Marketing

Aviation Marketing: Social Media is not going away

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Like-minded people
The primal appeal of social media is the connectedness of like-minded people

In recent years, the emergence of different social media technologies has spurred a revolution in the aviation marketing. Today’s market necessitates that aviation manufacturers utilize these tools as an integral component to help build brand value.

“The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity through Social Technologies,” published by McKinsey & Company, presents a forward view on how social technologies impact value creation for manufacturing and service companies.

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Aviation Marketing: Emotional ties create strong brand loyalty

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Differentiating your brand starts with making personal connections

Those involved with aviation services and product manufacturing pride themselves on providing flawless products that perform to the highest of specifications. In their eyes, the functionality and reliability of their products define their brand story. However, looking through the perspective of the purchaser reveals a different picture.

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Aviation Marketing: Customer Insights or Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious?

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Insights are not shiny objects. Many times insights are buried in the customer’s emotional connection to the brand.

Good marketers believe that customer insights form the foundation for brand strategy. Being able to identify insights about product functionality, user preferences, and emotional connection to the brand help to formulate the brand promise and gives the brand its “reason for existence.”

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Measuring Digital Display Advertising ROI

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Define what to measure before the campaign begins
Defining what to measure before the campaign begins in order to yield accurate quantifiable RIO data.

The lines between print and online advertising no longer exist. The Internet has matured and digital networks have become more sophisticated.

Today, digital display advertising effectiveness is measured mostly with ad server based metrics, as if site traffic is a direct indicator of advertising effectiveness. However, click through rates, page views, and time spent on page provide little in the way of measuring advertising effectiveness as it relates to purchasing behavior.

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Aviation Marketing: Digital Adoption and Content Creation

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Smart phone, E-reader and tablet adoption is providing aviation marketers with new ways to connect with a diverse audience.

In their Top Digital Trends Report, eMarketerTM predicts that there will be over 89 million tablet users, 53 million e-reader users and 148 million smart phone users in the United States by 2014.

If this digital adoption trend prediction is correct aviation marketers will have numerous platforms and networks with which to engage customers and prospects through out the purchase cycle.

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The changing role of Public Relations in aviation marketing

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Public Relations should be viewed as a tool for engagement and brand building.

At the American Association of Advertising Agencies’ (4As) PR conference, industry thought leaders and influencers came together to provide their views on emerging trends influencing PR in the digital age.

I want to recognize 4A’s information specialists Rebecca Samson and Christine Pelosi for pooling their impressions from the conference and drafting their original observation document. Below is my interpretation of these themes and how they could affect aviation marketers.

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Why internet advertising matters to aviation marketing

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The line between digital and traditional advertising has disappeared.

The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) released its annual report conducted by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP on interactive advertising.  The results are considered to be the most accurate measurement of internet/online/mobile advertising. Here are some of their key findings along with my insights for aviation marketers.

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Aviation Marketing: Why marketing fundamentals are important in social media marketing

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Point-of-view marketing through social media can very effective when supported with proper brand positioning.

Successful aviation brands at their core hold a philosophy about how they will conduct their business, treat their employees and customers, and contribute to the betterment of the aviation industry. In social media terms, this is the brand’s point-of-view.

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Aviation Marketing: Rethinking marketing media

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Owned, earned and bought media provide the platforms for customer engagement.

In the not-too-distant past, magazine advertising dominated aviation marketing.  The proposition from publishers was simple – we will provide the content and the readership base, and aviation manufacturers will rent space in our magazines to advertise products and services. This was a successful business model which lasted over 6 decades.

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