Digital communications are growing with a really fast pace nowadays and the shift from traditional marketing to online marketing is already a fact. Travel industry is also affected by this trend as any other industry.
In order to learn how to take advantage of the digital world we are going to look the required elements of the online marketing strategy for travel agencies.
First of all we should know that any successful and effective marketing strategy needs a good planning. The most important thing to start with is always the targeting or creating the main focus groups for our business. To reach the right customer is a challenge but if we know who we are trying to attract, we can plan our next steps easier.
And here are the mandatory elements of the online marketing for travel agencies:
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FACEBOOK
We told many times that social networks are one of the best tools to reach and connect with our clients and Facebook is the best place to start with. Zuckerburg’s social platform allows us to connect with a lot more people than before the Internet boomed. Furthermore, Facebook gives us a space to share content, strong targeting ads and any information about our travel agency.
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GOOGLE ADS
Everyone turns to Google when planning a new trip. That’s why advertising in the search engine is great and effective way to reach more potential customers who are looking for ideas for their upcoming trip. Google offers good advertising opportunity where we pay for the real clicks or impressions. This makes it a very reliable and measurable distribution channel.
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CONTENT MARKETING
If you haven’t heard yet, content is king. It is one of the most important elements of today’s digital marketing strategy for any travel business whether an agency, hotel or restaurant. Creating a good and relevant content can attract more visitors to our website and hence – more bookings. Maintaining a blog on our website can be a great SEO addition and organic advertisement to our travel agency.
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EMAIL MARKETING
Email marketing is not dead. It is still one of the most effective tools of every online marketing strategy, especially for travel agencies. Collecting email contacts of prospective customers and sending regular and targeted email newsletters allow us to create a brand awareness and loyalty and to make more sales.
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REMARKETING
Remarketing is basically showing an ad of our travel agency to online users who already visited our website once before. Those users already showed interest in our packages. They only need a little more convincing to make a purchase decision. This can be done with the remarketing tools and principles.
So these are the main elements of every travel agency’s online marketing strategy. The website and online reviews are also very important for the successful and effective online presence. The nice website will hold users online, and the positive feedbacks will improve our online reputation. All of the elements, of course, should be managed together, as a whole.
Travel Mind can help you on every stage of creating an online marketing strategy for your travel agency. Check out our services and get in touch!
