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    March 22, 2012

    SCOTT GALLOWAYNYU Stern

    Hotls L2 2012 L2ThinTan.com

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    Music Dos not Match th Words

    Despite evidence of formidable ROI, hospitalitys digital advertising

    spend equates to only a third of funds allocated to non-digital

    channels.3

    The lack of investment is apparent: Just 40 percentof sites feature social sharing, 27 percent online chat, and 17

    percent user reviews, forfeiting billions in value to middlemen such

    as TripAdvisor. While social media and mobile experimentation is

    pervasive, most hotel brands have struggled to develop strategies

    that make the whole greater than the sum of their pet projects. Even

    the bleeding-edge platform of digital, mobile, shows signs of huge

    ROI, as 70 percent of bookings via the phone are for same-day

    reservations, likely translating to high price/margin bookings.

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    I N T R O D U C T I O N

    Wake-up CallFew industries have seen more disruption at the hands of digital than hospitality. In 2000, the Internet accounted for

    1 percent of hotel bookings.1 A decade later, bookings across digital channels breached 50 percent. As other sectors struggle

    to articulate and justify digital investments, hotel brands need look no further than the cost(s) of booking on their own sites

    ($2$6) versus OTA ($40$120) to justify releasing the digital hounds in their own backyard. OTAs cost hoteliers $2.5

    billion in 2010.2

    1. Distribution Channel Analysis: a Guide for Hotels , Green, Cindy Estis & Lomanno, Mark, 2012.

    2. International Hotel Industry, Mintel, September 2011.

    3. How Travel Brands Manage Their Online Reputation: Making the Most of Owned, Earned and Paid Media ,eMarketer, November 2011.

    COST PeR BOOkING BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNeL 2

    (2010)

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    Digital IQ = Sharholdr ValuBrands at the forefront of digital innovationand their

    shareholdersare reaping nancial rewards. Our data reveals

    a positive relationship between Digital IQ and year-over-year

    growth in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR), and between

    Digital IQ and YOY change in stock price.

    This study attempts to quantify the digital competence of 52

    global hotel brands. Our aim is to provide a robust tool to

    diagnose digital strengths and weaknesses and help brands

    achieve greater return on incremental investment. Similar to the

    medium we are assessing, our methodology is dynamic. We

    hope you will reach out to us with comments that improve our

    methodology, investigation, and ndings. You can reach me

    at [email protected].

    Regards,

    SCOTT GALLOWAY

    Founder, L2Clinical Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern

    I N T R O D U C T I O N

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    ReLATIONSHIP BeTWeeN 2012 DIGITAL IQ & 52 Week % CHANGe

    IN STOCk PRICe

    Hotls with Publishd Data, N=21

    ReLATIONSHIP BeTWeeN 2012 DIGITAL IQ & 20102011

    GROWTH IN RvPAR

    Hotls with Publishd Data, N=22

    2012DIGITALIQ

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    % Of MAjOR CHAIN HOTeL BOOkINGS ONLINe

    (U.S. 2011)

    2006

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    A B O U T T H e R A N k I N G S

    Effectiveness of brand site

    Sit Tchnology

    Sit Sarch & Navigation

    Rsrvations

    Proprty Pags and Dstination Guids

    Customr Srvic

    Rwards/Loyalty Programs

    Social Mdia Intgration

    Digital IQ Classes

    Search, display, and email marketing efforts

    Sarch:

    Trafc, SEM, SEO, Web Authority

    Display Advrtising & Innovation:

    Text & Banner Ads, Retargeting, Cross-platform

    Innovation Initiatives, Presence on Emerging

    Platforms: Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+

    Blog & Othr Usr-Gnratd Contnt:

    Mentions, Sentiment, TripAdvisor Reviews

    email:

    Frequency, Content, Social Media Integration,

    Mobile Optimization

    Brand presence, community size, content, and

    engagement on major social media platforms

    on global and select property accounts

    facboo:

    "Likes", Growth, Post Frequency, Applications,

    Responsiveness, Content, Interaction Rate,

    F-Commerce

    Twittr:

    Followers, Growth, Tweet Frequency, Online Voice

    YouTub:

    Views, Number of Uploads, Subscriber Growth,

    Content, Interactivity

    Compatibility, optimization, and marketing on

    smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices

    Mobil Sit:

    Compatibility, Functionality, Transaction

    iOS Applications (iPhon & iPad):

    Availability, Popularity, Functionality,

    iPad Differentiation

    Android & Blacbrry:

    Availability, Popularity, Functionality

    Mobil Innovation:

    SMS, Geo-local, Instagram,Other Mobile Marketing Innovation

    The Methodology

    Genius 140+Digital competence is a point of

    competitive differentiation for these

    brands. Creatively engineered

    messaging reaches travelers on

    a variety of devices and in many

    online environments.

    Gifted 110139

    Brands are experimenting and

    innovating across site, mobile, and

    social platforms. Digital presence

    is consistent with brand image and

    larger marketing efforts.

    Average 90109

    Digital presence is functional yet

    predictable. Uninspired efforts are

    often siloed across platforms.

    Challenged 7089

    Limited or inconsistent adoption of

    mobile and social media platforms.

    Sites lack inspiration and utility.

    Feeble

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    DIG ITAL IQ RAN kIN G

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    2

    3

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.

    Hilton Worldwide

    Marriott International, Inc.

    150

    149

    143

    New site delights and delivers strongvisuals, curated itineraries anduser reviews

    Effectively manages multi-propertysocial media communities and createsa cohesive brand experience online

    FS is not afraid to experiment withemerging platforms and empowersstaff to contribute valuable content

    Brand leverages technologyon-property to deliver a digitalguest experience

    Highest scores in search marketingbuttress Hiltons web authority

    Largest and fastest growingcommunity on Facebook

    Robust online booking engine tiesdigital with revenue

    Taking matters to its own hands,Marriott is a co-founder of the newhotel search engineRoomkey.com

    Delivers strong mobile experienceboth in-room and on-the-go

    Genius Brands

    GENIUS

    Four Seasons

    Hilton

    Marriott

    GIFTED

    Hyatt

    The Rit-Carlton

    InterContinental

    Westin

    Sheraton

    W Hotels

    FairmontSt. Regis

    Renaissance

    JW Marriott

    Omni

    AVERAGE

    Le Mridien

    Mandarin Oriental

    MGM Resorts

    Radisson

    Sotel

    Jumeirah

    Shangri-La

    Hotel Indigo

    Waldorf-Astoria

    Conrad

    Park Hyatt

    The Luxury Collection

    Kimpton

    Relais & Chteaux

    Radisson Blu

    Loews

    Concorde

    The Langham

    Swisstel

    Small Luxury Hotels of the World

    CHALLENGED

    Pullman

    Kempinski

    Warwick International Hotels

    Joie de Vivre

    Morgans Hotel Group

    The Peninsula

    Taj

    Pan Pacic

    Orient-Express

    One&Only

    Preferred

    Oberoi

    The Leading Hotels of the World

    Millennium

    Banyan Tree

    MGallery

    FEEBLE

    RafesRosewood

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    DIG ITAL IQ RAN kIN G Gifted Brands

    GENIUS

    Four Seasons

    Hilton

    Marriott

    GIFTED

    Hyatt

    The Rit-Carlton

    InterContinental

    Westin

    Sheraton

    W Hotels

    FairmontSt. Regis

    Renaissance

    JW Marriott

    Omni

    AVERAGE

    Le Mridien

    Mandarin Oriental

    MGM Resorts

    Radisson

    Sotel

    Jumeirah

    Shangri-La

    Hotel Indigo

    Waldorf-Astoria

    Conrad

    Park Hyatt

    The Luxury Collection

    Kimpton

    Relais & Chteaux

    Radisson Blu

    Loews

    Concorde

    The Langham

    Swisstel

    Small Luxury Hotels of the World

    CHALLENGED

    Pullman

    Kempinski

    Warwick International Hotels

    Joie de Vivre

    Morgans Hotel Group

    The Peninsula

    Taj

    Pan Pacic

    Orient-Express

    One&Only

    Preferred

    Oberoi

    The Leading Hotels of the World

    Millennium

    Banyan Tree

    MGallery

    FEEBLE

    RafesRosewood

    HILTON WORLDWIDE

    OTHER: PRIVATELY OWNED

    INTE RCONT IN ENTAL HO TELS GR OUP T HE CAR LS ON RE zIDOR HO TE L GRO UP

    ACCOR

    FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS INTERNATIONAL

    STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS

    OTHER: PUBLICLY TRADED

    PARENT COMPANY:

    HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    4 HYATT 137 Mobile standout

    5 THE RITz-CARLTON 133 Forward-thinking Foursquareinitiatives and site relaunch

    6 INTERCONTINENTAL 131 Guest-sourced photos bolstersocial media

    7 WESTIN 128 Highest site score(s)

    8 SHERATON 126 Strong but safe

    9 W HOTELS 125 Content curation differentiatesbrand online

    10 FAIRMONT 116Greatest Love Story photocontest solicits UGC acrossmultiple channels

    10 ST. REGIS 116 The New York property's E-Butlerapp dubs brand a mobileAfcionado

    12 RENAISSANCE 112 Navigator mobile app is on target

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    13 JW MARRIOTT 111 Platform-sharing with parentcompany moves brand up ranking

    13 OMNI 111 Above average showingacross dimensions

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    GENIUS

    Four Seasons

    Hilton

    Marriott

    GIFTED

    Hyatt

    The Rit-Carlton

    InterContinental

    Westin

    Sheraton

    W Hotels

    FairmontSt. Regis

    Renaissance

    JW Marriott

    Omni

    AVERAGE

    Le Mridien

    Mandarin Oriental

    MGM Resorts

    Radisson

    Sotel

    Jumeirah

    Shangri-La

    Hotel Indigo

    Waldorf-Astoria

    Conrad

    Park Hyatt

    The Luxury Collection

    Kimpton

    Relais & Chteaux

    Radisson Blu

    Loews

    Concorde

    The Langham

    Swisstel

    Small Luxury Hotels of the World

    CHALLENGED

    Pullman

    Kempinski

    Warwick International Hotels

    Joie de Vivre

    Morgans Hotel Group

    The Peninsula

    Taj

    Pan Pacic

    Orient-Express

    One&Only

    Preferred

    Oberoi

    The Leading Hotels of the World

    Millennium

    Banyan Tree

    MGallery

    FEEBLE

    RafesRosewood

    Average Brands

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    15 LE MRIDIEN 109 Lagging digital marketing scoreskeep brand Average

    16 MANDARIN ORIENTAL 107 Destination MO online magbolsters brand

    16 MGM RESORTS 107 Investment in mobile apps andstrong digital communities

    16 RADISSON 107 Huge Facebook growthsignals innovation

    16 SOFITEL 107 Rewarding loyalty with socialmediainspired gifts

    20 JUMEIRAH 106Twitter crowd-sourcing via TheHotel of the Future campaignwas a TEDxDubai hit

    21 SHANGRI-LA 104Big page, high engagement, androbust booking engine put brandin Facebooks Inner Circle

    22 HOTEL INDIGO 102 One of the rst to experimenton Pinterest

    22 WALDORF-ASTORIA 102 Poor digital marketing setsbrand back

    24 CONRAD 100 Scoring points with display andretargeting initiatives

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    25 PARK HYATT 99 Most improved in 2012, brandbenets from parent investment

    25 THE LUxURY COLLECTION 99 Lackluster social media presence

    27 KIMPTON 98 Life is Suite microsite engages

    28 RELAIS & CHTEAUx 97 Average performance doesn't liveup to brand equity

    29 RADISSON BLU 96 Relies too heavily on largersister brands

    30 LOEWS 94 Trigger email tactics deliver

    31 CONCORDE 93 Win A Stay Facebook app isevidence of brands online potential

    32 THE LANGHAM 92 Integrated Most Romantic Proposalcampaign puts brand on map

    33 SWISSTEL 91 Bilingual Twitter account is a start

    34 SMALL LUxURY HOTELSOF THE WORLD 90 Needs to think bigger on site

    HILTON WORLDWIDE

    OTHER: PRIVATELY OWNED

    INTE RCONT IN ENTAL HO TELS GR OUP T HE CAR LS ON RE zIDOR HO TE L GRO UP

    ACCOR

    FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS INTERNATIONAL

    STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS

    OTHER: PUBLICLY TRADED

    PARENT COMPANY:

    HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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    GENIUS

    Four Seasons

    Hilton

    Marriott

    GIFTED

    Hyatt

    The Rit-Carlton

    InterContinental

    Westin

    Sheraton

    W Hotels

    FairmontSt. Regis

    Renaissance

    JW Marriott

    Omni

    AVERAGE

    Le Mridien

    Mandarin Oriental

    MGM Resorts

    Radisson

    Sotel

    Jumeirah

    Shangri-La

    Hotel Indigo

    Waldorf-Astoria

    Conrad

    Park Hyatt

    The Luxury Collection

    Kimpton

    Relais & Chteaux

    Radisson Blu

    Loews

    Concorde

    The Langham

    Swisstel

    Small Luxury Hotels of the World

    CHALLENGED

    Pullman

    Kempinski

    Warwick International Hotels

    Joie de Vivre

    Morgans Hotel Group

    The Peninsula

    Taj

    Pan Pacic

    Orient-Express

    One&Only

    Preferred

    Oberoi

    The Leading Hotels of the World

    Millennium

    Banyan Tree

    MGallery

    FEEBLE

    RafesRosewood

    Challenged Brands

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    35 PULLMAN 89 Disparate digital efforts disappoint

    36 KEMPINSKI 88 Limited mobile presence hurtsEurope's oldest hotel group

    37 WARWICK INTERNATIONALHOTELS 86 Underutiliing social media

    38 JOIE DE VIVRE 85 Needs a mobile strategy to spreadmore joy

    38 MORGANS HOTEL GROUP 85Best-in-class social media integra-tion signals innovation, but digitalmarketing score disappoints

    38 THE PENINSULA 85 Poor site reservation engine leaves$ on the table

    41 TAJ 82 Trading likes for CSR bridges theonline with the ofine

    42 PAN PACIFIC 81 Mobile presence limitedto a singular Android app

    43 ORIENT-ExPRESS 79 A Journey Like No Othercampaign shines

    44 ONE&ONLY 78 Needs more than a Facebooksweepstakes

    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    44 PREFERRED 78 Strong email marketing cantovercome limited mobile offering

    46 OBEROI 75 Needs a digital wake-up call

    46 THE LEADING HOTELS OFTHE WORLD 75A mobile strategy would lead brand

    to higher ranks

    48 MILLENNIUM 74 Poor showing in mobile

    49 BANYAN TREE 70Weak digital marketing scores

    hurt brand

    49 MGALLERY 70 New entrant has yet to embraceTwitter or YouTube

    HILTON WORLDWIDE

    OTHER: PRIVATELY OWNED

    INTE RCONT IN ENTAL HO TELS GR OUP T HE CAR LS ON RE zIDOR HO TE L GRO UP

    ACCOR

    FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS INTERNATIONAL

    STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS

    OTHER: PUBLICLY TRADED

    PARENT COMPANY:

    HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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    RANK BRAND DIGITAL IQ DESCRIPTION

    51 RAFFLES 67 Needs digital renovation

    52 ROSEWOOD 66 Checked out

    GENIUS

    Four Seasons

    Hilton

    Marriott

    GIFTED

    Hyatt

    The Rit-Carlton

    InterContinental

    Westin

    Sheraton

    W Hotels

    FairmontSt. Regis

    Renaissance

    JW Marriott

    Omni

    AVERAGE

    Le Mridien

    Mandarin Oriental

    MGM Resorts

    Radisson

    Sotel

    Jumeirah

    Shangri-La

    Hotel Indigo

    Waldorf-Astoria

    Conrad

    Park Hyatt

    The Luxury Collection

    Kimpton

    Relais & Chteaux

    Radisson Blu

    Loews

    Concorde

    The Langham

    Swisstel

    Small Luxury Hotels of the World

    CHALLENGED

    Pullman

    Kempinski

    Warwick International Hotels

    Joie de Vivre

    Morgans Hotel Group

    The Peninsula

    Taj

    Pan Pacic

    Orient-Express

    One&Only

    Preferred

    Oberoi

    The Leading Hotels of the World

    Millennium

    Banyan Tree

    MGallery

    FEEBLE

    Rafes

    Rosewood

    Feeble Brands

    HILTON WORLDWIDE

    OTHER: PRIVATELY OWNED

    INTE RCONT IN ENTAL HO TELS GR OUP T HE CAR LS ON RE zIDOR HO TE L GRO UP

    ACCOR

    FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS INTERNATIONAL

    STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS

    OTHER: PUBLICLY TRADED

    PARENT COMPANY:

    HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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    A Bll Curv

    The 2012 Digital IQ dispersion in hospitality follows a near-perfect normal distribution. This is a signicant departure from

    a year ago, when more than a third of hotel brands scored in

    the Feeble ranks. Strong sites, presence across major social

    media platforms, and optimization for mobile are becoming table

    stakes as competition intensies. An overwhelming 38 percent of

    brands in the hospitality category registered an Average ranking

    in 2012, versus just 10 percent in 2011. Meanwhile, the standard

    deviation across the Index tightened from 38 in 2011 to 21 in

    2012, suggesting digital differentiation is increasingly difcult

    to achieve.

    Brands that nabbed Genius or Gifted rankings experimented across

    platforms with tactics including concierge mobile applications,

    on-site user reviews, shareable destination guides, and programming

    on Instagram, Pinterest, and other emerging platforms.

    k e Y f I N D I N G S

    DIGITAL IQ

    >140

    DIGITAL IQ

    110139

    Hyatt

    The Rit-Carlton

    InterContinental

    Westin

    Sheraton

    W Hotels

    Fairmont

    St. Regis

    Renaissance

    JW Marriott

    Omni

    Four Seasons

    Hilton

    Marriott

    Le Mridien

    Mandarin Oriental

    MGM Resorts

    Radisson

    Sotel

    Jumeirah

    Shangri-La

    Hotel Indigo

    Waldorf-Astoria

    Conrad

    Park Hyatt

    The Luxury Collection

    Kimpton

    Relais & Chteaux

    Radisson Blu

    Loews

    Concorde

    The Langham

    Swisstel

    Small Luxury Hotelsof the World

    DIGITAL IQ

    90109

    DIGITAL IQ

    7089

    Rafes

    Rosewood

    DIGITAL IQ

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    k e Y f I N D I N G S

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    TripAdvisor, four Sasons tas

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    succssully managing

    both global and proprtyaccounts on all maor

    social ntwors

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    contntall sharabl

    and mobil optimizd

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    entrpris Valu

    Organizations with multiple brands signicantly outpacedindependent hoteliers on digital platforms, registering an average

    Digital IQ of 109, versus 92 for independent private brands and

    87 for independent publicly traded brands, suggesting there are

    opportunities to share best practices and leverage economies of

    scale in digital. Organizations such as Marriott, Hyatt, Starwood,

    and Hilton leverage technology investments across their portfolios

    via shared site platforms, mobile destinations, digital marketing

    infrastructure, and cross-sell opportunities.

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    DIGITAL IQ DISPeRSION BY OWNeRSHIP

    Organizations with Mor than On Brand Rprsntd in Ind

    AVeRAGe DIGITAL IQ

    BY OWNeRSHIP STRUCTURe

    (2012)

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    Marriott International led all organizations, boasting an average

    Digital IQ of 125 across its four brands. The Ritz-Carlton, JW

    Marriott, and Marriott Hotels & Resorts nabbed spots among

    2012s biggest winners, making the greatest YOY gains in

    Digital IQ from 2011. The average Digital IQ for Starwood,

    called out in 2011 for its superior enterprise performance,

    dropped seven points, with Le Mridien and The Luxury

    Collection falling behind their more digital-savvy sister brands.

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    Room To Grow

    A brands site remains its primary revenue generator. Hotelbrands indicated they would spend 34 percent of their 2011

    online budgets on site redesigns and optimization4; however,

    our research demonstrates that the industry is slow to adopt

    best practices. Incorporation of the Facebook like API and

    other social-sharing functionalities has increased signicantly

    since 2011, but only 40 percent of brands employ such features.

    Social sharing has a demonstrable impact: Brands that offer

    the feature saw page views grow by 12 percent, versus -2

    percent for those that do not.

    Luxury hospitality continues to make limited use of user

    ratings and reviews. The Four Seasons and Starwood brands

    are notable exceptions. Our data suggest user reviews pay

    dividends, and brands with on-site user reviews sent 39%

    less trafc to OTAs, suggesting that on-site reviews gave

    customers more condence when booking.

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    4. HeBSdigital:http://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/topics/benchmark-survey/, July 2011.

    Weve moved past the point of solely focusing on

    acquiring fans and followers. Brands need to pay

    close attention to engagement and conversion

    across their social networks. People want to engage with hospitality

    brands, but this research proves that compelling content is needed

    to make it worthwhile for them. People will spend time on your hotel's

    site if you give them something beyond just a booking interface.

    Michael Lazerow | CEO, Buddy Media

    12%

    -2%

    SITe feATURe ADOPTION

    % o Sits With th following faturs:

    (20112012)

    IMPACT Of SOCIAL SHARING ON GROWTH

    % o Pag Viw Incras Ovr T hr Months

    WITH

    WITHOUT

    2011

    2012

    Source: Alexa.com

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    7:006:306:005:305:004:304:00

    Photo Galleries5:14

    5:47

    Guest Testimonials/Stories

    5:41

    6:12

    Photos of LocalAttractions

    5:25

    6:04

    Curated Itineraries5:38

    6:20

    Concierge/Staff Tips

    5:31

    6:24

    Th Powr o Contnt

    With 61 percent of U.S Internet users researching travel onlineprior to booking5, the content on a brands site could tip the

    scale in its favor over a third-party OTA. Brands that invest in

    content curation register longer average user time on site and

    more return visitors. For example, our data suggest that brands

    recruiting local staff to provide tips can increase user time on

    site by 16 percent and that users on brand sites with curated

    itineraries spend 12 percent more time browsing.

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    5. How Travel Brands Manage Their Online Reputation: Making the Most of Owned, Earned and Paid Media , eMarketer, November 2011.

    DeSTINATION GUIDeS

    % o Brand Sits With th following faturs:

    (February 2012)

    WITH

    WITHOUT

    AVeRAGe TIMe ON SITe

    (January 2011)

    Source: Doubleclick ad planner by Google

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    empty Inbo

    Email remains the top choice for marketing communicationsacross age groups.6 However, hoteliers signicantly trail other

    prestige industries regarding email best practices. Only 60

    percent of hotel brands sent automated welcome emails, and

    only 56 percent engaged in email marketing communication

    during our data collection period. While 63 percent of smartphone

    users check their personal email via mobile daily7, just half of

    received emails were optimized for mobile viewing. Hoteliers,

    second to last across multiple industries in email frequency

    rate, send an average of 0.23 emails per week, a fraction

    of the number sent by brands in other sectors.

    k e Y f I N D I N G SAVeRAGe eMAILS PeR Week

    Across Industris

    6. View from the Digital Inbox 2011, Merkle, February 23, 2011.

    7. Ibid.

    eMAIL MARkeTING

    SPECIALTY RETAIL

    3.15

    BEAUTY

    1.23

    WATCHES & JEWELRY

    0.14

    FASHION

    0.67

    MAGAzINE

    2.75

    HOTELS

    0.23

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    Social Mania

    Social media usage continues to soar. Hoteliers face a signicantchallenge maintaining both global brand accounts and property-

    specic pages. The percentage of brands deploying both global

    and property pages on Facebook rose from 73 percent in 2011

    to 95 percent in 2012, while the proportion on Twitter increased

    from 56 percent to 70 percent. Brands providing local or bilingual

    language postings on their Facebook property pages registered

    interaction rates 45 percent higher than pages that posted only

    in Englishso local messaging matters.

    Emerging platform adoption is also relatively high across hoteliers.

    Nearly two-thirds of brands maintain a presence on 2011 upstart

    Google+, and six in 10 have an ofcial presence on geo-local

    leader Foursquare. Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest register less

    penetration across brands, with fewer than 20 percent present

    on these emerging platforms.

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    SOCIAL MeDIA ADOPTION: NeW eMeRGING PLATfORMS

    % o Brands including Global & Proprty Accounts

    (February 2012)

    2011 2012

    2011 2012

    95%

    2%0%

    2%

    73%

    15%

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    7%

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    20%

    10%

    56%

    24%

    8%

    12%

    GLOBAL & PROPERTY

    PROPERTY PAGES ONLY

    GLOBAL PAGES ONLY

    NO PRESENCE

    SOCIAL MeDIA STRATeGIeS

    % o Brands on th following Platorms:

    (2011 vs. 2012)

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    Glocal

    Analysis of 1,391 property Facebook pages and 412 propertyTwitter accounts demonstrates that local efforts can build

    signicant communities with global reach. Asia-Pacic led all

    regions in Facebook fan followings, followed by North America.

    Twitter is more U.S.-centric, and North American properties (the

    majority in the U.S.) boast, on average, twice as many followers

    as other regions. Communities linked to Eastern European

    properties brought up the rear on both platforms.

    k e Y f I N D I N G S

    fACeBOOk LIkeS: AVeRAGe BY ReGION

    Proprty Pags Only

    (February 2012)

    AVeRAGe TWITTeR fOLLOWeRS BY ReGION

    Proprty Accounts Only

    (February 2012)

    3,036

    1,068

    2,873

    3,115

    2,134

    1,439

    1,993

    956

    1,257

    1,712

    1,230

    385

    Social media is an incredibly valuable asset for

    hospitality brands, and it is encouraging to see

    adoption continue to rise. The smartest hospitality

    brands understand that what marketers refer to as paid, owned and

    earned media are colliding faster than ever. Focus on building your

    internal teams and working with vendors that are integrated and dont

    exist in silos. Michael Lazerow | CEO, Buddy Media

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    Suit Spot

    Analysis of more than 2,500 Facebook wall posts revealed thatphotos generate the highest engagement rate, surpassing

    videos, links, and text. From a content perspective, posts

    referencing hotel featuresphotos and video of the lobby, spa,

    and pool, for instanceyield the most clicks. Contest-related

    posts, many soliciting fans for submissions, came in second.

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    0.31%

    Hotel Features Contest Local Tourism Promotion / DealCompany News/ Events

    0.25%

    0.20%

    0.19%

    0.15%

    AVeRAGe INTeRACTION RATe BY CONTeNT TYPe(February 2012)

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    As Facebook programming matures, the level of engagementon a brands page is becoming as important as the size of its

    community. Analysis of the 50 global brand Facebook pages

    in the Index suggests that vethe Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons,

    Shangri-La, Sotel, and Mandarin Orientalare threading the

    needle, maintaining large, highly engaged communities.

    However, none of these has registered more than 200,000

    likes, suggesting a signicant drop-off in interaction above

    that threshold.

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    SIZe Of COMMUNITY

    Not:Axes are graphed on a logarithmic scale.

    LeVeLOfeNGAGeMeNT

    fACeBOOk COMMUNITY SIZe vs. eNGAGeMeNT RATeS

    Global Pags Only

    (February 2012)

    = TRIBES BRANDS:Brands with Large FacebookCommunities and High Engagement

    = BRANDS NARROWING IN ON

    TRIBES CATEGORIzATION

    keY:

    The best hospitality brands have several things in

    common when it comes to digital: they have

    great content on their sites and on social networks,

    they are investing time and effort into growing their communities, and

    they are actively monitoring the success of their initiatives to determine

    the best way to move forward.

    Michael Lazerow | CEO, Buddy Media

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    Braing Ground

    Climbing OTA revenue share means hotel brands must seekadditional direct-to-consumer channels, like Facebook. Of the

    52 brands studied, 10 percent offer full Facebook booking

    functionality, allowing guests to book a room without leaving

    the platform. However, an additional 54 percent of hoteliers let

    users start a search on Facebook but complete the transaction

    on their own brand sites. These brands registered 50 percent

    more trafc to their sites from Facebook than brands that

    do not begin the path to purchase on the social network.

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    f-BOOkING SOPHISTICATION% o Brands employing th following faturs on facboo:

    (February 2012)

    f-BOOkINGS

    OPHISTICATION

    F-Booking, ReservationCompletion on Site54%

    Links to BrandReservation Page

    12%

    Full F-Booking10%

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    At Your Srvic

    An estimated 30 percent of U.S. social media conversationsabout hotels focus on customer service.8 Of 216 global and

    property Twitter accounts, 77 percent respond to customer

    service inquiries. Fewer than half of 253 Facebook pages

    actively respond to customer service concerns and inquiries,

    while nearly three-quarters ran active promotions on their

    pages during the study period.

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    TWITTeR CONTeNT TYPe

    % o Twittr Accounts with th following:

    (February 2012, 215 Twitter Accounts)

    fACeBOOk CONTeNT TYPe

    % o facboo Pags with th following:

    (February 2012, 253 Facebook Pages)

    Events Deals / Offers ContestsCustomerService

    Hotel Services Lifestyle Tips/ Advice

    Local TourismNews / Info LoyaltyProgram

    Contest User-GeneratedContent

    Couponing CustomerService

    Giveaway

    8. Topics of Messages About Hotels and Airlines Shared on Social Media, eMarketer, December 2011.

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    fACeBOOk fAN RACe

    Top 10 Brands: "Lis"

    (February 2011 vs. February 2012)

    fACeBOOk "LIkeS"

    Avrag % o Monthly Growth

    (February 2011February 2012)

    Hilton Hotels & Resorts

    Shangri-La Hotelsand Resorts

    Sheraton Hotels & Resorts

    The Ritz-Carlton HotelCompany, L.L.C.

    Four Seasons Hotelsand Resorts

    W Hotels Worldwide

    Park Hyatt

    Renaissance Hotels

    Hyatt Hotels

    Radisson

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    0

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    0

    200,00

    0

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    153,717

    77,342115,292

    34,19691,775

    54,47889,893

    21,51873,217

    3,68655,571

    9,69354,698

    49,788n/a*

    n/a*48,871

    80,657

    94,554

    225,633 Hilton Hotels & Resorts

    Radisson

    Park Hyatt

    Concorde Hotels& Resorts

    InterContinental Hotels& Resorts

    Conrad Hotels & Resorts

    Waldorf Astoria Hotels& Resorts

    Renaissance Hotels

    Hotel Indigo

    Sofitel

    0%

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    60%

    40%

    20%

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    63%

    33%

    30%

    22%

    21%

    19%

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    101%

    2011

    2012

    * Data not available for 2011

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    BeST IN TWeeT

    Top 10 B rands: followrs

    (February 2011 vs. February 2012)

    TWITTeR fOLLOWeRS

    Avrag % o Monthly Growth

    (February 2011February 2012)

    @Jumeirah

    @MO_HOTELS

    @SLHLuxuryHotels

    @RitzCarlton

    @fairmonthotels

    @InterConHotels

    @LeadingHotels

    @FourSeasons

    @OmniHotels

    @MillenniumPR

    0% 4%2% 12%10%8%6% 14%

    14%

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    7%

    6%

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    4%

    3%

    14%@FourSeasons

    @HiltonOnline

    @fairmonthotels

    @HyattConcierge

    @Kimpton

    @MO_HOTELS

    @RitzCarlton

    @OmniHotels

    @LeadingHotels

    @JDVHotels

    05,000

    35,000

    30,000

    10,000

    25,000

    20,000

    15,000

    32,361

    12,11628,310

    13,99019,849

    12,28818,967

    3,75518,646

    6,92617,927

    8,88214,632

    7,06214,333

    10,94113,376

    18,132

    10,937

    36,699

    2011

    2012

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    TOP 10 YOUTUBe VIDeOS

    ACROSS BRANDeD & NON-BRANDeD CHANNeLS

    (February 2012)

    = BRAND CHANNEL

    VIDEO ON:

    = NON-BRAND CHANNEL

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    Instagram, the world's largest mobile-based social network,reached 27 million registered users this month and announced

    an Android-based app.9 Of brands in the Index, 19 percent are

    experimenting on Instagram. Follower counts remain low, but

    these early adopters benet from cross-platform integration:

    Brands with Instagram accounts registered an average of

    12,328 Twitter followers, compared to 3,053 for brands that

    do not use the photo sharing and ltering app.

    k e Y f I N D I N G S

    9. Instagram Reaches 27 Million Registered Users And Says Its Android App Is Nearly Here , TechCrunch, Kim-Mai Cutler, March 2012.

    TOP 10 INSTAGRAM fOLLOWeRS

    (February 2012)

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    fourseasonsfotog 235

    circusvegas 215

    hotelshangrila 174

    mgmgranddetroit 145

    whotelsnyc 259

    luxorlv 281

    fslosangeles 357

    excaliburvegas 572

    morganshotels 629

    morganshotls

    hotlshangrila

    montcarlovgas

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    Incrasingly Mobil

    Two-thirds of brands in the study support mobile-optimizedsites, almost all offering mobile booking functionality. Tapping

    into the growth of research and purchases of travel products

    on smartphones10, the hospitality industry is second only to the

    Specialty Retail category in mobile competence, as revealed

    in L2s 2012 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ.11 The biggest jumps in

    adoption were observed in Android and iPad app development,

    mirroring the mass adoption of the operating system

    and device, respectively.

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    10. Mobile Travel, eMarketer, January 2012.

    11. L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ, L2 Think Tank.

    MOBILe ADOPTION RATeS ACROSS ALL PLATfORMS

    % o Brand on th following Mobil Platorms:

    (2011 vs. 2012)

    iPhone App iPad App Blackberry AppAndroid AppMobile Website

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    10% 12%

    68% 66%

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    22%

    2011

    2012

    St. Rgis iPad app

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    New York, NYFairmont

    Th Plaza

    The capricious Eloise tweetsabout tea parties and walks

    in Central Park, extending the

    ctional character to social media

    Athens, GAHotel Indigo

    Hotl Indigo

    Dog-adoption proles intertwine

    CSR with hotel news on this

    propertys Tumblr

    New York, NYW Hotels

    W Hotls Nw Yor

    Delivers New York lifestyle to 27

    million Instagram users

    New York, NYMorgans Hotel Group

    Hudson Hotl

    Merging the ofine with the

    online, Hudson invited style

    bloggers to dress its walls

    with fashion-week-inspired

    blog posts

    BermudaFairmont

    fairmont SouthamptonBrmuda

    Engages Pinterest community

    with local sights, eats, beaches,art, and cocktails

    Mumbai, IndiaTaj & The Leading Hotels of The World

    Th Ta Mahal Palac& Towr

    Celebrating its 109th anniversary, the

    Indian icon brings heritage to life on

    Facebook with a shareable timeline

    Bangkok, ThailandSoftel

    Softel So Bangkok

    The new urban hotel leverages

    social media for HR through

    its Cast & Recruit Facebook

    program and contest

    Venice Beach, CAJoie de Vivre

    Hotl erwin

    Hotel Erwin leads by example and

    demonstrates Joie de Vivres SoCal

    Sing for an Upgrade campaign

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    f L A S H O f G e N I U Sf L A S H O f G e N I U S

    Opinion Mattrs

    Sixty percent of U.S. travelers factor online opinions into travel

    plans12, but only 17 percent of brands in the study offer on-site

    ratings and reviews. Last October, Starwood became one of

    the rst organizations to launch an independent ratings and

    reviews program, bypassing third-party review sites. All reviews

    are veried through reservation codes to guarantee authenticity.

    In January, Starwoods Westin brand partnered withBazaarvoice to integrate guest opinions on its Buddy Media

    powered Facebook page.13 Only 23 percent of all TripAdvisor

    proles surveyed in our research were linked to a propertys

    Facebook page. Correspondingly, our data revealed that the

    number of reviews on a brands TripAdvisor prole was 22

    percent greater when the prole was promoted on Facebook.

    12. Social Media for Industries: Assessing Opportunities in Automotive, Travel, Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals , eMarketer, January 2011.

    13. Baaarvoice Partners With Buddy Media to Make Ratings, Reviews Social, AdAge Digital, Cotton Delo, January 2012.

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    Roomy.com: Taing Bac Control

    Launched in beta in January, Roomkey.com, the newest hotelsearch engine, is hoteliers attempt to counter OTA market

    share growth. Cofounded by Choice Hotels International, Hilton

    Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotels

    Group, Marriott International, and Wyndham Hotel Group,

    the new cross-brand initiative recently recorded its rst luxury

    commercial partner, the Preferred Hotel Group. Having lost more

    than $2.5 billion to OTA commissions in 2010, hotel brands are

    intent on reclaiming part of the 40 percent of bookings made

    through third-party online agents in the U.S. 14

    Currently featuring 23,000 properties15, the engine promisesto make hotel searches simple, fast, fun16but its true user

    appeal lies in the sites design and complete price transparency.

    Unlike the experience on OTAs and other aggregators, the price

    indicated on Roomkey.com is the nal and lowest-available rate.

    Roomkey.com kicked off a consumer marketing push in March

    2012, generating initial trafc through pop-up exit windows from

    partner brand sites: If users could not nd a property on

    a partner site, they were invited to search on Roomkey.com.

    14. Are the New Anti-OTA Sites Ready to Take the Spotlight?, HeBSdigital, Max Starkov, January 2012.

    15. Meet Roomkey, The Economist, January 2012.16. http://www.roomkey.com/

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    intrac lts usrs sarch

    mor than 23,000 proprtis

    across its partnrs, including

    Choic Hotls, Hilton, Hyatt,

    IntrContinntal, Marriott,

    Wyndham, and Prrrd

    Hotl Group

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    Digital Lov

    The Langham demonstrates the value of cross-platform

    social media integration with the Most Romantic Proposal

    competition. During the contest, users shared their romantic

    stories with the world by uploading videos to a separate

    YouTube channel. Launched in February 2011 on Facebook

    and promoted on Twitter, the contest drew fans who viewed,

    liked, and commented on videos via Facebook and YouTube.

    Page likes increased from a mere 69 to 11,946 over four

    months, and Youtube channel views totaled 34,000+ among

    30 different videos. The brand currently features the winning

    couples trip around the world on a custom-created Tumblr,

    with posts featured on Facebook and Twitter. Building on this

    success, the Langham launched new regional campaigns

    based on integrated user-generated content, such as the

    Spot the Pink Taxi photo contest at the Langham Boston.

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    Th Ubiquitous Concirg

    The Ritz-Carlton debuted its World Concierge program,

    sourcing tips from the local concierge staff of 75 global

    properties via Foursquare. The brand now leaves tips at

    famous destinations and hidden gems on the mobile platform,

    registering an increase in following from 300 to 3,700 by the

    end of February. This growth highlights the opportunity for

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    Gustsourcing

    In early January, InterContinental encouraged guests to submit

    photos from their stays, collecting 107 photos via Twitter

    and sharing them in a Facebook album titled The World of

    InterContinental, Seen Through Our Guests' Cameras. In fewer

    than 10 days, the brands Facebook page racked up 14,661

    "likes. Unlike photo contests for which fans receive prizes, this

    program appealed to guests natural desire to share moments

    from their vacations. The brand credited original photographers

    by listing their Twitter handles or tagging their Facebook pages.

    InterContinentals sister brand Hotel Indigo is running a similar

    campaign dubbed Hotel Indigo Through the Eyes of Our

    Guests with a Pinterest integration. Pinterest surpassed Twitter

    in February 2012 to become the second-largest social network

    after Facebook in terms of referral trafc.17 Hotel Indigo pins

    guest photos sourced from Instagram, Path, blogs, Twitter,

    Foursquare, and Flickr. Hotel Indigo is one of the 17 percent of

    brands in the Index that utilize the fastest growing platform.

    17. Pinterest Now Generates More Referral Trafc Than Twitter, TechCrunch, Jordan Crook, March 2012.

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    Mov Ovr Mini Bar

    The presence of on-site technology increasingly inuencestravelers decisions. Thirty-eight percent of travelers count

    free WiFi as a must-have in their decision to book a hotel.18

    Technology is now an increasingly important point of

    differentiation as Gen Y consumers begin to crowd the lobbies

    of hotels: Next to the alarm clock and the coffeemaker is an

    iPad, the traveler's favorite in-room amenity. Every room in

    the Plaza Hotel New York, Four Seasons Beverly Hills, the

    Morgans Hotel Group Royalton, Mondrian SoHo, and Delano

    properties is outtted with an iPad. Guests can adjust the room

    temperature and lighting, arrange car service, make restaurantreservations, set a spa appointment, request a wake-up call,

    check ights and weather, order housekeeping, contact hotel

    staff, change the television channel, and order room service

    using the devices. Some hotels have reported an 18 percent

    increase for in-room dining orders since offering the mobile

    feature.19

    In-room technology's self-service model enhances the guest

    experience and streamlines hotel operations. Digital concierge

    services are delivered via the internet, mobile applications, and

    Twitter, allowing guests to access curated itineraries and local

    attractions. InterContinental Hotels provides its concierges

    with iPads to enable live video chats with guests. At Mandarin

    Oriental New York, housekeepers use iPod Touches to track

    their work and schedule services to minimize guest disruption.

    Even the hotel gym is going high-tech: Hilton recently

    introduced Internet-connected tness centers, complete with

    touch-screen consoles, e-readers, iPod compatibility, and on-

    demand exercise programs.

    18. Hotels.com Survey Finds Free Wi-Fi Is The Make It Or Break It Factor In Hotel Booking , Hotels.com, January 2012.

    19. More hotels distribute iPads to guests for ordering room service, amenities , USA Today, Roger Yu, June 2011.

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    Starwood & jipang

    Starwood linked with Jiepang, the Chinese geo-local darling

    that boasts nearly 1.5 million users20, to extend its global

    loyalty-based geo-local campaign. Upon checking in at a

    Starwood property, Jiepang users earn Starwood Preferred

    Guest loyalty points, virtual badges, and the chance to win a

    weekend stay at a Starwood hotel in the Asia-Pacic region.

    Users who collect all eight branded virtual badges from each

    Starwood hotel chain are entered to win a ve-night stay at the

    St. Regis Sanya Yalong Bay Resort on Hainan Island. Leading

    inuencers provide travel tips in a video series featured on

    Starwoods Jiepang page.

    The global giant sees Chinese market potential beyond Asia-

    Pacic. Chinese enrollment in Starwood's loyalty program

    jumped 71 percent in 2010.21 In response, Starwood launched

    the Starwood Personalized Travel program, dedicated to

    providing custom service to wealthy Chinese guests traveling

    overseas.

    20. Social, Digital and Mobile in China, We Are Social, Simon Kemp, December 2011.

    21. Starwood Hotels Relocates Global Headquarters to China for Unprecedented Month-Long Managerial Endeavor, BusinessWire, June 2011.

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    f L A S H O f G e N I U S

    What Happns on an App,Stays on an App

    MGM offers 18 mobile apps to serve the needs of the 700,000

    tourists who visit Vegas each week.22 Leveraging economies

    of scale, the company worked with one developer to create

    a similar experience across properties. MGMs iPhone and

    Android mobile apps allow users to make reservations, buy

    show tickets, order room service, and enjoy geo-targeted

    content and offers. The apps have received more than

    800,000 downloads.23 MGM also provides a one-stop shop

    for all its mobile apps by promoting them in a single location

    on its sitesomething the majority of brands dont do for

    their property-specic programs.

    22. Casinos track, interact with guests via smartphone apps, Las Vegas Sun, Ron Sylvester, March 2012.

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    SCOTT GALLOWAY

    Clinical Prossor o Marting, NYU Strn

    foundr, L2

    Scott is a Clinical Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business,

    where he teaches brand strategy and digital marketing, and is

    the founder of L2, a think tank for prestige brands. Scott is also

    the founder of Firebrand Partners, an operational activist rm that

    has invested more than $1 billion in U.S. consumer and media

    companies. In 1997, he founded Red Envelope, an Internet-

    based branded consumer gift retailer. In 1992, Scott founded

    Prophet, a brand strategy consultancy that employs more than

    250 professionals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Scott

    was elected to the World Economic Forums Global Leaders of

    Tomorrow, which recognizes 100 individuals under the age of 40

    whose accomplishments have had impact on a global level.

    Scott has served on the boards of directors of Eddie Bauer

    (Nasdaq: EBHI), The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT),Gateway Computer, and UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business.

    He received a B.A. from UCLA and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley.

    DANIeLLA CAPLAN

    L2

    Daniella is a research and advisory associate at L2, where she

    leads several Digital IQ Index reports. Starting her career as a

    marketing communications manager for a leading global defense

    contractor, she directed the companys creative programs and the

    rebranding of newly acquired divisions. She was later hired to lead

    public relations for the Israeli Consulate in Boston, and guided the

    local implementation of the countrys nation-branding efforts while

    spearheading the consulates social media integration. Daniella

    received a B.A. in Politics with International Studies from WarwickUniversity (U.K.) and an M.S. in Integrated Marketing from NYU.

    MAUReeN MULLeN

    Dirctor o Rsarch & Advisory, L2

    Maureen leads L2s research and advisory practice, where she

    helped develop the Digital IQ Index. She has benchmarked the

    digital marketing, e-commerce, and social media efforts of more

    than 300 brands across pharma, auto, luxury, specialty retail,

    beauty, and the public sector. Maureen also has led digital strategy

    consulting engagements for a variety of Fortune 1000 clients.

    Before joining L2, Maureen was with Triage Consulting Group and

    led managed-care payment review and payment benchmarking

    projects for hospitals, including UCLA Medical Center, UCSF, and

    HCA. Maureen has a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford Universityand an M.B.A. from NYU Stern.

    R. DANIeLLe BAILeY

    L2

    Danielle began her career at The Home Depot, Inc., where she

    led a variety of internal consulting engagements focused on

    supply chain, merchandising, and in-store process improvement.

    She went on to manage the implementation of award-winning

    mobile initiatives for several large media clients, including The

    New York Times Company, NBCUniversal, Disney/ABC, Maxim

    magazine, and Zagat. At L2 she has benchmarked the digital

    competence of brands spanning the specialty retail, public

    sector, pharma, wine and spirits, travel, and nancial services

    industries. Danielle has a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the

    University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern.

    eMMA LI

    L2

    Emma started her career as a research analyst in risk advisory,

    focusing on emerging markets. She later supported an online

    publication start-up, conducting research to assess trends in

    the China luxury and contemporary art markets, and developed

    the publications social media marketing strategy. Emma speaks

    uent Mandarin and Cantonese. She received her Bachelor of

    Commerce degree from the University of Windsor (Canada) and

    an M.A. from NYU.

    ARI WOLfe

    L2

    Ari will be completing his M.B.A. this spring at NYU Stern, with a

    focus on marketing and digital strategy. Over the last two years,

    he has worked on digital branding and communication with the

    start-up companies Nest Egg and Madecasse. Prior to business

    school, he worked in new media at John Wiley & Sons, focusingon the user experience and development of a new online platform.

    Ari received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and went on to

    spend two years in China through a Princeton in Asia fellowship.

    jeSSICA BRAGA

    L2

    Jessica, an art director, specializes in identity, iconography,

    event graphics, and invitations. She began her career in fashion,

    designing textiles and prints at Elie Taharis studio, and then

    focused on the brand aesthetic across its many developing

    disciplines. Desiring to explore other facets of design, she went

    on to become the art director of a small, prestigious design rm

    in Chelsea, where she focused on event graphics, digital and

    print collateral, and brand aesthetics for companies both large

    and small. Jessica holds a B.F.A. in Graphic Design, and an

    A.A.S. in Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology.

    AARON BUNGe

    L2

    Aaron is a freelance graphic designer who specializes in print

    design, branding and identity, packaging, and web design. His

    approach is both aesthetic and functional, characterized by clear,

    intelligent design appropriate to the project at hand. He began

    his career tailoring projects for the Chinese, Australian, and

    U.S. markets across multiple design disciplines and in multiple

    languages. Aaron has a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Iowa

    State University.

    MICHAeL LAZeROW

    CeO, Buddy Mdia

    Michael is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded four suc-

    cessful internet-based media companies. He has a passion for

    creating, managing and growing companies from the ground up.

    Michaels rst foray into entrepreneurship came with the founding

    of University Wire, an Associated Press-like network of more than

    700 student-run newspapers that is now owned by CBS Corp.

    Building on his growing experience in the online space, Michael

    next founded GOLF.com, which was purchased by Time Warners

    Time Inc. division in January 2006.

    Michael is currently the chairman and CEO of Buddy Media,

    Inc., a New York-based company whose Facebook manage-

    ment system is used by global brands and agencies. Michael

    graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. with a

    B.S. and M.S. in Journalism in 1996. He is a regular contributor

    to Advertising Age, MediaPost, Fortune, and iMedia Connec-

    tion, among other publications, and frequently is called upon to

    speak at industry events including the Monaco Media Forum, the

    Consumer Electronics Show, OMMA Global, Web 2.0 Expo, and

    iMedia Brand Summit.

    T e A M

    A spcial than you to L2 wintr

    rsarch analysts Shan Chn

    and Caitlin Clar or thir data

    collction orts.

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