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POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIAIN INSPIRING TRAVEL

WITH DAVE BOUSKILL & DEBRA CORBEILWWW .THEPLANETD.COM

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THE PLANET D

Dave and DebThe Planet D

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EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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DIGITAL STORYTELLERS

Creating Content using Multiple platforms

Two way communication: Creating Conversation

Personal voice

First Hand Experiences

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BENEFITS OF A BLOG

Detailed Account

Trusted Voice

Entertained - StoryTelling

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The Average consumer is subjected to over 6000 marketing messages in any given day!

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CASE STUDY #1Emilia Romagna Tourism Board

•More than 10k tweets generated 70 million Twitter impressions• 7 million Twitter accounts reached• #BlogVille was a global trending topic on Twitter on 8th July, 2012• 2,000 updates published on Facebook; 500 comments received• More than 3,000 shared photos/videos on Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube

50 Bloggers

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Channels

Storyline in the Moment

Creates a connection between brand and reader through a personal story in Real Time.

Puts a human face on your brand or destination.

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ICELAND IN REAL TIME

TwitterGoogle +InstagramYouTubeFacebook

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CONNECTING WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

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CYCLE OF TRAVEL

SOCIAL MEDIA: PLAYS HUGE PART

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HAVE A STRATEGY

Buzz Event

FollowUp

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THE FIRST STEPS

Have a story angle in mind.

What do you want to Highlight

Find out how you want to communicate the Who, What , Where, When and How of the story

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INSTAGRAMBest Real Time Story Telling Tool

Visual

Share to Multiple Platforms

Video

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FACEBOOKMake a connection between

you and the storytellerAsk Questions

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FACEBOOK

Use Visuals Evoke a sense of place and experience.

High quality photos Include Real People

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GOOGLE +

Live Hangouts On Air Best Platform for Photos

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TWITTER

Engage audience with questions

Be consistent

Provide information

Have a hashtag

Twitter Chats

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EXPEDIA FIND YOURS

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“Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you

make, but about the stories you tell.” – Seth Godin

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QUESTIONS?

Continue the Conversation with us!@theplanetd on

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