Destination marketing has changed How
to succeed with digital, mobile & new travel behavior

Traditional discovery is now too
noisy and too expensive Down prioritize: Newspapers, Magazines, Generic advertising (offline/ online), Trade shows The game has changed

It’s the only way to
get sufficient return from our limited resources Up prioritize: Inside out marketing, Loyalty, Social sharing, Targeting (interest, demographic, geography) Relevance and context take their place

Instead of blanket advertising, like
reaching a million people and hope to appeal to 1% start with the people who already visit you, already know you or already love you Then they share the word. Discovery has become organic What’s inside out marketing?

More service, more information, more
sharing opportunity, more above and beyond New focus: Make existing visitors rave about you

1 Put up statues, signs,
wacky and fun stuff that trigger people to take photos and share Trigger sharing

Make an app that is
super useful for visitors: ‣ Offline map ‣ Travel info ‣ Currency converter ‣ Weather ‣ WiFi spots ‣ Transport (detailed) ‣ City card Utility apps help visitors, even when you’re not there 2

Travel info isn’t required where
you are, but where they are Identify top 50 spots (cafes, car rentals, airport) and equip them with WiFi and information Visitor hot spots3

Speak to individual passions (films,
food, comics, fashion, knitting, sport) and hit people straight in the heart. Today, most tourism info is generic, that’s because it was expensive to produce and distribute. With digital that has changed Niche rather than generic 4

The silver service 24h tourism
hot line - the concierge in your pocket.

Old: the central point own
material, own sites, come to me, generic info New: catalyst for empowerment provide access, curate, facilitate, connect destination marketeers get new roles

Right here, right now! Prepare
local business for the new wave. People travel less prepared, and increasingly search for last minute, local information ‣ Google search ‣ Maps ‣ Location based services Lobby local travel businesses to use LBS, Google+ and have live, online inventory

in your new role facilitating
access is a priority. The simplest ways you can do this: 1) Make app which lists WiFi spots 2) Make app but also include offline info & map 3) Create wifi hotspot in airport and key locations WiFi - the mother of all DMO challenges

Can you enable travelers to
buy local SIM cards at key infrastructure points? ‣Use their own phones ‣Data plans ‣Short term deals (1 week / 1 month) ‣No paperwork, pay as you go ‣Simple setup Facilitate SIM card buying SHOW LEADERSHIP

Free WiFi for the whole
city TRUE LEADERSHIP: LJUBLJANA Could you lobby the council to offer free wifi? Make them an estimate of what it would gain the city in terms of tourism marketing

Rent a phone Singapore offers
a service to travelers: Rent a phone for your visit. Comes with data plan, local calls and app with map and info is already preinstalled! TRUE LEADERSHIP: SINGAPORE

Aside from the hard work,
digital is a DMOs best friend Mobile and digital give us real insights and data. This enables us to offer right products and message

Mobile offers direct communication
If you get an app on people’s phones you can send them relevant notifications. Imagine reaching visitors directly on their mobiles with current tourism info. With touch of a button!

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