SLIDE 1 The The Powe Power of Digital r of Digital
#TourismNIConf16
Dr Peter Bolan
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Why is ‘digital’ so important?
SLIDE 3 The power of digital
- World’s largest taxi company owns no taxis (Uber)
- Largest accommodation provider owns no real estate (Airbnb)
- Largest phone companies own no telecom infrastructure
(Skype)
- World’s most valuable retailer has no inventory (Alibaba)
- Most popular media owner creates no content (Facebook)
- Fastest growing banks have no actual money (SocietyOne)
- World’s largest movie chain owns no cinemas (Netflix)
- Largest software vendors don’t write the apps (Apple, Google)
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Tourism Tourism
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SLIDE 6 Sou Source ce: : UN UNWT WTO O 20 2015 15
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Northern Ireland Context
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Film Tourism
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Golf Tourism
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Food Tourism
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How do we harness these and compete globally?
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The Power of Digital Tourism
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The digital landscape
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Increasingly it is about 4 core aspects: Mobile Social Media WiFi Connectivity Big Data (analytics) That’s creating huge opportunities but also a huge threat for businesses.
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Northern Ireland Context
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50% of marketing spend in Great Britain is now digital In Northern Ireland it is 14% Businesses here need to take this much more seriously
SLIDE 18 The he obsession with
social social media media & & mobil mobile e communi communica cation tion
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The obsession w he obsession with ith selfies selfies
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Understanding ‘Reach’
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Being ‘Creative’ Look for opportunities you can leverage The power of imagery Using customers to do the marketing for you Devoting ‘time’
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The power of celebrity
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Digital Digital is Mobile is Mobile
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Expecta Expectation tion and and Exp Experience erience
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WiFi Connectivity
SLIDE 33 Two to the sixtieth power bytes or one quintillion bytes (one billion billion)
Data Data
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Analytics Analytics
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Personalisation
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Being flexible, willing to adapt, responsive to change
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SLIDE 41 Thank hank you
Dr Dr Pete eter r Bolan Bolan Ul Ulster ster Univ Univer ersity sity