Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 3rd Quarter 2019 | Page 15

From Instagram to Loyalty Members How AccorHotels utilized Influencers to bring more than just awareness to their new Le Club AccorHotels Loyalty Program By Jade Broadus, Vice President Travel Mindset Eight thousand click-throughs, or swipe-ups as we call them on Instagram, happened during one fifteen-second video of an influencer showing off her hotel room. Then with almost one million story views by the time the influencer left the property, the digital awareness and inspiration element of the Seeker Campaign, a new integrated marketing campaign for Le Club AccorHotels had already created significant momentum. Now we just had to make sure all the other pieces fell into place. According to the latest study by Vamp, 87% of consumers say they have been inspired by an influencer to make a purchase. ILHA 15