USPA DZO Conference 2015: The Way Forward

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THE WAY FORWARD #PIA2015

Transcript of USPA DZO Conference 2015: The Way Forward

THE WAY FORWARD

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OBJECTIVE / GLOBAL VIEW OF WHERE WE ARE

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UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CLIENTELE - MILLENNIALS

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INTRODUCE THE TOOLS IN YOUR MARKETING TOOLBOX

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1995 - 2000Over 100+ HOURS of WorldWide TV Coverage

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USPA Membership 2000 - 2014

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14.27%

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USPA GROUP MEMBER DZs

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18.25% increase

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LAW OF SUPPLY & DEMAND

DEMAND HAS INCREASED DUE TO DAILY DEALS

SUPPLY HAS INCREASED DUE TO DAILY DEALS

DEMAND STARTING TO DECREASE#PIA2015

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LAW OF SUPPLY & DEMAND

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DEMANDis

DECREASING

SUPPLYis at all

time high

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PRICE WARS

LAW OF SUPPLY & DEMAND

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DEMAND is

DECREASING

SUPPLY is at all

time high

SUPPLY must

DECREASE

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

TWO OPTIONS

Option 1:Continue to offer daily deals and lower your retail pricing.

Hit the iceberg

Option 2:

Start making changes to avert disaster.

or Prepare

to jump ship.

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Option 1. Continue to offer daily deals.

Daily Deals Decrease Cash Flow Decreases

Increase cash flow. Decrease prices to stay ahead.

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Option 2 - Abandon Shipa. Plan an exit strategy to cut the cord.

b. Prepare for the cash shortage and lower volume.

c. Increase margins to offset lower volume.

d. MARKET YOUR BUTT OFF

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Clarity

UNDERSTANDING OUR GUESTS

THE MILLENNIALS

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How Many of You Have Checked Your Smartphones Since I Started Speaking?

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The Average Person Checks Their Phone (on average) 150 times per day.

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We’re addicted.

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Understand our customers.

MILLENNIALS.

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Born between 1982 - 2000

Largest generation in the world - 80 million in the US

Millennials: What You Should Know

Most educated generation in history.

Digital Natives - not needing to adapt to the internet age.

No rush to get married. Only 26% are married.

Liberal with the majority being Democrat

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Millennials: What You Should Know81% are on Facebook

55% have taken ‘selfies’

Only 19% say people /businesses can be trusted.

High levels of student debt, poverty & economic hardship.

78% would spend money on an event over buying something. #FOMO

STOP ADVERTISING!

RADIO

TVPRINT

BILLBOARDS

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BE WHERE YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE

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YOUR MARKETING TOOLBOX

WORD OF MOUTH MARKETING

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IDENTIFY TOUCH POINTS

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20 DZ CUSTOMER TOUCH POINTS

Road Signs Parking Lot Check-In Training

Website PhoneSocial Media

JumpsuitsInstructor Videographer Plane

Ascent Free Fall Wait Time for Media

Media Closing

Wait Times Bathrooms Hangar Snack Bar

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BECOME A DIGITAL MASTER

SEOWEBSITE

INSTAGRAM

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SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION

Linkbacks Meta-Information

Quality Content Creation

Keywords

AUTHENTICSocial Media

SEOWEBSITE

INSTAGRAM

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TOOLS

IN CLOSING

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OBJECTIVE / GLOBAL VIEW OF WHERE WE ARE.

WE CANNOT WAIT FOR ANOTHER ‘POINT BREAK’ OR STAYCATION

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UNDERSTAND & ADAPT TO THE EXPECTATIONS

OF THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

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DEVELOP A DIGITAL MARKETING TOOLBOX

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