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Who is TA Fastrack?

Established in 2002

Offices in Sydney Brisbane Auckland
           Sydney, Brisbane,

Australia s
Australia’s leading travel and tourism Digital
Marketing agency

Official members marketing service to the
members of AAOA and ARAMA

Over 150 years of combined experience
Some of our clients....
What you will learn today
How Social Media revolutionized the
way we travel
Social Media Best Practices
Best tips of maximizing your presence
on the top travel Social Networks
How to calculate your Social Media
ROI
IT’S A CHANGED
CONSUMER -SCAPE
            SCAPE
700/second
  # of FACEBOOK     1 hour/second
 status updates     Of video uploaded
                    to YOUTUBE




1000/minute
# of NEW visitors
on PINTEREST
                    600/second
                    # of TWEETS
3x   more time spent with
     social media th email
        i l   di than     il
The Social Media Revolution
Social Media Impact on Travel
Social Media Impact on Travel
How the Travel Industry Utilizes Social Media
Social Media Impact on Travel
Social Media Impact on Travel
How the Travel Industry Utilizes Social Media
Social Media Impact on Travel
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#1 Rule for Business Success in Social Media
Good SocialBusiness Success a Good Strategy
#1 Rule for Media Starts with in Social Media
Best Practices Matter

Content is King
DO create strong content. If you don’t have anything important to say or
information of value to deliver, you won’t achieve engagement with users.
Don't make social media just a platform to promote your product. Let your
customers promote the product and use social media to promote your customers.


Listen and Engage
Do listen and engage with your audience everyday. They want you to talk
with th
 ith them b t not at them.
           but t t th
Don't avoid customer complaints or gripes. One or two unanswered
negative comments can leave a huge impression on your prospective
customers, not just the person who's p
           ,   j        p            posting that comment.
                                           g

Build Social Relationships through Communication
DO focus on social communication as equally as you focus on strong content.
Facebook and Twitter are more communication engines than content engines.
Don't assume that just because a consumer "likes your brand" that they're
interacting with you. You have to continue to build that relationship and turn that
"Like" into Love.
 Like       Love
The Social Media Business Equation
      Best Practices Matter



                 Content 
                strategy is a 
                map for 
                map for
                turning your 
                social media 
                    i l   di
                into business 
                success
Social Channel     Australia Users May 12   Change from April 12
1. Facebook        11,968,120               ↓ 20,000
2. You Tube        11,000,000               Steady
3. BlogSpot        4,030,000                Steady
4. LinkedIn        2,200,000                Steady
5. Twitter
5 Twitter          1,800,000 
                   1 800 000                Steady
6. WordPress.com   1,600,000                ↓ 200,000
7. Tumblr          1,200,000                Steady
8. Flickr          840,000                  ↓ 80,000
9. Pinterest       560,000                  ↑ 90,000
10. Instagram      423,000                  ↑ 171,000
MySpace            420,000                  ↓ 40,000
Google+            331,336 
                   331 336                  Estimated
StumbleUpon        150,000                  Steady
Reddit                ,
                   140,000                  Steady
                                                 y
Digg               77,000                   Steady
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Facebook in Australia
No.1 Social Media site                         60-70% of Australians
                                                  have Passports
11 million users
- 51.22% of population
- 63 93% penetration of online population
  63.93%
Only 1 million users under 18yrs of age
Avg time spent on Facebook a day is 22
mins
2 in 5 Australians online are now
interacting with companies via F
i t     ti   ith         i    i Facebook
                                      b k
9 in 10 (86%) of Australian’s look to their
fellow Facebook users for opinions and           75% of Australians
information about products, services and      socialise with friends and
brands                                        family through Facebook
Facebook Ads becoming more
effective than Google Ads
(Data accurate as at 05 March 2012)
Maximising Your Business on Facebook



                       #1: Use custom 
                       tab applications
                         b    li i

                        Add personality to
                           y
                           your p g
                                page
Maximising Your Business on Facebook



                           #2: Offer 
                            value
                           Give Facebook users
                              what they want
Maximising Your Business on Facebook



                         #3: Be 
                        available
                          Check and
                           respond
                              p
Maximising Your Business on Facebook



                          #4: Be 
                         flexible
                         Share it as it
                          happens
                             pp
Twitter In Australia
                   Twitter in Australia
There are approximately
1.8 million Twitter accounts
in Australia

Twitter is the 5th most
popular social network

Only 16% of AU users are
under the age of 24.
Largest segment (32%) is
45-54
45 54

25% follow brands,
companies or organisations
         i         i ti
via Twitter

Avg time spent on Twitter
per day is 10 mins
Maximising Your Business on Twitter



                         #1: Create
                        conversation 
                                 ti
                          strategy

                          Talk about things
                          that interest your
                              followers.
Maximising Your Business on Twitter




                        #2: Interact
                        #2: Interact

                         Don’t be lame
Maximising Your Business on Twitter



                           #3: Organise
                         your community 
                         your community
                           with Twitter 
                               Lists

                          Twitter gives you a
                        great overview on h
                             t      i       how
                          to use Twitter Lists
                        http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-
                               twitter-basics/topics/111-
                                                  p
                        features/articles/76460-how-to-use-
                                      twitter-lists#
Maximising Your Business on Twitter



                         #4: Gradually
                         Expand Your 
                         E     dY
                          Community

                              Build
                              B ild your
                        relationships one at
                               a time
                                 time.
YouTube in Australia
YouTube in Australia
There are 11 million
YouTube accounts in
Australia

YouTube is the 2nd most
popular social network in
Australia

Most traffic occurs at 6-8pm
weekdays and 8-11pm
weekends

12hrs of video are watched
every secondd

48% of Australian
companies & brands have a
YouTube channel
Maximising Your Business on YouTube

   #1: Customize your Channel




        Give ‘em some eye candy
              em
Maximising Your Business on YouTube

    #2: Manage Comments
            g




            Keep it clean
               p
Maximising Your Business on YouTube

           #3: Engage
                 g g




             Talk t th
             T lk to them
Maximising Your Business on YouTube

       #4: Cross‐promote
                 p




       Integrated Marketing matters
Social
ROI
Equation for ROI?
How Should I estimate myyReturn?
  How Should I Estimate My Return?

Apply a 3‐step process:
• Define your social media goal.
  Define your social media goal.
• Based on the goal, define your social media return.
• Fi ll d fi h
  Finally, define how you will tie hard dollars to the 
                           ill ti h d d ll t th
  social media return.
Social Media ROI on Sales

STEP 1 Goal: increase sales.

STEP 2 Return: value of sales that can be attributed to 
STEP 2 Return: value of sales that can be attributed to
  the social media campaign. 
  ‐ Follow user path from the online check‐out to where the user entered
    Follow user path from the online check out to where the user entered 
  the stream
  ‐ Provide our users with social media campaign–only coupon codes
  ‐ Compare actual sales with forecasted sales
    Compare actual sales with forecasted sales 


STEP 3 Tie hard dollars to the social media return: 
  amount of sales dollars.
Social Media ROI on Sales




Social media ROI = (return – investment) / investment %.
Social Media Marketing Special Offer
      How Should I Estimate My Return?
                               y
          Subscribe to Fastrack Social Maintenance 
             Program* and receive FREE channel 
               customisation** valued at $1000
                                valued at $1000 
 INCLUSIONS:
 • A
   Account set up
           t t
 • Channel set up and initial content population^
 • Monthly Content Strategy                                                       $350
 • Interaction with your fans/ followers^^                                        per channel / per month
 • Content sharing^^^
 • Cross-promotion on your digital channels
 • Monthly overview traffic report

*Basic package, min 3 months commitment
**E.g. Facebook custom tab, You Tube channel background
**          b k             b        b h           lb k        d
^ Includes images, folders, tabs, playlists, lists – up to 3hrs p/month
^^ Includes response to comments, questions, complaint management ‐ up to 5hrs p/month
^^^ Includes status updates, photo & video uploads, polls, questions ‐ up to 5hrs p/month
Contact TA Fastrack




                     Tel: 07 3040 3588




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                     http://twitter.com/#!/tafastrack
Question time
Question time

Social Media for Travel & Tourism: Maximise ROI

  • 1.
    Welcome to today s today’swebinar You are currently on MUTE and will not hear anything until we begin. Ask us anything you like in the chat box in your GoToWebinar control panel.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Who is TAFastrack? Established in 2002 Offices in Sydney Brisbane Auckland Sydney, Brisbane, Australia s Australia’s leading travel and tourism Digital Marketing agency Official members marketing service to the members of AAOA and ARAMA Over 150 years of combined experience
  • 5.
    Some of ourclients....
  • 6.
    What you willlearn today How Social Media revolutionized the way we travel Social Media Best Practices Best tips of maximizing your presence on the top travel Social Networks How to calculate your Social Media ROI
  • 7.
  • 8.
    700/second #of FACEBOOK 1 hour/second status updates Of video uploaded to YOUTUBE 1000/minute # of NEW visitors on PINTEREST 600/second # of TWEETS
  • 9.
    3x more time spent with social media th email i l di than il
  • 11.
    The Social MediaRevolution
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Social Media Impacton Travel How the Travel Industry Utilizes Social Media
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
    How the TravelIndustry Utilizes Social Media
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    #1 Rule forBusiness Success in Social Media
  • 20.
    Good SocialBusiness Successa Good Strategy #1 Rule for Media Starts with in Social Media
  • 21.
    Best Practices Matter Contentis King DO create strong content. If you don’t have anything important to say or information of value to deliver, you won’t achieve engagement with users. Don't make social media just a platform to promote your product. Let your customers promote the product and use social media to promote your customers. Listen and Engage Do listen and engage with your audience everyday. They want you to talk with th ith them b t not at them. but t t th Don't avoid customer complaints or gripes. One or two unanswered negative comments can leave a huge impression on your prospective customers, not just the person who's p , j p posting that comment. g Build Social Relationships through Communication DO focus on social communication as equally as you focus on strong content. Facebook and Twitter are more communication engines than content engines. Don't assume that just because a consumer "likes your brand" that they're interacting with you. You have to continue to build that relationship and turn that "Like" into Love. Like Love
  • 22.
    The Social MediaBusiness Equation Best Practices Matter Content  strategy is a  map for  map for turning your  social media  i l di into business  success
  • 23.
    Social Channel Australia Users May 12 Change from April 12 1. Facebook 11,968,120 ↓ 20,000 2. You Tube 11,000,000  Steady 3. BlogSpot 4,030,000  Steady 4. LinkedIn 2,200,000  Steady 5. Twitter 5 Twitter 1,800,000  1 800 000 Steady 6. WordPress.com 1,600,000  ↓ 200,000 7. Tumblr 1,200,000 Steady 8. Flickr 840,000  ↓ 80,000 9. Pinterest 560,000  ↑ 90,000 10. Instagram 423,000  ↑ 171,000 MySpace 420,000  ↓ 40,000 Google+ 331,336  331 336 Estimated StumbleUpon 150,000  Steady Reddit , 140,000  Steady y Digg 77,000  Steady
  • 25.
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    Facebook in Australia No.1Social Media site 60-70% of Australians have Passports 11 million users - 51.22% of population - 63 93% penetration of online population 63.93% Only 1 million users under 18yrs of age Avg time spent on Facebook a day is 22 mins 2 in 5 Australians online are now interacting with companies via F i t ti ith i i Facebook b k 9 in 10 (86%) of Australian’s look to their fellow Facebook users for opinions and 75% of Australians information about products, services and socialise with friends and brands family through Facebook Facebook Ads becoming more effective than Google Ads (Data accurate as at 05 March 2012)
  • 29.
    Maximising Your Businesson Facebook #1: Use custom  tab applications b li i Add personality to y your p g page
  • 30.
    Maximising Your Businesson Facebook #2: Offer  value Give Facebook users what they want
  • 31.
    Maximising Your Businesson Facebook #3: Be  available Check and respond p
  • 32.
    Maximising Your Businesson Facebook #4: Be  flexible Share it as it happens pp
  • 34.
    Twitter In Australia Twitter in Australia There are approximately 1.8 million Twitter accounts in Australia Twitter is the 5th most popular social network Only 16% of AU users are under the age of 24. Largest segment (32%) is 45-54 45 54 25% follow brands, companies or organisations i i ti via Twitter Avg time spent on Twitter per day is 10 mins
  • 36.
    Maximising Your Businesson Twitter #1: Create conversation  ti strategy Talk about things that interest your followers.
  • 37.
    Maximising Your Businesson Twitter #2: Interact #2: Interact Don’t be lame
  • 38.
    Maximising Your Businesson Twitter #3: Organise your community  your community with Twitter  Lists Twitter gives you a great overview on h t i how to use Twitter Lists http://support.twitter.com/groups/31- twitter-basics/topics/111- p features/articles/76460-how-to-use- twitter-lists#
  • 39.
    Maximising Your Businesson Twitter #4: Gradually Expand Your  E dY Community Build B ild your relationships one at a time time.
  • 41.
  • 42.
    YouTube in Australia Thereare 11 million YouTube accounts in Australia YouTube is the 2nd most popular social network in Australia Most traffic occurs at 6-8pm weekdays and 8-11pm weekends 12hrs of video are watched every secondd 48% of Australian companies & brands have a YouTube channel
  • 43.
    Maximising Your Businesson YouTube #1: Customize your Channel Give ‘em some eye candy em
  • 44.
    Maximising Your Businesson YouTube #2: Manage Comments g Keep it clean p
  • 45.
    Maximising Your Businesson YouTube #3: Engage g g Talk t th T lk to them
  • 46.
    Maximising Your Businesson YouTube #4: Cross‐promote p Integrated Marketing matters
  • 47.
  • 53.
  • 54.
    How Should Iestimate myyReturn? How Should I Estimate My Return? Apply a 3‐step process: • Define your social media goal. Define your social media goal. • Based on the goal, define your social media return. • Fi ll d fi h Finally, define how you will tie hard dollars to the  ill ti h d d ll t th social media return.
  • 55.
    Social Media ROIon Sales STEP 1 Goal: increase sales. STEP 2 Return: value of sales that can be attributed to  STEP 2 Return: value of sales that can be attributed to the social media campaign.  ‐ Follow user path from the online check‐out to where the user entered Follow user path from the online check out to where the user entered  the stream ‐ Provide our users with social media campaign–only coupon codes ‐ Compare actual sales with forecasted sales Compare actual sales with forecasted sales  STEP 3 Tie hard dollars to the social media return:  amount of sales dollars.
  • 56.
    Social Media ROIon Sales Social media ROI = (return – investment) / investment %.
  • 57.
    Social Media MarketingSpecial Offer How Should I Estimate My Return? y Subscribe to Fastrack Social Maintenance  Program* and receive FREE channel  customisation** valued at $1000 valued at $1000  INCLUSIONS: • A Account set up t t • Channel set up and initial content population^ • Monthly Content Strategy $350 • Interaction with your fans/ followers^^ per channel / per month • Content sharing^^^ • Cross-promotion on your digital channels • Monthly overview traffic report *Basic package, min 3 months commitment **E.g. Facebook custom tab, You Tube channel background ** b k b b h lb k d ^ Includes images, folders, tabs, playlists, lists – up to 3hrs p/month ^^ Includes response to comments, questions, complaint management ‐ up to 5hrs p/month ^^^ Includes status updates, photo & video uploads, polls, questions ‐ up to 5hrs p/month
  • 59.
    Contact TA Fastrack Tel: 07 3040 3588 http://www.facebook.com/TAFastrack http://tafastrack.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/#!/tafastrack
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