Advanced Social Media Marketing --Tactics & tools for your tourism business

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This is a shortened version of a workshop presented at NTA's Travel Exchange 2014 Advanced Social Media Marketing—Tactics & Tools for your Tour business Delve into savvy practices to grow your fans & followers, influence new relationships and use new tools to drive your business to the next level. In this advanced interactive session we’ll clarify and show examples of how you can create and implement strategies to engage your clients across existing platforms. We’ll explore new emerging platforms while studying the time and resources needed to keep ahead of the curve. Don’t miss these ways to understand what’s relevant to measure and monitor NOW. Your core competencies will include: • Growing your group and FIT business with proven and emerging strategies • Enticing engagement tactics to get your audience talking • Using unique content to offer added-value • Maximizing media integration When you decide to leverage your social marketing efforts and get serious about galvanizing your strategy, this is the session for you. A comprehensive worksheet will be provided. ~50 word synopsis Are you ready to push your social media into the next realm? Join the conversation and explore new ways to engage and uncover emerging social platforms that leverage your time and talent. This advanced session will maximize you strategy and give you tactics you can implement immediately in your tour business.

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Advanced Social Media MarketingTactics & Tools

NTA Travel Exchange2014

Los AngelesCatherine HeegCustomized Management Solutions

NOTE: This has been shortened for the on-line audience.

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Today

• Grow• Engage• NEW!• Measure• Cutting Edge

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Grow

• Research• Advertising with Facebook Power Editor

• Auto-Responding tools• Added Value

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Key Word Research

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Pages liked by People who Like….your company name here

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Cool!

Pages liked by People who Like….your company name here

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Interests

Favorite interest of People who Like….your

company name here

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Favorite Interests of people who like your company name here

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Facebook Power Editor

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What Can I do for YOU?

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•Insider tips•Packing tips•Photo album •Whitepaper•Checklist•Top 10 lists•Video•User Generated Content

Brand Ambassadors

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What Can I do for YOU?

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FUN!

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What Works for YOU

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Social networks

• Vine and Instagram Video• Snapchat• Path• Thumb

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Source: http://mashable.com/2013/02/08/vine-video-apps/

Video

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Source: http://blog.vfmleonardo.com/vine-and-instagram-part-1/

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Unique Integration

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Facebook Custom Apps

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Advanced Link Use

• LinkedIn Company page• Twitter• Pinterest - verify• Blog directories• Google Authorship • Google +• You-Tube channel• Instagram• Vine• Facebook

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Measurement tactics

Emphasis on pure

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YOUR Metrics to Measure

Custom metrics for your business

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Measurement Tools

• Simply Measured• Radian 6• Sysomos• Viral Heat• Other

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Share the KnowledgeSocial Networks

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Video Thumb Other

Measurement Tools

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Tech

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of travelers remain active on social mediaSource: http://visual.ly/travel-industry-trends-2012

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70%

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accounts for

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Mobile

20%of Travel Sales in

2013

Source: http://www.eyefortravel.com/mobile-and-technology/essential-mobile-and-social-stats-travel-industry-movers-and-shakers

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61% of passengers want

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more with mobile commerce

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www.cmsspeaking.com

Catherine J. HeegCustomized Management Solutions

Phone: 403 726 0171 Fax: 403 726 0371Catherine.heeg@cmsspeaking.com cmsspeaking.com

www.twitter.com/catherineheeg www.linkedin.com/in/catherineheegFacebook.com/CustomizedManagementSolutions

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Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than

by the ones you did do.Mark Twain