“ECM and the city cards network is a about sharing knowledge”
61 product managers representing 33 leading European cities recently met in Oslo to exchange knowledge and best practices in one of the most important growth areas of city marketing: city cards!
Breaking record of attendance shows deep interest for this product and the successful results of the We Love City Cards branding campaign.
The City Cards Expert Meeting is a 24h meeting targeted to product managers who are looking to improve and share their knowledge of the product, an initiative of European Cities Marketing, the only membership association strengthening city marketing in Europe with 100 cities onboard.
Key presentation was made by Fernando Santos, Business Development Director at Viator by TripAdvisor. He gave an Overview of leisure products sales, Viator being the global leader in the sector. Santos described the blurred evolution of sales and the challenges they face like macro conditions (terrorism, Brexit, Migrant Crisis, economic uncertainty, flooding), attention-occupying events (such as US Election, Olympic Games, Euro championships) and outlined the quick evolution of consumer behaviour. Viator also insisted on the importance of optimizing mobile channels.
Case studies of destinations (Stockholm, London, Innsbruck and Porto) were delivered about their city cards, and followed by group discussions: What is your biggest challenge with your city card? How are you dealing with mobile and mobility? Are you ready for tomorrow and tomorrow’s travellers? What is your best strategy on how to increase sales on and offline? What is your best idea to make your partners in the card happy?
“The VisitOSLO team greatly hosted this event! Attendees were offered the opportunity to enjoy the electronic Oslo Pass, a dematerialized city card easy to use with your mobile phone.“
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