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BUSINESS GROWTH MARKETPLACE

Yves L G – March 2014

Digital Marketing for Hospitality


Genera&on C is the Genera+on Y (80’s – 90’s). The C is for « Connected ». The Genera+on C is the genera+on that has grown-‐up with a close rela+onship with technologies. They use them to communicate, collaborate and create. YouTube Genera&on is an extension of Gen C as they use YouTube to share, communicate, be informed… It is defintely part of their life. Millennials is Genera+on Y (or C) and Z that is comfotable with the technologies’ use and quickly adaptable with it.

Some Definitions


Millennials are: -‐ Mul$taskers (mul+tasking pros, can manage many responsabili+es in the same +me) -‐ Connected (know everything on social medias, use them to get informa+on and share) -‐ Tech-‐Savvy (a lot of skills to deals with technologies)

Millennials want: -‐ Instant Gra$fica$on & Recogni$on ( feel like what they are doing is important) -‐ Work-‐Life Balance & Flexibility (no sacrifice of their personal life in order to advance their careers) -‐ Collabora$on (team-‐oriented and enjoy collabora+ng and building friendships with colleagues) -‐ Transparency (open and honest rela+onship with managers and co-‐workers) -‐ Career Advancement (opportuni+es to develop their career within the company they choose)

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Millennials Characteristics

Millennials’ expectations for travel -‐ Instantaneity & Flexibility of servcies -‐ Real +me informa+on -‐ Peer review -‐ Share on difefrent social medias -‐ Different booking structure -‐ Business travelers -‐ Required essan+als & wanted ameni+es -‐ Authen+c local experiences -‐ Volunteer travel / Social responsability


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Millennials’ expectations for hotels

-‐ Free Internet

-‐ Casual food available 24/24 -‐ 7/7

-‐ Self-‐service Check-‐in/Check-‐out

-‐ Hotel with individual personality

-‐ Mul+-‐use lobby encouraging sociliza+on between guests


Millennials’ customer behavior with current custormers

-‐ Booking habits different

-‐ Peer reviews and strangers opinions count more

-‐ Always connected

-‐ Empowered (sel check-‐in/ check-‐out)

-‐ Visual mor eimportant than text

-‐ Desire to meet people and socialize in hotel’s lobby



Gen C or Millennial in image

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