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We make friends travel. Easily
Social Media, Ka-ching!
Capitalizing on this New Frontier to Sell More Travel
Mohd Hisham Saleh
Head of Social Media & Innovations, Malaysia Airlines
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350
After
Like Comment Share 1
Social Media has
changed the way
we travel
Before
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
1st Net2nd Net3rd Net
Dory
Nemo
Deb/Flo
3x
Likelihood of internet users with
post graduate degree are visiting
LinkedIn – male especially.
62%
Share of page views by female
visitors on Facebook – likely
Asians
AFRICAN
AMERICANS
Demographic more represented
on Twitter than any of the 9 other
social networks
*Source: Nielsen except ^
^80%
Customers with loyalty membership
use MHbuddy – Malaysia Airlines
Facebook booking
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
• It has become personal
customer sharing of personal preferences
• It works in real time
information is transparent & can spread easily
• It’s in their hands
37% consumers use social media on mobile phone
• Limitless outreach
millions are on at least one social media channel
It’s all about Customer Experience Now
January
2011
2010
Born
When to cash in on the travel experience?
Before You
Travel
While You
Travel
After You
Return Home
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
Like Comment Share
DY
3 hours ago near Kuala Lumpur
Yeah! Ok @BUD,
will join you. Lets
sit next to each
other.
1
Like Comment Share
BUD
4 hours ago near Kuala Lumpur
@DY, I booked a
flight to Penang! U
want to join me?
4
We had this simple
idea for MHbuddy
Book, check-in & share directly
from Facebook
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
• We determine our solid end goals – to enable our fans
to plan, book and check in for their flights
• We set simple expectations – they may get together,
hook up and share their travel plans
• We master one thing at a time – we enhance our
mobile booking engine by adding social capability
• We make it as part of our routine – constantly adding
loyalty campaign to sustain the interest
• We make our efforts continuous – plan a continuous
campaign to the traffic to the apps
How do we make this work?
Appeal to customer’s desires to
influence travel
Appeal to customer’s desires to
influence travel
Opening to a wide reach of your
loyal audience & reward them!
Teaser posted to entice
fans at 9am b4 work starts
Appe-teaser
All promo fares published at
12.30pm & available for booking
Lunch Box Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SunSat
Normal Sales
Volume
Lunch Hour
Opening to a wide reach of your
loyal audience & reward them!
Constantly measure your brand
social sentiment
Now
January
2011
2010
Born
• Own your end goals, be ready to
improvise from time to time
• Be brave to try new things. There’s ROI
but it requires focused effort
• Know your market potential, don’t be a
Jack of All Trades and Master of None
Lessons & Tips
We make friends travel. Easily
Thank You!

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Social Media, Ka-ching! Capitalizing on the New Frontier to sell more travel

  • 1. We make friends travel. Easily Social Media, Ka-ching! Capitalizing on this New Frontier to Sell More Travel Mohd Hisham Saleh Head of Social Media & Innovations, Malaysia Airlines
  • 2. Like Comment Share 350 After Like Comment Share 1 Social Media has changed the way we travel Before Now January 2011 2010 Born
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5. 1st Net2nd Net3rd Net Dory Nemo Deb/Flo
  • 6.
  • 7. 3x Likelihood of internet users with post graduate degree are visiting LinkedIn – male especially. 62% Share of page views by female visitors on Facebook – likely Asians AFRICAN AMERICANS Demographic more represented on Twitter than any of the 9 other social networks *Source: Nielsen except ^ ^80% Customers with loyalty membership use MHbuddy – Malaysia Airlines Facebook booking Now January 2011 2010 Born
  • 8. • It has become personal customer sharing of personal preferences • It works in real time information is transparent & can spread easily • It’s in their hands 37% consumers use social media on mobile phone • Limitless outreach millions are on at least one social media channel It’s all about Customer Experience Now January 2011 2010 Born
  • 9. When to cash in on the travel experience? Before You Travel While You Travel After You Return Home
  • 10. Now January 2011 2010 Born Now January 2011 2010 Born Like Comment Share DY 3 hours ago near Kuala Lumpur Yeah! Ok @BUD, will join you. Lets sit next to each other. 1 Like Comment Share BUD 4 hours ago near Kuala Lumpur @DY, I booked a flight to Penang! U want to join me? 4 We had this simple idea for MHbuddy
  • 11. Book, check-in & share directly from Facebook Now January 2011 2010 Born
  • 12. Now January 2011 2010 Born • We determine our solid end goals – to enable our fans to plan, book and check in for their flights • We set simple expectations – they may get together, hook up and share their travel plans • We master one thing at a time – we enhance our mobile booking engine by adding social capability • We make it as part of our routine – constantly adding loyalty campaign to sustain the interest • We make our efforts continuous – plan a continuous campaign to the traffic to the apps How do we make this work?
  • 13. Appeal to customer’s desires to influence travel
  • 14. Appeal to customer’s desires to influence travel
  • 15. Opening to a wide reach of your loyal audience & reward them!
  • 16. Teaser posted to entice fans at 9am b4 work starts Appe-teaser All promo fares published at 12.30pm & available for booking Lunch Box Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SunSat Normal Sales Volume Lunch Hour Opening to a wide reach of your loyal audience & reward them!
  • 17. Constantly measure your brand social sentiment
  • 18. Now January 2011 2010 Born • Own your end goals, be ready to improvise from time to time • Be brave to try new things. There’s ROI but it requires focused effort • Know your market potential, don’t be a Jack of All Trades and Master of None Lessons & Tips
  • 19. We make friends travel. Easily Thank You!