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The Consumers’ Perspective Professor Alan Wilson
Social Media ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Customer to Customer ,[object Object]
Customer to Customer Jupiter Research  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Customer to Customer:  Factors Affecting Choice of Hotel % agreeing or strongly agreeing  (base = 518 respondents) Hotel’s website 76% A friend’s positive comment on a social networking site 70% Reviews and ratings on online consumer travel forums (e.g. tripadviser, epinions etc) 54% Reviews or recommendations on other travel or hotel related blogs 52% Hotel brand 48% A Stranger’s positive comment on a social networking site 36% Guest Feedback published on the hotel’s own website 35%
Company to Customer: Rush for Brand Presence on Social Media Platforms KLM responding to customer issues on Twitter Sheraton inviting guests to post a review
Brands can be everywhere in  social media and still be ignored!! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Company to Customer: Why do customers bother to come? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
But what about all these fans: Starbucks has 25 Million of them?
Does a Fan Buy More? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Customer to Company – why interact? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
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Session 1b Wilson - The Consumers' Perspective

  • 1. The Consumers’ Perspective Professor Alan Wilson
  • 2.
  • 3.
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  • 5. Customer to Customer: Factors Affecting Choice of Hotel % agreeing or strongly agreeing (base = 518 respondents) Hotel’s website 76% A friend’s positive comment on a social networking site 70% Reviews and ratings on online consumer travel forums (e.g. tripadviser, epinions etc) 54% Reviews or recommendations on other travel or hotel related blogs 52% Hotel brand 48% A Stranger’s positive comment on a social networking site 36% Guest Feedback published on the hotel’s own website 35%
  • 6. Company to Customer: Rush for Brand Presence on Social Media Platforms KLM responding to customer issues on Twitter Sheraton inviting guests to post a review
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9. But what about all these fans: Starbucks has 25 Million of them?
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