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European Cities Marketing Online Marketing and Sales group Tourist Information Centres group Going digital in the TIC By Jean-Luc Boulin, etourisme.info editor and co-founder MOPA Director Nice – 2013 – February 22th

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My presentation "going digital in Tourist Information Center. Best trends 2013". For European Cities Marketing Spring meeting in Nice, february 22, 2013. Why and how going digital in TIC? Presentation of 3 experiences in Biscarrosse, Lacanau and Vaison la Romaine. Five tips to manage a digital project in TIC. The eight 2013 trends in digital TIC. 3 funny services for a Tourist Information Center

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European Cities Marketing Online Marketing and Sales group Tourist Information Centres group Going digital in the TIC By Jean-Luc Boulin, etourisme.info editor and co-founder MOPA Director

Nice  –  2013  –  February  22th  

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I  -­‐  Digital  in  TIC  –  Why?  

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I  -­‐  Digital  in  TIC  –  Why?  

Increase  of  smartphones  and    personals  mobiles  devices  

Other  possibili>es  of  informa>on  for  visitors  

Flow  management  in  TIC  

In  some  cases,  lower  aDendance  in  TIC  

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Mobile  terminals  

•  Increase  of  smartphones  and    personals  mobiles  devices  

>  2015  

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Mobile  terminals  

Tablet  =  THE  travel  perfect  tool   >  

2015  

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Mobile  terminals  

   

EASYER  THAN  

FOR  

x

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Some  others  make  your  job  

Please,  tourist,  my  friend,  visit  my  TIC!  

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And  the  flow?  

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And  the  flow?  

80%  of  demands  are  simples  and  basics  

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And  the  flow?  

20%  of  demands  need  an  «  vaca>on  adviser  ».  This  moment  of  advising  can  create  economical  value  

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And  the  flow?  

How  answer  to  the  basics  demands  with  digital  tools?  

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Be  aGracIve  

France  :  only  1  visitor  /  10  visit  TIC  

So  :  9  visitors  /10  don’t  enter  in  the  TIC.  

Ques>on  :  how  can  I  Inform  them?  

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Be  aGracIve!  Your  visitor  don’t  visit  your  TIC?  Give  him  some  fun  

ATTRACTIVE  EFFECT  OF  DIGITAL    

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Inside/Outside  TIC  

Quebec  

Romania  

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II  -­‐  What  we  know?  

Digital  TIC  

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From  the  visitors  

When  they  spoke  about  french  TIC  

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From  the  visitors  

Friendly,  but  a  liDle  bit  old  fashion  

Professional,  but  it  looks  like  an  administra>on  

Oh,  does  it  s>ll  exists?  

Like  a  friend  who  can  help  you  

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From  TIC  managers  

I  didn’t  realise  the  necessity  of  media>on  

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From  TIC  managers  

The  QR  Codes  and  the  app…  

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From  TIC  managers  

It’s  really  expensive  !  

It’s  really  a  lot  of  >me!  

It’s  really  a  big  investment  for  the  content!  

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III  -­‐  Experiences  

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Biscarrosse  experience  

o CEO – Biscarrosse Tourism

o Date of project : 2011

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Biscarrosse  –  Why?  

Flow  management  :  120  000  visitors  a  year,  but  100  000  in  six  weeks  

A  way  to  enhance    staff  engagement  

Increase  the  hospitality’s  quality  

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Biscarrosse    Experience  

8  ipads  for  visitors  and  agents    

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Biscarrosse    Experience  

2  Apps  :  IBISCA  and  IBISCA  360    

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Biscarrosse    Experience  

External  interac>ve  kiosk  full  HD  

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Biscarrosse  experience  

2  screens  with  a  streamline  QR  codes  and  new  mobil  website  

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Biscarrosse  Results  

First  season  :  40%  of  visitors  let  the  desk  for  ipads  Second  season  :  60%  of  all  informa>ons  are  electronics,  40%  are  physicals  

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Biscarrosse  Results  

Time  for  a  face  to  face  advising:  3  to  9  minuts  

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Biscarrosse  -­‐  Problems  

Ipad  1,  hard  to  program  

Geek  power  of  children!    

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Biscarrosse  -­‐  Problems  

To  much  people  using  wifi;  low  flow!  

Clients  use  15%  of  the  content  who  is    in  the  kiosk  or  app  

25%  of  1  full  >me  to  manage  the  devices  

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Medoc  Ocean  experience  

o CEO – Medoc Ocean Tourism

o Date of project : 2012

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Medoc  Ocean  –  Why?  

2010  :  three  bureaus  are  grouped  in  the  same  DMO.    

New  organisazion  :  one  central  bureau  open  all  over  the  year,  and  two  bureaus  for  the  season  

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Medoc  Ocean  –  Why?  

Central  bureau  in  Lacanau  :  flow  management  –    In  august,  some  1000  people  a  day  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How?  

Two  principles  

First  guidance  to  sort  the  asks  

Face  to  face  siUng  advising.  The  vaca>on  

adviser  has  >me  to  sell  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How  

Frequents  asks  

First  guidance  

Electronics  kiosk  

Screens  

Flyers  

Tide  schedule,  direc>ons,  

availabilitys,  etc.  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How  

Electronic  kiosk  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How  

Electronic  kiosk  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How  

Specials  demands  for  

advice  

Customized  guidance  

Specialized  adviser  

Face  to  face  

Virtuals  desktops  

Ride,  surf  lessons,  what  do  

do  tonight..  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How  

The  client  is  simng  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  How  

Double  screen  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  Results  

Increase  of  directs  sales  (double  screeen)  

Increase  of  par>cipa>on  of  menbership  (promo>on  on  screens)  

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Medoc  Ocean  -­‐  Results  

New  mo>va>on  for  «  vaca>on  advisers  »      

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Medoc  Ocean  –  to  progress  

More  comfort  for  mobile  travelers  :  charging  kiosk  for  cellphones,  laptops,  tablets…  

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Medoc  Ocean  –  to  progress  

More  paper  

Adap>ng  hours    

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Ventoux  experience  

o CEO – Ventoux Tourism

o Date of project : 2011

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Ventoux  –  Why?  

Located  in  the  North  of  Provence  

Surrounded  by  hills  and  small  mountains,  especially  Mont  Ventoux  

120  000  visitors  at  the  tourist  office  in  2011,  more  than  200  000  in  2012  

The  need  for  managing  conges>on  at  welcoming  desk  

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Ventoux  –  How?  Digital  display  with  8  screens  for  informa>on  

7  tac>le  computers  available  to  visitors  

Free  wifi  

One  24  hours  informa>on  kiosk  

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Ventoux  experience  

One  hotspot  for  hiking  and  cycling  with  geolocalised  routes  

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Ventoux  Results  

3  posi>ve  points  :  

An  increase  of  frequenta>on  of  the  tourist  Office    

A  beDer  repar>>on  of  the  tourists  within  the  office  

An  empowerment  of  the  visitors  with  the  news  tools  

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Ventoux  Results  

3  ways  towards  progress  

Need  for  adap>ng  and  developing  new  contents  for  the  digital  tools  

Training  of  the  staff  to  social  networks,    

Need  for  reac>vity  on  the  informa>on  

displays  

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IV  –  Tips  for  a  digital  TIC  

5  >ps  

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Think  customer,  not  manager  

You’ve  visited  NY  or  Biscarrosse  TIC?  You  want  the  same  tools  at  home?  

But  have  you  the  same  customers?  

1  

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Live  the  life  of  the  traveller  

Imagine  you’re  a  french  tourist  in  your  city…  

2  

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Define  your  goals  

Iwant  :  increase  my  local  guided  visites?  Book  some  rooms?  Sell  some  pass?  

Or  just  manage  the  flow  of  visitors  in  my  bureau?  

Or  just  give  a  «  waouh  effect?  »  in  my  old  friendly  informa>on  

centre?  

3  

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Content  is  king…  4  

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Know  the  costs,  all  the  costs  5  

Tools+!

content+  

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V  –  2013  trends    

8  trends  

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 Web  to  office  

Aser  web  to  store,  the  web  to  office  

Special  deals  on  the  web,  to  remove  TIC    

Personalized  advice  by  appointment  from  the  hotel  

Making  appointments  from  tablet  app  

1  

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 Web  to  office  

Exemple  :  la  vitrine  Montréal  

1  

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 Big  screens    

•  Photo  big  screen  

2  

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 Big  screens    

To  promote  offers  

A  different  experience  

Addi>onal  informa>on  with  a  real  comfortable  reading  

And…  seduc>on    

2  

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3D  &  Augmented  reality  

Let’s  discover  the  patrimony  

3  

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3D  &  Augmented  reality  

Jumieges  abbey  all  in  3D  

3  

Interac>ve  screens  /  video  games  

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Tablet  for  adviser  4  

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 Tablet  for  adviser  

No  more  advisers  behind  

the  desk  

They  will  be  in  the  flow  with  a  

tablet  

All  the  content  is  in  the  tablet  

4  

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InteracIve  tags  5  

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InteracIve  tags  

Development  of  NFC  

Genera>on  of  new  content  

The  interac>ve  tags  will  give  more  informa>on  inside  TIC  and  outside  

5  

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IdenIfy  and  locate  customers  

Each  TIC  visitor  has  a  value  

With  digital  tools,  track  him  and  locate  him  

6  

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IdenIfy  and  locate  customers  6  

Vitrahaus  (Germany)  -­‐   RFID  card   Webcam  

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Urban  digital  furnitures  

To  be  inven>ve  

Outside  office  for  mobile  traveler  

Used  by  inhabitants  

7  

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Digital  DesInaIon  

Internet  de  

séjour  

40%  connected  

Help  your  customer  

8  

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Digital  DesInaIon  in  six  steps  

1  :  wifi  or  3G   2  :  website  or  apps  adapted  

3  :  special  deals  for  connected  

traveler  

4  :  digital  TIC   5  :  urban  digital  furnitures  

6  :  adver>sing  on  the  place  of  

stay  

8  

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VI  -­‐  For  the  fun  and  for  the  end  

Three  friendly  services  for  a  tourist  informa>on  centre  

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San  SebasIan  1  

A  smart  vending  machine  of  tourist  maps  

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Singapore  2  

Rent  your  smartphone  to  TIC  

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Japan  3  

Touch  the  window  –  Kinect  effect  

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Thank  you!  

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