What is potentially the biggest game-changer for travel agencies and tourism industry businesses is now here.
On 12 June, Google Travel announced that Google Flights is now available for Australia and New Zealand through their Twitter account.
In 2011, Google purchased one of the most prominent tools for researching airfares. The Matrix, MIT-developed ITA Software, is a powerful tool that lets users intelligently find the airfares they need by customising pairings, allowing multiple destination inputs and searching across variable trip lengths. Pairing this with a user-friendly interface resulted in what we now know as Google Flights.
How It Works “Pack your bags! Whether you’re traveling from Auckland to Asia, or Kerikeri to Queenstown, Google Flights will give you...
Did you know that 100 million hours of video are watched on Facebook every day? It’s no wonder the social media giant has taken it to the next level with Facebook Live. This powerful new tool gives you two good reasons to start exploring it. One, you will be able to harness all the marketing potential of the video format – again, look to the figure above 100 million hours! Two, it lets you put your social media campaign in the moment.
Recent Facebook algorithm changes seem to be favouring videos in the news feed, and Live videos rank even higher. Even better, users actually like it. Personalities such as Jane Goodall and Martha Stewart and brands like BuzzFeed and the Denver Broncos have used Facebook Live to successfully connect with their followers. According to Facebook,...
If pictures paint a thousand words, how effective do you think videos will be for marketing your tourism business? Film conveys so much more than text and pictures. Just image, you can give your intended customers a real glimpse of what you can offer. Show your audience the sweeping views from your hotel balcony or maybe the exhilarating feeling of bungy jumping off a platform. How about sharing that sense of calm the sounds and sights of your sleepy coastal town can bring?
Whether it’s an accommodation, an experience or a destination – a video can allow your potential customers to immerse in that experience and you can connect with them emotionally.
The statistics about the use of video in tourism marketing really drive the point home. For instance:
While fresh ways for reaching people online keep popping up, few are as effective as going directly to a potential customer and hitting their email inbox with one of your latest offers. When used correctly, Email Marketing can lead to increased bookings - so here are three ways to best use Electronic Direct Marketing and E-Newsletters
1. Share the Love
Encourage your offer to be shared around! Offer a special to your past guests and newsletter sign-ups then encourage them to share the deal with their friends and family – “spread the news and share the love”. Let’s face it, we all know someone who could do with some good news and TLC, and more so, everyone loves a good special. This is a also a great way to expand your brand awareness. Everyone gains something out of it, and...
Tourism marketing is an ever-changing landscape where things move quickly! There are so many tools, platforms and distribution choices. Understanding the best options for your tourism business can be overwhelming...and an expensive learning curve if the ROI doesn’t eventuate.
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Drop in website traffic?
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Social Media not performing well?
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There can be some negativity around email newsletters; we all receive too many of them and yes, some can become tedious and often ignored. However, don’t be too quick to dismiss newsletters as being wrong for your business – when done well they can be very effective at bringing high quality traffic to your website. High quality traffic that wants to buy from you.
Firstly, consider that you are talking to an audience who has already told you they want to receive news from you. These people have admitted they are interested in your product or service. At Tomahawk we often see healthy website traffic from newsletters on our clients’ Google Analytics accounts – low bounce rates and a high amount of time spent on the website. So, whilst there will always be a percentage who don’t...
