What can aviation marketers learn from a body scanner for women’s jeans?

Empowering customers via technology builds brand loyalty

MeAlity is a “digital sizing station” installed in 30 malls nationwide. The stations take 10- to 15-second body scans of shoppers, matching their measurements against those of  in-store and online merchandise to recommend brands, styles and sizes likely to fit and flatter them best.

Airlines looking to boost brand loyalty and net promoter scores could learn a thing or two from the lead of Me-Ality.

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Aviation Marketing: How to start a sustainable blog

77% of B2B marketers integrate blogging into their communication mix 

The aviation industry is rich with valuable content; yet just a few manufacturers and suppliers use social marketing to increase the reach of their marketing programs.

Taking a snapshot of active social marketers in the aviation industry portrays the following:

  • 10% get it and use it
  • 25% claim to understand it and see its value but have yet to implement
  • 65% don’t understand it or where to start

If you fall into the later two categories, perhaps it’s time to do something about it.

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Why content development will drive the future of aviation marketing

The empowered buyer makes the purchasing decision long before the sales transaction.

Jason Miller, program manager of social media and content at Marketo, posted an article to copyblogger – “Where Marketing is Going… 2013 and Beyond.” Below is my interpretation of his post on how aviation marketers can take advantage of automated marketing platforms to develop content that produces measurable ROI.

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Aviation Marketing: How mobile application development drives people-to-people marketing

Brands are starting to realize how mobile apps can improve the brand experience.

Enterprise mobile development, the strategy and integration of mobile applications based on devise capabilities and user expectations, is becoming part of brand strategy. Applications that aid us in doing our work are providing a brand experience outside of the workplace environment.

In the aviation industry, airports, airlines and hospitality companies will benefit from understanding the when, where, and how of creating engagement and deployment apps that increase customer loyalty.

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Aviation Marketing: 5 photo sharing sites for creative commons licensed images

Save time and give proper attribution when accessing free images from the web

Without knowing where to search, finding the perfect image to complement your web content, presentation, or blog can be frustrating, expensive and labor-intensive. Thankfully there are photo-sharing sites that offer free downloads of some very well crafted photography with creative commons licensing agreements.

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