TOURISM MARKETING Session 3 Marketing Research

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SESSION 3: MARKETING RESEARCH TOURISM MARKETING

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SESSION 3:MARKETING RESEARCH

TOURISM MARKETING

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GROUP PROJECT TOPICS not allocated as yet

4. AuditingCarry out an audit of the macro and micro

marketing environment for a travel agency of your choice

5. Price 

Describe and assess the yield management strategies of an airline or hotel company of your choice.

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Marketing Research 1. What is marketing research?2. What is a Marketing Information

System (MIS)?3. Why is marketing research

important in tourism?4. What types of marketing research

are there in tourism?5. What are the uses for marketing

research in tourism?

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TOURISM MARKETINGMARKETING RESEARCH

1. What is marketing research?2. What is a Marketing Information

System (MIS)?

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Definingthe

Problem

Analyzingthe

Situation

GettingProblem-Specific

Data

Inter-preting

Data

Solvingthe

Problem

EarlyIdentification

ofSolution

Feedback to Previous Steps8-4

Marketing Research Process

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Marketing Research Why is marketing research important in

tourism?• Identification of tourism trends• Mapping visitor preferences• Understanding travel decisions,

behaviours on site, post-consumption behaviours

• Collecting relevant statistics for forecasting purposes

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– Ad hoc – one-off, ‘snapshot’

– Ongoing – measure and monitor variables over time on a regular basis• E.g. National visitor statistics

Ad hoc – ongoing

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Omnibus surveys – syndicated research

• Omnibus - ‘piggybacking’ on existing surveys run at regular intervals

• E.g. Experian Holiday Benchmark and trend report, PhocusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey

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Syndicated research – commissioned by group of

organisations

• PhoCusWright offers four annual, subscription-based, syndicated services that provideeasy-to-access feeds of market forecasts, segment data, consumer survey information, insight and commentary for the corporate and leisure travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace. E.g.

• Global Edition: An efficient feed of business and competitive intelligence for the corporate and leisure travel, tourism and hospitality marketplace.

• European Edition: Designed for European-based firms featuring publications focused on European travel trends for all market segments.

Source: http://www.phocuswright.com/company_about_us

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The Market Research Process

• Define the problem and the research objectives– Don’t define the problem too broadly or narrowly– Identify exactly the information sought, what it will be

used for, what decisions will be made and set priorities• Develop the research plan/research design

– Exploratory, descriptive or causal research– Types of research, qualitative vs quantitative– Sources of data, primary vs secondary

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THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

• The research objective should be framed so that obtaining the information will ensure that the research purpose is satisfied

• Research objectives – Specifies information decision makers needE.g. To identify satisfaction levels of customers with their holidays– Research objectives should be SMART

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RESEARCH PLAN/ DESIGN

• Research design is the detailed blueprint used to guide a research study toward its objectives

• Research methodology – 3 main categories

1. Exploratory – it is used when one is seeking insights into the

general nature of a problem, the possible decision alternatives, & relevant variables to be considered

– There is little prior knowledge on which to build– The research methods are highly flexible,

unstructured, and qualitative in nature

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RESEARCH PLAN/DESIGN

2. Descriptive research – it embraces a large proportion of management/marketing research

– The purpose is to provide an accurate snapshot of some aspect of the marketing environment

– There will often be hypotheses in descriptive research

3. Causal research

– when it is necessary to show that one variable causes or determine the values of other variables

– Here descriptive research is insufficient, for all it can show that two variables are related or associated

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Qualitative Research

• Textual representations of the research problem under study

• Data are gathered from the perspective of the insider being studies such as the manager, employees, visitor etc.

• Qualitative research is subjective! It cannot represent the view of the wider population

• It provides a slice of life from the participants• It enables researchers to highlight detailed and in-depth

snapshots of the participants under study• The purpose of qualitative research is to find out what is in a

visitor’s mind (tourism field)• Data is collected to know more about things that cannot be

directly observed and measured

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QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

• Gathers facts about e.g tourist behaviour • The survey - questionnaire is the overwhelming

choice of researchers for collecting quantitative data• Qualitative research is used to improve or

supplement the survey method• The main advantage of survey method is that it can

collect a great deal of data about an individual respondent at one time – collecting primary data

• The survey method is versatile and can be employed in virtually any setting e.g online questionnaires, fax, email

• Effective implementation requires considerable judgement in the choice of a survey method

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Collecting Data for Qualitative Research

• Focus Group• In-Depth Interviews• Case Study• Participant observation• Projective techniques• Secondary data analysis

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Collecting Data for Quantitative Research

• Surveys• Experiments – in controlled

environment• Structured observation –

mystery shopper• Secondary data analysis –

modelling/forecasting

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SecondaryData

Sources

Inside Company

Outside Company

Observation

Questioning

PrimaryData

Sources

AllData

Sources

8-5

Sources of Data

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MARKETING RESEARCH TREE

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PrimaryMethods

forCollecting

SurveyData

Mail

Telephone

PersonalInterview

Online surveys

Fax surveys

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Key Issuesin Data

Interpretation

Population

ConfidenceIntervals

Validity

Sample

Interpreting Data

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EXERCISE

A local hotel is looking to establish satisfaction levels with its food and beverage services and rate of repeat bookings among existing customers,in absolute terms as well as compared to its competitors.

In groups of 3-4, work on a suitable marketing research plan for the hotel.

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MARKETING RESEARCH

References/ Further Reading• Holloway, J. Christopher, Marketing for

Tourism (4e), Pearson Education, 2004• www.e-tid.com• www.traveldailynews.com• Marketing Principles, Kotler &

Amstrong• Check out ACNielsen, AVG consulting

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