Inclusive Recreation Marketing Strategies for Success

1. Chapter5 Marketing Inclusive Recreation Experiences chapter 5 Marketing Inclusive Recreation Experiences Author name here for Edited books Stephanie West and Erik Rabinowitz

2. This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back. –John Ilhan

3. Marketing Today • Misconceptions from the past • Selling snake oil • Salespeople can’t be trusted • Sales orientation • The old way • Attempts to influence consumers to buy product • Marketing orientation • The new way • Develop product to meet consumers’ needs

4. Inclusive Services as Products • In recreation our product is a service. • Services are performed by another party. • Services differ from goods in four ways: 1. Intangibility 2. Simultaneity 3. Heterogeneity 4. Perishability

5. Some Examples Products Services Canoe trip Snowboarding lessons Guided tour Personal care • Canoe • Snowboard • Camera • Medical supplies

6. Marketing Mix • Product development is accomplished through the manipulation of elements. • Variables are controlled by the person, agency, or business developing the service. • Referred to as the marketing mix. • There are seven variables to consider.

7. Seven Variables of the Marketing Mix Traditional 4: Product Expanded 3: Service People Physical evidence Process of assembly • Product • Price • Place • Promotion See figure 5.1.

8. Figure 5.1 Figure 5.1 The seven Ps of inclusive marketing.

9. Inclusive Product (aka Service) • Market segmentation: division of a market into smaller markets • People with similar wants or needs • Sociodemographic, lifestyle, behavioral factors • Three approaches to market segmentation: 1. Differentiated 2. Concentrated 3. Undifferentiated

10. Examples of Market Segmentation • Concentrated: specifically for one group (people with disabilities, seniors, youth). • Differentiated: provider focuses on several target markets. • Seniors • People with disabilities • Youth sports • Undifferentiated: provider provides one service and works to include all.

11. Inclusive Pricing • Cost-based pricing • Competition-based pricing • Demand-based pricing • High demand leads to high prices • Low demand leads to low prices • ADA says charges must be equal for all regardless of accommodation requirements • Can raise fees for everyone to cover costs

12. Inclusive Promotion • The intentional communication of products and services to the customer base • Five types: 1. Advertising 2. Publicity 3. Direct contact 4. Sales promotion 5. Public relations • Use advertising, publicity, direct contact, sales promotion, or public relations so that people will use the programs you offer.

13. Inclusive Place (aka Location) • Where the service is purchased • Where the service takes place • Look for physical evidence of inclusion at both locations

14. Physical Evidence of Inclusion Servicescape Other Considerations Paperwork Staff attire Publicity materials Company vehicles Any representation of the agency beyond the immediate location • Signage • Parking • Landscaping • Layout • Air quality • Temperature • Restrooms • Overall access

15. Inclusive People • Recruit appropriate participants. • Participants affect experiences of others. • Train staff to minimize misbehavior. • Train participants to facilitate participation. (continued)

16. Inclusive People (continued) • Recruit and train appropriate staff members: • Hire intelligently. • Train intensively. • Monitor incessantly. • Reward inspirationally. • Include technical skills training. • Include social skills training.

17. Inclusive Process of Service Assembly • Smoothly connecting individual activities that make up the service. • Each element is efficient and effective. • Ordered in a manner that allows optimal experiences among participants. • Make these processes obvious and available to participants.

18. Quality of Inclusive Service Delivery Five areas to evaluate: 1. Reliability 2. Assurance 3. Responsibility 4. Empathy 5. Tangibles

19. Summary • Effective marketing is key to success. • Must consider how to meet consumer needs. • Services are similar to products except . . . • Intangible • Heterogeneous • Perishable • Simultaneously consumed and produced • Quality must be monitored to ensure services are meeting consumer needs.