidzup)
Beacons
Suscite l’intérêt, booste l’inspiration
Localiser les amis autour de vous
Beacons
Pour les commerçants, les beacons ouvrent de nombreuses possibilités. En plus des bons de réduction, ils peuvent être utilisés pour récompenser les clients les plus fidèles, en leur offrant des cartes cadeaux. Ils permettent également de capter des données sur les comportements et parcours des acheteurs.
Depuis fin 2013, Apple est le premier à les utiliser à grande échelle. Le groupe à la pomme a équipé l’ensemble de ses quelques 250 Apple Store américains. Ce système sera par la suite étendu à ses points de ventes internationaux. Depuis d’autres distributeurs ont suivi, comme la chaîne de grands magasins Macy's ou le spécialiste de habillement American Eagle Outfitters.
According to Brian Solis, the influence marketing on the web is based on 3 pillars:
• The Reach: this is the ability to spread a message. The impact depends on the popularity of the emitter’s message, of its proximity to its audience and its decision. Without impact, the message is lost.
• The Resonance: is the amplification of the message by the networ k that the influencer relays. This is where the viral nature of Influence Marketing influence comes into play. The frequency of and the period for which messages are played will give them more or less amplitude.
• The Relevance of the message. Consistency of the message according to the objectives is essential. A message will be relevant as the person who broadcasts it has the authority and has won the trust of the audience. Relevance also depends on the affinity of the target audience for the message.
Content can be reviews as well
Different formats
Human to Human… but technology providers have developped solutions in order to personalize the customer journey
Shopping history
Booking history
Inspiration tool: Expedia Vacacionizer TripTuner
The brands are launching influence marketing campaigns through various strategies such as the launching of a new product or service, the organization of an event, the launching of an awareness campaign, content promotion and distribution, the creation of a community to unite around its brand and learn more about its customers, its credibility regarding the content, managing a crisis, but also analysing the competition.
Tourism Victoria a lancé un concept novateur s’adressant aux voyageurs connectés avec sa campagne « Melbourne Remote Control Tourist ». Le principe ? Durant 5 jours, du 9 au 13 octobre 2013, les internautes du monde entier étaient invités à interagir avec deux jeunes touristes ambassadeurs de la ville équipés de mini caméras. Les internautes avaient la possibilité de contrôler les voyageurs via Twitter ou Facebook et de leur dire à quel endroit se rendre, quoi goûter, quelles activités expérimenter, et pouvaient ainsi se projeter en temps réel au cœur de Melbourne.
Durant la campagne participative, des internautes issus de 158 pays et de 3888 villes ont visité le site web dédié (http://remotecontroltourist.com). Mashable a également repris l’information, offrant un potentiel de 20 millions de visiteurs uniques mensuels et de 6 millions de followers sur les medias sociaux. Les 5 premiers jours de la campagne ont généré 150.000 vues de vidéos sur YouTube et 1537 partages de photos sur Instagram.
Source: http://www.tourism.vic.gov.au/marketing-campaigns/domestic-marketing/melbourne-campaign/14-about-us/679-melbourne-remote-control-tourist.html
Example of spontaneous influencers
Génère beaucoup de viralité : partages, likes
Engagement
Difficilement mesurable, mais créé le buzz
I amsterdam : un objet, par des lettres géantes au sein de la ville et qui sont vite devenues le terrain de jeu des touristes et des habitants»
Aux Pays-Bas, Amsterdam s'est ainsi accolée un «I» pour former «I amsterdam». Londres lance un avenant «Lond-on», Madrid clame être «Madrid about you». La capitale des Gaules ne jure plus que par «Only Lyon»... quand Melbourne lance un «It's Me!bourne» et Rotterdam se transforme en marque déposée avec «You®otterdam»!
Season’s greetings using hashtags
Video: vos meilleurs souvenirs de voyage
Example of how brands can take advantage of reviews from customers on social media
Choir
What is at stake for annoucers & brands is to be able to detect the moments of truth
These are the moments where customers/prospects make their decision
The customer journey is longer > hence the importante to be present & visible at key moments
Le principe du Earned Media désigne les expositions dont bénéficie
une marque grâce à l’effet du bouche-à-oreille, largement favorisé
par les réseaux sociaux et autres espaces personnels, sites d’avis
et commentaires où l'échange d'informations entre consommateurs
est quasi immédiat.
Dans le cadre d’une stratégie de marketing digital, une relation
triangulaire s’opère entre Owned, Bought et Earned Media. Le Owned
Media désigne l’exposition de la marque sur les canaux qu’elle possède
et maîtrise comme son site web et ses pages sur les réseaux sociaux,
le Paid Media est associé à la publicité traditionnelle ou digitale.
Le earned marketing est organique. Il est une résultante
du phénomène de l’influence. La digitalisation des modes
de communication a suscité une demande de la part des
consommateurs de revenir à des facteurs plus humains. Il est donc
pertinent pour une marque d’exploiter les opportunités offertes par
le marketing de l’influence.