Presentation Transcript

1. Welcome to #WorldTourismDay at Lough Neagh Order of Events 12 .15pm Introduction by Lough Neagh Partnership Manager, Charles Monaghan 12.25pm Importance of Tourism Sector by Howard Hastings, Chairman NITB 12.35pm Overview of  Marketing Plan by Christine Watson & Nicola Bothwell, The Marketing Network 1.00pm Potential for Lough Neagh Food Brand by Sean Owens, Chef Entrepreneur 1.10pm WorldHost Commitment by Eimear Kearney, Lough Neagh Partnership Presentation of WorldHostAwards by Employment & Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry 1.20pm Lunch Served
2. 12 .15pm Introduction Lough Neagh Partnership Manager Charles Monaghan #loveloughneagh
3. 12.25pm Importance of Tourism Sector Howard Hastings Chairman NITB #loveloughneagh
4. 12.35pm Overview of Marketing Plan Chartered Marketers: Christine Watson & Nicola Bothwell #loveloughneagh

5. MarketingLough Neagh

   Marketing Strategy and Activity Plan July 2013 – February 2014
6. SWOT
7. SWOT
8. NPD
9. Strategy Mission Statement To build, promote and deliver year-round distinctive‘on water’ and ‘off water’ Lough Neagh visitor experienceswhich result in positive economic growth for the Lough Neagh destination through innovation, leadership and collaboration Vision Statement To work together to create marvellous visitor memories and recognition as one of the most desirable price competitive Summer and the most desirable Christmas tourism destination of choice within Northern Ireland Brand Statement Our area is known as Lough Neagh and its waterways
10. Aims and Objectives Consolidating a ‘Lough Neagh’ brand with its key USP – the water Strengthening collaboration Engaging our ‘locals’ to deliver the common aim of providing marvellous memories to our visitors Building distinctive ‘lough’ focused Lough Neagh product Helping Lough Neagh to ‘be found’ Improving marketing performance Working in partnership with others to talk to our audiences in a cost effective manner Developing enticing marketing communications tailored appropriately to each of our target audiences Nurturing customer loyalty to ensure repeat visit reach and secure domestic, national and international visitors via visiting friends and family in the first instance Rewarding and disseminating best practice
11. Key Messages‘Precious Time’
12. Segmentation: July 2013 – January 2014 TARGET MARKET: Catchment: Primary: a. 15 minute drivetime - residents and VF&F*Secondary: b. 15-60 minute drivetime - residents & VF&F* 1. Key Influencers (Media, NITB, TI, RSPB, RYA, Waterways Ireland etc) & Celebrity Endorsement 2. Footfall Feeders including Causeway link and Accommodation Providers 3. Ambassadors 4. Groups and Clubs 5. Specialist day visitors a. Domestic NI b. ROI c. International (VF&F) 6. Specialist overnight visitors a. Domestic NI b. ROI c. International(VF&F) *Budget constraints considered
13. Lough Neagh Competing NITB Destinations
14. Target Market: Key Influencers Relationship Management: Develop a Key Influencer Database for the Lough Neagh Destination Develop a Twitter and Facebook Directory for Lough Neagh Establish Priority Targets Work in Partnership to achieve ‘voice’ for Lough Neagh through our Key Influencer Communication Channels Build and Maintain Relations for Mutual Gain
15. Marketing Activity Planner Please visit: www.discoverloughneagh.com and register to receive the Lough Neagh Partnership e-newsletter to find out more about upcoming opportunities with Lough Neagh Partnership
16. Marketing Activity #loveloughneagh Customer Relationship Management Building a Bank of Ambassadors, Content Creators/Contributors and Celebrity Endorsement Working in Partnership with Key Influencers Represent Lough Neagh at Exhibitions and Events to Build and Maintain Opportunities and Relationships Inviting Key Influencers to Experience Lough Neagh for themselves – FAM Trips and Live Video Feed Encouraging Customer Loyalty ‘Friends of the Lough’
17. Marketing Activity #loveloughneagh Brand Awareness and Engagement – Driving Footfall and Spend to the Lough Neagh Destination Capitalising on Key Dates Creating Innovative Campaigns Building Strong Content – co-creating a Lough Neagh Library of Photos, Videos, Stories eGreetings Distributing Enticing Promotions and Events including Trails Direct Marketing and Social Media Marketing Advertising: Radio, Radio Roadshow, Strategic Outdoor, Print, Online and Affiliate PR: TV Inserts, Events and Campaigns Support, Profiling, Promotions, Competitions and Awards Lobbying: Signage, Funding, Independent TV Shows
18. Budget
19. Goals #loveloughneagh Deliver media coverage worth 10 times PR investment Increase web traffic by 10% year on year Grow facebook likes to 2000 (Lake District 2806 and Ardboe Cross 2305) Grow twitter followers to 500 (Rams Island has 358 likes) Develop linkedin connections to 300 Engage 7 high profile ambassadors Engage 10 Lough Neagh ambassadors Create 20 WorldHost Recognised organisations Increase footfall to the loughshore measured via Coupon Downloads Deliverables to be achieved by February 2014

20. Lough Neagh Partnership

    Digital Audit & Strategy
21. Agenda Initial Digital Footprint Digital Target Markets Barriers to Overcome Current Digital Efforts – across Lough Neagh Strategy Priority Platforms Digital Ambassadors – Content Creators Key Messages Digital Campaigns Digital Measurements
22. Digital Marketing Channels http://www.smartinsights.com/reach/attachment/digital-marketing-channels/
23. Google 5 Stages of Travel Dreaming: 68% of business travellers watch travel-related online videos. Among them, 68% are thinking about a trip. Planning: The average traveller visits ~22 travel related sites during 9.5 research sessions prior to booking. Booking: 37% of leisure travellers report that the internet prompted them to book, up from 28% two years ago. Experiencing: 70% of business travellers check into their flights/hotel with their mobile device. Almost 1 in 4 hotel queries come from a mobile phone. Sharing: About 1 in 3 business travellers have posted reviews online of places they've been. http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/emea/featured/five-stages-of-travel/
24. Digital Customer Footprint Analysis Where to visit - 5 Stages of Travel Decision to visit – other Destinations Lough Neagh Digital Touch points: Pre Visit Journey to Visit competing destinations (even into NI!) On Visit at competing destination Journey home from Visiting competing destination Post Visit Decision to visit - Lough Neagh Digital Touch points: Pre Visit Journey To On Visit Journey Home Post Visit
25. Initial Digital Customer Base Insights from: Facebook 42% Female | 58% Male Twitter 30 Followers
26. Barriers to Overcome Infrastructure: 3G | 4G | WIFI access Internal Capability - Resource & Skill Rapid Pace of Change - Digital Limited Budget Trade – Engagement and Digital Capability Product Development Everglades by car audio tour – Audio Tour Guide
27. Initial Digital Footprint Websites x 3 www.discoverloughneagh.com | www.loughshoretrail.com | ww.loughneaghheritage.com Search Performance PPC Trial - 2008 Facebook: Love Lough Neagh 223 likes | 91,099 friends of fans | 5.8% engagement Twitter Loughneagh1 – Eimear Kearney You Tube – search Lough Neagh: 2,310 Results | Lough Neagh Partnership 2,270 Results | Lough Neagh channel x 6 Videos | Rams Island 28,300 Results NITB Photo Library – minimal assets Email – from November 2006 Quarterly – Trade Website Language Variants vs Fermanagh Lakelands Tourism Email Infrastructure – gmail
28. Website
29. http://visual.ly/12-step-landing-page-rehab-program
30. Search Engine Optimisation Performance
31. Search
32. ‘Increased’ Digital Visitor Base – Facebook Analysis – Love Lough Neagh
33. Engagement
34. Digital Competitors – nil!
35. www.Ireland.com
36. Digital Target Markets – Trade versus Consumer Primary: TRADE Catchment: Primary: a. 15 minute drivetime - residents and VF&F*Secondary: b. 15-60 minute drivetime - residents & VF&F* 1. Key Influencers (Media, NITB, TI, RSPB, RYA, Waterways Ireland etc) & Celebrity Endorsement 2. Footfall Feeders including Causeway link and Accommodation Providers 3. Ambassadors 4. Groups and Clubs 5. Specialist day visitors a. Domestic NI b. ROI c. International (VF&F) 6. Specialist overnight visitors a. Domestic NI b. ROI c. International(VF&F) 7. Geographic test bed - ROI Trial 8. Competitors Desktop versus ‘on the hop’
37. Strategy #loveloughneagh Build Acquire Engage Enable Compete Customer Relationship Management Infrastructure Build from foundations (website) up Achieve more together Compelling Content – the ‘Share’ factor Added Value Digitalise Memory Banks
38. Digital Strategy… #loveloughneagh Digital Infrastructure Build – Website, Communications Channels, CRM, Mobile New product development Photo Libraries Brochure Downloads Twitter Twibbon and Hashtag to achieve message cohesion Co – Create and Launch Differentiate to the target audience/Tailored Packages eg poetry and Seamus Heaney link, cycling etc New market development and diversification Targeting friends of fans Specific targeting – geographic cities, age and special interests Competitive market share targeting including the Giants Causeway/Finn McCool link! Market Penetration Build Relationships – key influencers, users and prospects! Loyalty marketing including up-selling and cross selling Potential new sales channels M-Commerce - coupons Social Commerce – facebook commerce – coupons and offers Highly targeted affiliate activity
39. Priority Platforms – Trade versus Consumer! Website: Mobile Responsive | Downloadable Products | Live Webcam | Google Analytics |Blogging and Vlogging |‘Share’ | SEO | Native Apps | Audio Tours | Coupons | Competitions | Hosting Co-Created Content Relationship Email – Mailchimp – extend to consumer | differentiate trade versus consumer SMS Online PR Trade: Linked In | Survey Monkey Geographic Google Places Four Square Review Trip Advisor Social Media Facebook – including facebook offers Twitter – Twibbon and Trend # You Tube Flickr and Pinterest Claim Google+ Name Advertising Bespoke Targeted Pay Per Click Advertising Affiliate Advertising
40. Digital Partners and Ambassadors #loveloughneagh Who? Key Influencers e.g. NITB, TI etc Trade e.g. Accommodation, Attractions etc Special Interest Groups: Cycling, Sailing/Boating, Canoeiing, Fishing, Outdoors, Birdwatchingetc Develop a Twitter and Facebook Directory for Lough Neagh What? Working in partnership to: co-create content achieve reach to existing users signed up to established channels
41. Digital Advocacy #loveloughneagh Digital Advocates Digital Celebrities The Advocacy Brand Image – online and offline inc. Twitter Twibbon
42. Destination Messaging USP: The largest inland Lough in the UK and Ireland #loveloughneagh
43. Key ‘Digital’ Messages #loveloughneagh Strategic Marketing Message: ‘Precious Time’ Discovery | Education | Explore | Experience Capitalise on Key Dates Added Value every time – promotions, coupons, competitions etc Enticing visitors Trails, Environmental Designations etc Story Telling – Finn McCool link to Giants Causeway Capturing memories Enabling sharing of enticing content and memories to attract more/new visits Aspiration: Co-Creation A picture tells a thousand words!
44. Content Calendar http://www.smartinsights.com/content-management/content-marketing-strategy/the-content-marketing-matrix-new-infographic/
45. Digital Campaigns #loveloughneagh Money’s too tight to mention… But: Digital – Cost Effective and Easy to Measure Live Video Feed – Kinnego Marina Webcam! Special Interest Advertising Pilot e.g. On facebook: From £7! 540,000 aged 18+ live 50 miles of Portglenone | Antrim | Dungannon 480,000 aged 18+ live 50 miles of Craigavon 520,000 aged 18+ live 50 miles of Cookstown Whatsonni.com: highest click through rate ad ever run, achieving 3.38% versus 0.08% national average. Total impressions delivered: 38,051
46. Digital Measurements #loveloughneagh Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools – Visitors, Geographic Origin, Referring Sites, Bounce Rate, Expressions of Interest etc Mailchimp Analytics Engagement – Check Ins, Like, Share etc Coupon Redemption Online PR Digital Advocacy – Number of Key Influencers & Digital Ambassadors/Celebrities Engaged Benchmarking – Digital Performance Matrix
47. Digital Achievements to date Digital Audit, Research and Strategy Development Facebook New Infrastructure – Trade v. Consumer Channels Engaging Content including photos, video, events functionality Growth: 231% Twitter New Infrastructure @loveloughneagh Growth: 307% ‘New’ Lough Neagh FlickR.com/loughneagh 267 Photos Fresh Quality Content – Photo Bank and Video in development
48. To the future #loveloughneagh Digital Partners and Ambassadors Content Creation – Calendar and Co-Creation Implementation Growth Impact: ENGAGEMENT CONVERSION
49. Current Competitive Positioning of LNP Relationship Building or Service Quality Innovation 100% Pricing Innovation 100% Product Innovation 100% TIL BVCB NITB CC&G FLT LNP
50. Proposed Digital Strategy for LNP Relationship Building or Service Quality Innovation 100% Pricing Innovation 100% Product Innovation 100% TIL BVCB NITB CC&G FLT LNP
51. Public Relations PR Retainer July 2013 – February 2014: one day per month Focusing on corporate and consumer activity: profiling Lough Neagh Partnership promoting trade promoting new initiatives supporting marketing campaigns milestones eg business achievements promoting events – key dates eg hop a park day building a photo library for use by press, NITB, councils etc promote WorldHost activity ‘customer service’ commitment
52. Sample Achievements Belfast Telegraph
53. What’s Ahead Media Engagement Ambassador Engagement Key Dates Key Campaigns Competitions – first one to appear 11 October
54. How You Can Help… Have you signed up to receive Lough Neagh email newsletter? Can you facilitate Media Visits Competition prizes Value minimum £100 Attractive to singles, couples, families Photos, Blogs, Videos Stories: Milestones Achievements Initiatives Human interest egGhosthunters
55. How You Can Help… Connect with destination Backlinks to www.discoverloughneagh.com Utilise downloadable guides, photos, #loveloughneagh, @loveloughneagh, @discoverni, #loveni Use your platforms to grow ‘our’ platforms for mutual benefit eg event invites, thank you for booking email referral to plan your visit using Lough Neagh Offline signage – eg Don’t forget to check in to Lough Neagh Become an Ambassador – Let’s co-create content Include Lough Neagh Twibbon Strive for Excellence every time: Memorable positive experiences, free WIFI etc
56. 1.00pm Potential for Lough Neagh Food Brand Sean Owens Chef Entrepreneur #loveloughneagh
57. Food Tourism A Lough Neagh Food Brand Chef Entrepreneur Sean Owens Food Tourism
58. Collaboration
59. Provenance
60. Destination
61. Heritage
62. Culinary Skills
63. Marketing
64. Social Media
65. Chef O - Thank You
66. 1.10pm Presentation of WorldHostAwards Minister Farry Department of Employment & Learning #loveloughneagh

67. World Class Customer Service

    ‘WorldHost’ Lough Neagh Presented by: Eimear Kearney Chartered Marketer Aspiring WorldHost Partner Committed to WorldHostDestination Status
68. WorldHost 2 Day Training Programme DEL Funding up to £170 p.p.* Employer Contribution £20p.p. For: Eligible NI Companies <250 staff Customer Facing Staff 4 Certificates (2 VRQ Level 2 Award Credits) PIN Badge Business Improved customer service £ € p Business Recognition for Excellence
69. Lough Neagh: The WorldHost Journey Recognition: 1. Individual Customer Facing Staff 2. Individual Businesses 3. Lough Neagh Partnership 4. VISION: Destination Status PR Plan: Pilot – Summer 2013 Roadshow Launch - World Tourism Day Role Model Businesses Staff Profiling Milestones Graduation | Customer Service Awards
70. Lough Neagh: Objectives Raise awareness and promote world class customer service delivery across the destination To promote the destination at a national/regional level associating the brand with world class customer service by achieving WorldHost recognition To offer support to businesses in the area To raise the profile of the individual brands and assist in the positioning of each private name business as a provider of world class customer service Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty and Positive WOM £ € p
71. WorldHost Achievements To Date 9,524 service staff trained across NI 249 Recognised Businesses across NI Lough Neagh: 1,037+ trained 19 Recognised Businesses… 20th: Fried Fish Warehouse Successful pilot – Summer 2013 series of familiarisation visits ‘on’ Lough Neagh for local businesses/ service providers
72. The Roll of HonourWorldHostBusinesses Recognised for Excellence in Customer Service in Lough NeaghDestination Lough Neagh and Its Waterways BallyharveyHouse B&BBy - Ways B&BCamping NICherryville HouseDue Hamill B&BEmma Reynolds MusicGreenvale HotelHarnett's OilsLough Neagh PartnershipMoes Grill CastledawsonMoes Grill Junction OneNewforge HousePat McAlinden Performing Arts StudioThe Jungle NIThe Streat, PortadownRedzRitz MultiplexTaylors Fashion OpticiansVera's Cafe at Meadowbank Sports Arena
73. Our Commitment Lead by example: Lough Neagh Partnership Establish and Manage Lough Neagh WorldHost Task Force Select Tourism Hot Spots in each council area for Inaugural Destination Recognition Select WorldHost Role Model Businesses Lobby trainers for open course dates and quality FAM trips – relevant to Lough Neagh Promote to engage trade PR
74. Becoming a WorldHost Destination WorldHost Destination status is a way of helping put our area on the map – for all the right reasons. By encouraging businesses within the area to undertake WorldHost customer service training, the area can be recognised as a WorldHost Committed Destination: the way to show the outside world the areas dedication to giving the best possible service to visitors. 25% of businesses in the area must successfully achieve WorldHost Recognition
75. The Lough Neagh WorldHost Roadshow Independent Trainers College Trainers In-Company Trainers At a location near you: Monthly Dates right across Lough Neagh destination www.worldhostni.com/openprogrammes
76. WorldHost Roadshow Lough Neagh www.worldhostni.com/openprogrammes
77. OurPledge
78. 1.10pm Presentation of WorldHostAwards Employment & Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry
79. Thank you for joining us 1.20pm Lunch Served Visit us: www.discoverloughneagh.com Like and Share: Facebook – Love Lough Neagh Follow us: @loveloughneagh Tweet: #WorldTourismDay #LoveLoughNeagh