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Facebook and Twitter Success in the Irish- North
American Sector: A Review Tourism Ireland’s
Digital Marketing Strategies
Mr. Colm Barcoe & Dr. Garvan Whelan
Introduction to the Authors
2
Colm Barcoe (B.Bus) is
currently a Masters student
in IT Tallaght
Dr. Garvan Whelan is a
Lecturer & Financial
Research Analyst at ITT
Dublin since 2004
Presentation Content
• Introduction
• The Importance of Twitter and Facebook When Engaging
the North American Consumer
• Tourism Ireland’s (TI’s) Current Use of Social Media
• Using Social Media to Engage North American Visitors
(NAVs) online
• Research Design
• Findings and Preliminary Analysis
• Using Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) Strategies
to When communicating Brand Value to NAVs
• Capitalising on Facebook Insights
• Proposed Model to Benefit Irish SMEs
• Conclusions
3
Introduction
• Research Began September 2016 and Finished
March 2018
• The Initial Task was To Investigate the Use of
Social Media in Order to Attract NAVS to
Ireland
• The Primary Data was Collected Summer 2017
• The Themes That Emerged Provided Insight
into the Use of Facebook and Twitter in the
Irish-North American Tourism Sector
4
Literature
• Research on Irish Stakeholder’s Use of Social
Media was Found to be Sparse
• Durkin et al (2013) and Bolan et al (2011)
explore Social Media in an Irish Context
• Hays et al (2013) Examine the Benefits of
Twitter and Facebook as part of a Digital
Marketing Strategy
• Dunne and Hanrahan (2017) Examine the
Potential of Social Media Imagery in an Irish
Marketing Context
5
6
The Advantages of Using Social Media as
part of a Marketing Strategy
The Importance of Facebook and
Twitter When Engaging the NAVs
• Facebook Engages Consumers into an
Active Brand Community (Lalic and Gindl 2018)
• Twitter Provides Destination Marketers
with Geographic Reach (Hays et al 2013)
• Tourism Ireland Use Twitter and Facebook
to Engage NAVs Through a Focused CRM
Strategy
• Durkin et al (2013) Recommend That Irish
SMEs embrace Social Media Platforms
7
Chaffey’s CRM Model (2017)
8
Reach
Act
Convert
Engage
Tourism Ireland’s Current Use of Social
Media
• TI have Generated Exponential Growth in the
Irish-North American Sector over the Past Five
Years
• This Destination Marketer (DMO) has Achieved
First Mover Advantage in the Digital Space Using
Twitter and Facebook
• This DMO uses Twitter and Facebook to Create
Ancillary Promotions Related to Game of Thrones
and Star Wars
• TI believe the Further Expansion of this Market
Growth Depends on Irish SMEs Becoming More
Involved in Social Media Marketing
9
Using Social Media to Engage NAVs
10
11
Methods of the Study
Method Categories
1 Semi-structured in-depth
interviews with the four
categories of stakeholders
Four categories of stakeholders:
a) Tourism Ireland
b) Large scale operators
c) SMEs
d) Intermediaries and Agents
2 Netnographic analysis The Netnographic analysis in two stages:
a) Primary qualitative
b) Secondary data
1
2
3
4
5
Definition
of Field of
Inquiry
Identification and
Selection of
Stakeholders’ Online
Social Media
Activities
Nvivo 11 software
Analysis used to
Observe Activities
Data Analysis and
Aggregation of
Customer Insights
Customer Insights
Translated into
Product and Service
Solutions
Netnographic Analysis of this Study
12
Findings and Preliminary Analysis
• The Study Identified Key Factors that Influence
NAVs’ Decision Making Process in all Three Trip
Phases
• Irish SMEs Prefer to Use TripAdvisor
• Irish SMEs Believe that Social Media Marketing is
the Responsibility of the DMO
• The Analysis Highlighted the Success of Tourism
Ireland Through their Social Media Activities in
the Irish-North American Tourism Sector
13
Using CRM Strategies to Engage the
NAV
14
15
Hospitality
Ireland 3%
Global
Greening
24%
Star Wars
3%
Wild
Atlantic
Way
13%
Shannon
Airport
4%
Aer Lingus
4%
Giants
Causeway
3%
St Patricks
Day (6.7%)
Tourism
Ireland
21.3%
A Network of Alliances Using Twitter
Trump
Doonbeg
Brendan
Murphy
EntrepreneurLocal
Community
Surf Shop
TI’s Wild
Atlantic Way
Campaign
24
A Network of Alliances Between
Irish Stakeholders Using Twitter
Promote the Tweet
Promote the Trend
Promote the Account
Plunder the Analytics
25
The Twitter Marketing Process
Shares
Contests
Ads
Ongoing
Activities
Likes
Comments
QR Codes
Collaboration
Events
Analytics
27
Table 2 Tourism Ireland’s Facebook Analysis.
Date of post Theme of Post Imagery Used Volume of US
Interaction
July 23 2017 #GOT (Game of
Thrones)
Video Content of
Tapestry production
194/368 likes
4/5 comments
47 shares
July 24 2017 Torr head Co. Antrim Photograph 2.9k/4.3k likes
68/104
Comments
228/432 shares
July 25 2017 Irelands Heritage A conglomerate of
images of heritage sites
and a Web link
3,465/6.3k likes
84/155
comments
789 shares
19
29
Network Analysis of Irish SMEs
30
Adaptation of Penrose’s (1959)Growth Model
32
Stakeholder
Stakeholder
Firm
SM
Marketing
Culture
SM
Marketing
Scope
SM
Marketing
Structure
SM
Marketing
Governance
Vision
Mission
Goals
Culture
Resources
* SM= Social Media
34
Conclusions
• Twitter offers Message Reach Which is
Cost Effective for the Irish Stakeholder
• Facebook Engages NAVs and
Communicates Brand Values
• SMEs can Benefit from Joining this
conversation
• The Proposed Model of this Study may
Benefit SME Growth in the Future
• Future Research Might Implement and
Analyse the Proposed Model
35
36
Thank You For
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THRIC 2018 Facebook and Twitter Marketing

  • 1. Facebook and Twitter Success in the Irish- North American Sector: A Review Tourism Ireland’s Digital Marketing Strategies Mr. Colm Barcoe & Dr. Garvan Whelan
  • 2. Introduction to the Authors 2 Colm Barcoe (B.Bus) is currently a Masters student in IT Tallaght Dr. Garvan Whelan is a Lecturer & Financial Research Analyst at ITT Dublin since 2004
  • 3. Presentation Content • Introduction • The Importance of Twitter and Facebook When Engaging the North American Consumer • Tourism Ireland’s (TI’s) Current Use of Social Media • Using Social Media to Engage North American Visitors (NAVs) online • Research Design • Findings and Preliminary Analysis • Using Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) Strategies to When communicating Brand Value to NAVs • Capitalising on Facebook Insights • Proposed Model to Benefit Irish SMEs • Conclusions 3
  • 4. Introduction • Research Began September 2016 and Finished March 2018 • The Initial Task was To Investigate the Use of Social Media in Order to Attract NAVS to Ireland • The Primary Data was Collected Summer 2017 • The Themes That Emerged Provided Insight into the Use of Facebook and Twitter in the Irish-North American Tourism Sector 4
  • 5. Literature • Research on Irish Stakeholder’s Use of Social Media was Found to be Sparse • Durkin et al (2013) and Bolan et al (2011) explore Social Media in an Irish Context • Hays et al (2013) Examine the Benefits of Twitter and Facebook as part of a Digital Marketing Strategy • Dunne and Hanrahan (2017) Examine the Potential of Social Media Imagery in an Irish Marketing Context 5
  • 6. 6 The Advantages of Using Social Media as part of a Marketing Strategy
  • 7. The Importance of Facebook and Twitter When Engaging the NAVs • Facebook Engages Consumers into an Active Brand Community (Lalic and Gindl 2018) • Twitter Provides Destination Marketers with Geographic Reach (Hays et al 2013) • Tourism Ireland Use Twitter and Facebook to Engage NAVs Through a Focused CRM Strategy • Durkin et al (2013) Recommend That Irish SMEs embrace Social Media Platforms 7
  • 8. Chaffey’s CRM Model (2017) 8 Reach Act Convert Engage
  • 9. Tourism Ireland’s Current Use of Social Media • TI have Generated Exponential Growth in the Irish-North American Sector over the Past Five Years • This Destination Marketer (DMO) has Achieved First Mover Advantage in the Digital Space Using Twitter and Facebook • This DMO uses Twitter and Facebook to Create Ancillary Promotions Related to Game of Thrones and Star Wars • TI believe the Further Expansion of this Market Growth Depends on Irish SMEs Becoming More Involved in Social Media Marketing 9
  • 10. Using Social Media to Engage NAVs 10
  • 11. 11 Methods of the Study Method Categories 1 Semi-structured in-depth interviews with the four categories of stakeholders Four categories of stakeholders: a) Tourism Ireland b) Large scale operators c) SMEs d) Intermediaries and Agents 2 Netnographic analysis The Netnographic analysis in two stages: a) Primary qualitative b) Secondary data
  • 12. 1 2 3 4 5 Definition of Field of Inquiry Identification and Selection of Stakeholders’ Online Social Media Activities Nvivo 11 software Analysis used to Observe Activities Data Analysis and Aggregation of Customer Insights Customer Insights Translated into Product and Service Solutions Netnographic Analysis of this Study 12
  • 13. Findings and Preliminary Analysis • The Study Identified Key Factors that Influence NAVs’ Decision Making Process in all Three Trip Phases • Irish SMEs Prefer to Use TripAdvisor • Irish SMEs Believe that Social Media Marketing is the Responsibility of the DMO • The Analysis Highlighted the Success of Tourism Ireland Through their Social Media Activities in the Irish-North American Tourism Sector 13
  • 14. Using CRM Strategies to Engage the NAV 14
  • 15. 15 Hospitality Ireland 3% Global Greening 24% Star Wars 3% Wild Atlantic Way 13% Shannon Airport 4% Aer Lingus 4% Giants Causeway 3% St Patricks Day (6.7%) Tourism Ireland 21.3% A Network of Alliances Using Twitter
  • 16. Trump Doonbeg Brendan Murphy EntrepreneurLocal Community Surf Shop TI’s Wild Atlantic Way Campaign 24 A Network of Alliances Between Irish Stakeholders Using Twitter
  • 17. Promote the Tweet Promote the Trend Promote the Account Plunder the Analytics 25 The Twitter Marketing Process
  • 19. Table 2 Tourism Ireland’s Facebook Analysis. Date of post Theme of Post Imagery Used Volume of US Interaction July 23 2017 #GOT (Game of Thrones) Video Content of Tapestry production 194/368 likes 4/5 comments 47 shares July 24 2017 Torr head Co. Antrim Photograph 2.9k/4.3k likes 68/104 Comments 228/432 shares July 25 2017 Irelands Heritage A conglomerate of images of heritage sites and a Web link 3,465/6.3k likes 84/155 comments 789 shares 19
  • 20. 29
  • 21. Network Analysis of Irish SMEs 30
  • 22. Adaptation of Penrose’s (1959)Growth Model 32
  • 24. Conclusions • Twitter offers Message Reach Which is Cost Effective for the Irish Stakeholder • Facebook Engages NAVs and Communicates Brand Values • SMEs can Benefit from Joining this conversation • The Proposed Model of this Study may Benefit SME Growth in the Future • Future Research Might Implement and Analyse the Proposed Model 35