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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
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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
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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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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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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fOUR SeASONS
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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.
k e Y f I N D I N G S
DIGITAL IQ DISPeRSION BY OWNeRSHIP
Organizations with Mor than On Brand Rprsntd in Ind
AVeRAGe DIGITAL IQ
BY OWNeRSHIP STRUCTURe
(2012)
Multi-BrandOrganizations
n=25
OTHER:
Privately Ownedn=17
OTHER:
Publicly Tradedn=10
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87
AVG IQ
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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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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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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 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%
5%
7%
0%
70%
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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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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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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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.
k e Y f I N D I N G S
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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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
0
50,00
0
250,00
0
150,00
0
200,00
0
100,00
0
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%
80%
60%
40%
20%
100%
63%
33%
30%
22%
21%
19%
16%
16%
14%
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%
9%
8%
8%
7%
6%
6%
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.
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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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800
900
600
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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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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
20%
54%63%
10% 12%
68% 66%
46% 44%
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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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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and rviws on all
company wbsits
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ans to plor top-ratd hotls on
Wstins facboo pag
Starwood brands can monitor
rviws and rspond to gust
concrns in a controlld
nvironmnt
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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/
Roomy.coms clan
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
hospitality brands to leverage geo-local platforms to add
value to the guest experience.
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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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SoHos iPads allow
gusts to ordr
room srvic,
ma dining
rsrvations,
and contact
housping
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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.
Starwood Prrrd
Gusts arnd loyalty
points and virtual
badgs by chcing
in at on o th chains
proprtis on jipang
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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.
23. Ibid.
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shop or all its
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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
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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.
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