Social Media                   Olaf Nitz
                               Head of Digital Media Strategy
From Exploration to Strategy   Austrian National Tourist Office
Agenda



 •   Why a Social Media Strategy?
 •   Exploring Social Media
 •   How we do it
 •   Social Media Strategy
Who we are – some facts

 • The Austrian Tourist Office (Österreich Werbung) ist
   the national tourism marketing organization for the
   country of Austria. The ATO is funding by the Austrian
   Federal Government (75%) and the Austrian Chamber
   of Commerce (25%), but also acts as a fee based
   marketing agency for Austrian tourism interests.

 • Worldwide Staff: 230

 • President: BM Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner, Minister for
   Economics , Republic of Austria

 • CEO: Dr. Petra Stolba
Market Offices worldwide
WHY A SOCIAL MEDIA
STRATEGY?
Development of Technologies

      Visibility




               Technology                              Productivity




                                            Maturity
Source: Gartner, Mastering the Hype Cycle
Development of Hypes

       Visibility
               Many providers
  Hype in mass media                        Negative press


                                              Consolidation of providers             20-30% of potential users
        Early Adopter

 First products on
                                                                    Best practices
         the market
                                                 Less than 5%                         3rd generation of products„
                                               of potential users                     „Out of the Box“
               VC for
            start-ups                                          2nd generation
                                                               of products
          R&D


              Technology      Peak of                                  Slope of        Plateau of
                                               Trough of
                              Inflated                              Enlightenment     Productivity
                Trigger                        Disillusio
                                Ex-
                                                 nment
                             pectations

                                                                                              Maturity

Source: Gartner, Mastering the Hype Cycle
Who is responsible for Social Media?
EXPLORING SOCIAL MEDIA
2006: Our first blog
Campaign-Blog: Snowtour
Facebook Pages
Youtube Channel
Social Media on the website
Social Media on the website
Social Media on the website
Social Media on the website
Social Media as part of Campaigns
Newsletter
Smartphone applications
Partnerships: Augmented Reality
B2B Blog
B2B: Travel 2.0 Guides




 http://blog.austriatourism.com/travel-2-0-guide/
Digital Media Strategy

HOW WE DO IT
Digital Media Areas / Teams

                                 Coordination
                                   of website                              Content
                                    content,                            online portals,
                                 newsletters &                           Newsletter,
                               digital campaigns                            Online-
                                                      Monitoring,         campaigns
               Innovation
              & Know How                             controlling &
                                                     support of the
                                                     market offices
                                 Digital Media
                                   Strategy                            Content research

                 Digital
                platforms                            Monitoring &
               Web & Mobile                             Service
                                                    in Social Media


                                 Brand Content




BM / SDM   BM / Brandcontent    IMM / E-Marketing     IMM / Infos / Service    Market Offices
Netiquette & Guidelines
Digital Media Strategy

…TO STRATEGY
Corporate goals



 • Our strategic goals are to
   – Position
   – Cultivate
   – Develop
   the umbrella brand, “Vacation in Austria”

 • To generate growth and value for the Austrian tourism
   and leisure industry
Digital strategic goal



      „Strong brand presence on the internet“
The Digital Realm

Control
                                   • Ratings &
                                     Communities
    Owned                          • User Content in
    Media                            Social Media

   • Website
   • Facebook              Paid
     Pages                 Media
   • Mobile Apps
                                               Earned
                                               Media
   • Banner /Display Ads
   • SEM

                                                        Reach
Key Measures in Social Media



        1.                      2.                      3.


      Listen                 Engage                 Support




• Get feedback          • Distribute content   • Online
• Product development   • Become a member of     Tourist Information
                          the community        • Dialogue with guests
Digital Media Strategy

MEASUREMENT
Impressions




       austria.info




                                               iPhone Apps
                             Facebook



2006    2007          2008    2009      2010
Users from Facebook




             Steady growth!
Thank you very much!


Dipl. Des. Olaf Nitz, BSc
Head of Digital Media Strategy
Austrian National Tourist Office
olaf.nitz@austria.info
www.austriatourism.com




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    Social Media Olaf Nitz Head of Digital Media Strategy From Exploration to Strategy Austrian National Tourist Office
  • 2.
    Agenda • Why a Social Media Strategy? • Exploring Social Media • How we do it • Social Media Strategy
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    Who we are– some facts • The Austrian Tourist Office (Österreich Werbung) ist the national tourism marketing organization for the country of Austria. The ATO is funding by the Austrian Federal Government (75%) and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (25%), but also acts as a fee based marketing agency for Austrian tourism interests. • Worldwide Staff: 230 • President: BM Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner, Minister for Economics , Republic of Austria • CEO: Dr. Petra Stolba
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    WHY A SOCIALMEDIA STRATEGY?
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    Development of Technologies Visibility Technology Productivity Maturity Source: Gartner, Mastering the Hype Cycle
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    Development of Hypes Visibility Many providers Hype in mass media Negative press Consolidation of providers 20-30% of potential users Early Adopter First products on Best practices the market Less than 5% 3rd generation of products„ of potential users „Out of the Box“ VC for start-ups 2nd generation of products R&D Technology Peak of Slope of Plateau of Trough of Inflated Enlightenment Productivity Trigger Disillusio Ex- nment pectations Maturity Source: Gartner, Mastering the Hype Cycle
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    Who is responsiblefor Social Media?
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    Social Media onthe website
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    Social Media onthe website
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    Social Media onthe website
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    Social Media onthe website
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    Social Media aspart of Campaigns
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    B2B: Travel 2.0Guides http://blog.austriatourism.com/travel-2-0-guide/
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    Digital Media Areas/ Teams Coordination of website Content content, online portals, newsletters & Newsletter, digital campaigns Online- Monitoring, campaigns Innovation & Know How controlling & support of the market offices Digital Media Strategy Content research Digital platforms Monitoring & Web & Mobile Service in Social Media Brand Content BM / SDM BM / Brandcontent IMM / E-Marketing IMM / Infos / Service Market Offices
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    Corporate goals •Our strategic goals are to – Position – Cultivate – Develop the umbrella brand, “Vacation in Austria” • To generate growth and value for the Austrian tourism and leisure industry
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    Digital strategic goal „Strong brand presence on the internet“
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    The Digital Realm Control • Ratings & Communities Owned • User Content in Media Social Media • Website • Facebook Paid Pages Media • Mobile Apps Earned Media • Banner /Display Ads • SEM Reach
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    Key Measures inSocial Media 1. 2. 3. Listen Engage Support • Get feedback • Distribute content • Online • Product development • Become a member of Tourist Information the community • Dialogue with guests
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    Impressions austria.info iPhone Apps Facebook 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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    Users from Facebook Steady growth!
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    Thank you verymuch! Dipl. Des. Olaf Nitz, BSc Head of Digital Media Strategy Austrian National Tourist Office [email protected] www.austriatourism.com xing.com/profile/Olaf_Nitz facebook.com/onitz twitter.com/onitz slideshare.net/onitz delicious.com/onitz