IC TRAVEL AGENT November 2013 | Page 19

The Obvious Products: This is a no-brainer. A luggage store for instance. Anyone purchasing luggage is, as far as we know, travelling. So a local luggage store or luggage repair shop makes an ideal contact. services to your client/s. Not much in this for you other than your clients passing on the word and generating referrals for you. The Second Reason to Buy: Everyone needs a second reason to buy. So it is with women and fashions for instance. In the changing rooms of your fashion store co-promoter you arrange to have framed on the wall or signage on the wall that says “Wear it here...” and the here is a deck of a cruise ship sailing into a tropical sunset. Another here would be a white sand beach for when swimwear is purchased. For wedding gowns, a Caribbean resort is pictured. What about cameras? Of course. Mobile phone retailers? Absolutely. Women’s fashions? You bet - got to have the latest look, colour, design for the evenings onboard that luxury cruise. Bookshops are a haven too. That’s where your clients go to get information in hardcopy. That’s where you introduce your bookmark campaign. Your bookmarks are inserted into each and every travel book. On the bookmark it says the customer has just “earned” a $10 discount on their next trip - or, you can offer what your suppliers are offering… upgrades to $200 off per person if booked by a certain date. In return for the bookstore manager saying yes to your bookmark campaign – you promise to promote the bookstore to all your clients via social media and on your website. This same second reason to buy applies to cameras with a counter stand showing a fantastic view… and here you are promoting a National Geographic Camera Tour. Have you got the idea? Sure you have. I’ve personally arranged these types of promotions. They work. Tie in a social media component too so that your promotion goes viral. When you do it right, you’ll have your clients and their clients Tweeting out to their pals about the tour they just booked accompanied by an image of their new luggage – yes they shot a selfie and posted it for their friends to see. The Tandem / Coop Promotion: This has to be a win-win for all. You ????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????e??????????????) ???=????????????]????%??????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????]???)???????????????????????????????????e?)?????????????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????e???????????)??????????????????????????????????)????????????e???????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)???????????????????5????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)????????()M?????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????e????????????)??????????????????)Q???I???????A??????????????????????????+?L???????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)??????L???????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????()e??? ??????A???1??????1???????Q??????)??????????????????????e?????????)?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????!?????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????()=?????????????!????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????D)A??????((