2. THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTENT
Modern shoppers want
Rich, Interactive, Engaging Content
If you do not supply Content they will go
elsewhere to find it
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3. THE INDUSTRY IS HERE TO STAY
The Industry is here to stay but it does
need to adapt and compete better.
The biggest challenge to improve the
travellers online buying experience
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4. OUTDATED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION MODEL
SUPPLIERS DISTRIBUTION
Via the Internet
• Email
VERY TIME CONSUMING
• Library
• Dropbox
Trade Shows / Sales Reps
• Disk / Flash Drive
TOUR OPERATOR
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6. DISSAPPEARING CONTENT
SUPPLIER OPERATOR AGENT CLIENT
ABC TEXT
ABC TEXT ABC TEXT
IMAGES IMAGES IMAGES
VIDEOS MAPS
VIRTUAL TOURS ACTIVITIES
MAPS
IN-DEPTH INFO
ROOM INFO
ACTIVITIES
The longer they spend researching the
more chance they will find something
else or change his mind
7. CONTENT MANAGEMENT & DISTRIBUTION
Content is never going to travel along the
industry channels using this model
It simply has to change!!
8. THE CHALLENGE
How do simplify this content model?
How do you get Content to travel along
the industry channels and into the Sale ?
9. WETU’S SOLUTION
To do this we have:-
1. Created an Open Database
2. Developed Technology to:-
• Make content easily accessible and simple to
use & distribute
• Create engaging digital sales & marketing
material for the industry channels
14. CONTENT DISTRIBUTION TOOLS
Content API
• Website (via CMS or Direct)
Content Widget
• Website
• Blog
• Social Media
iBrochures (re-brandable)
• Physical Distribution of Content
• Sales Tool for Tour Operators & Agents
15. NECESSARY TOOLS FOR SUPPLIERS
Wetu also allows you to create numerous
modern sales and marketing tools.
19. EMPOWERING THE TRADE
Providing Engaging Rich Interactive Buying
Experience
IMPORTANT ISSUES
• Quick & Easy Access
• Simple to Use
• Can be passed on (Re-brandable)
• Empowers the person selling
20. MARKETING & SALES TOOLS
Providing Engaging rich interactive buying experience
Google Maps Enhanced Google Maps
ENHANCED GOOGLE MAP
25. ITINERARY APP: TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ON MOBILE
Download the Itinerary App from iTunes / Google Play and enter the personal
code ON6H1V
26. TRAVEL ITINERARY OF THE FUTURE
Download the Itinerary App from iTunes / Google Play and enter the personal
code ON6H1V
27. WETU ITINERARY BUILDER
ITINERARY BUILDER
VIRTUAL ITINERARY PAPER ITINERARY ITINERARY APP PRICING TEMPLATE
ONE INPUT – MULTIPLE OUTPUTS
28. WETU NOW
Tour Operators
• 70+ Tour Operators (clients)
• 100s of Tour Operators & Agents freely accessing
Content
Suppliers
• 450+ Luxury Suppliers (Upgraded Listing)
• 2000 free managed listing (8000+ properties in Wetu)
• Managing Content for Nightsbridge (3000+ properties)
Distribution
• 700 + unique visitors each day (growing each week)
• Majority outside of Africa
Welcome & ThanksWho am I speaking to?Traditional Industry…..This whole conference has been about direct marketing but most of our tourist (that do not come via foot) come via the industry and we must not ignore the backbone of our industry.Much of the industry is caught between the old way and the new way of doing things and their are numerous problems and the challengers that need to be addressed so that the industry does not get left too far behind and are able to compete effectively online.….Firtsly
TOs need to find solutions to this problemProducts to need to help them - These are the problems we have been trying to solve
Wetu is creating technical solutions that allows content to flow along the industry channels - giving the industry easy access to the product information and making it quick and simple to distribute it
Turned this into
Put all the product content into the cloudMade it very easily accessible – anywhere, anytime, anyoneTools to help the TOCOLLATERAL CONSISTANCY & UPDATED CONTENT
Not only provides a content solution but created tools that simplify to task of distributing content It is unlikel