Marketing Strategy 2014

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Travel Network Group

Progressive Marketing Strategy Partnership Opportunities

2014

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Direction & Routes to Market

03 Our Proposition & Network

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Online Distribution

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National Press Advertising & TTNG Consumer Magazines

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Database Segmentation & Retail Windows

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Our Team

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Your Involvement

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Measuring Success


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Our Direction & Routes to Market • To deliver differentiated product to all our members - Unique in the travel market - Offering great value via the deal++ concept

• Distribution across all areas of the business 1. Online 2. National Press Advertising 3. Consumer Magazines 4. Database Segmentation 5. Events & Training Days 6. Retail Window Displays & POS Material 7. Webinars

New for 2014: All activities will be response driven with ROI tracked

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Our Proposition & Network

Deal++ Product

• Bespoke product offering added value through:

- free nights /excursions / upgrades / unique itineraries - Giving our members a diferentiated proposition on the high street -Promoted across all platforms giving Business Partners increased distribution - Booked on Honeycomb – centrally managed, supported and tracked

Our Membership Network • Distribution across 800 businesses througout the UK. • Our members hold their own customer databases estimated to be + 800,000 Contacts

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Online Distribution • Distribution of products across all relevant URLs - Managed centrally - Booked locally

• Members area

- Profiles show areas of expertise

• Traffic driven by - SEO/PPC - Lead generation

• Customers automatically routed to local agent via phone/email www.worldchoicetravel.co.uk www.independentholidayexpert.co.uk www.adeonatravel.co.uk www.thecruiseclub.co.uk Coming soon: www.myholidayexpert.co.uk

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National Press Advertising & Lead Generation • Official Partners to the Daily Express

- Generates on average 50 calls/advert - Good booking conversion: 1 insert generated 17 bookings & £49,000 revenue

• Asda in-store magazine competitions & reader offers generate leads & bookings • White label media partners generate leads & bookings • Target for Lead Generation: 1,200/month • Estimate 25% booking conversion

TTNG Consumer Magazines Introducing 3 new titles:

- Mass Market: Holidays - Discerning Traveller: Discovery - Cruise Specialist: The Cruise Club

• Contain a balance of travel features and differentiated product • Each title distributed quarterly via members - 10,000 printed copies - +40,000 estimated e-brochure distribution

• Available for download from websites • Opportunities for advertising, competitions & other activities to encourage engagement Press Advertising & Lead Generation already under way & delivering tangible uplift in sales

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Database Segmentation Investment in central database system • Dedicated Data Segmentation Executive

• Supporting Members through cleansing & segmentation of their data • Delivering value through targeted bespoke product electronically and via direct mail • Conservative estimate +800,000 unique customer records ready for data mining

Test mailings in 3 branches to 23,000 contacts generated +40% uplift in sales

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Windows: Capture ‘that holiday feeling’ The foundation of our high street marketing

4 campaigns/year - Reversible panels give Business Partners double exposure - New Windows every 6 weeks generate customer interest & drive footfall into shops - Strong Business Partner KSPs - Clear call to action

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Our Team Marketing & Commercial

Marketing Director Si Prentice

(Thomas Cook & Planet Cruise)

Marketing Manager Clare Fitzpatrick

Graphic Designer Natalie Holder

Product Executive Mark Godden

Product Executive Charlotte Gutteridge

(BA Hols & Hurtigruten)

(Sky Travel)

New Areas of Expertise

Lead Generation Executive James Richards (Planet Cruise)

(Tui Travel)

(Planet Cruise)

A Focused Commercial Team

Commercial Director Martin Andrew

(Affinion International, airtours)

Commercial Manager Catriona Skinner

Commercial Manager Fiona Pearcy (Explore Worldwide)

A wealth of Travel expertise & experience

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Your Investment 4 opportunities per year •Main Campaign: 3 Tiers of participation: - Exclusive - £5,000/campaign - Superior - £3,500/campaign - Standard - £2,000/campaign

• Additions:

- National Press activity - £1,500 - Events - £1,000 - Database Mailing - £1,000

• The Cruise Club - Exclusive - £2,500/campaign - Superior - £1,500/campaign - Standard - £1,000/campaign

Windows

Consumer Magazines: Holidays/ Discovery

Exclusive £5,000

4 x banners 2 x squares 1 x decal

1 page

Superior £3,500

2 x banners 2 x squares

Tier

Standard £2,000

1 x banners 1 x squares

Insight Member Magazine

1 page

Consumer E-shot

Solus E-shots

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1 x consumer 1 x member

1/2 page

1 page

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1 x member

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Database Segementation Mailing

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Webinar Wednesday

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Online

1 x offer on all platforms 1 x banner on all platforms 1 x offer on all platforms 1 x banner on all platforms

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Measuring Success – 5 key criteria 01 Lead generation tracked by source 02 Direct Mail (on & off line) – response captured 03 Visitors to Websites – analytics track behaviours 04 Bespoke product booked on Honeycomb – revenue generated 05 Growth in Members participation in Marketing Campaigns - +10% pa. • Review & Feedback to Business Partners every quarter - ROI tracked

• Learn & adapt

- Each Campain will improve on the last, going from strength to strength

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