#tourismchat is a twitter chat focused on social media in the tourism industry. Our Nov 3 (2011) chat featured Facebook as the topic.
Even though Facebook is constantly changing (and I’m way behind in my blog), I wanted to share these #tourismchat highlights here. I think a lot of the tweets in this chat can help you build a solid strategy or inspire you to try new things on Facebook.
Q1: Is your page geared towards leisure tourism only? Do you have separate niche pages?
- jennrush03 We just have the one page for our CVA that’s mainly leisure travel. Our other 2 facebook pages are for events we run.
- scullyano We have one FB page for all leisure, meetings, groups, weddings, etc.
- thefrontrowe Our page is predominantly leisure tourism, but also aimed at growing local advocacy.
- maddenmedia A1: Facebook works best with B2C markets. Might be best to create a custom B2B app/tab dedicated to a specific niche on 1 page.
Q2: How often do you update your Facebook page? What time? Evenings/weekends too?
- emilyforsha Plan is to move toward twice daily, morning and evening.
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maddenmedia No more than three times a day, but we strive for one to two posts per day on pages we administer.
- bobf_vstpgh We generally update no more than 2-3 times per day and try to keep several hours between posts.
Q3: What tabs do you have on your page? Welcome tab, booking engine, etc. Are you tracking links to these tabs?
- oregonkat we do some seasonal tabs for specific events or lodging promotions, gives us an opp to help partners out.
- jccjhiggins Online Travel Guide, Merchandise, Fall in Virginia, and VA Wine Month are our most recent. Yes, tracking them!
- thefrontrowe Welcome, email sign up, guide request, booking engine, Harbor Pass, temporary promotional tabs depending.
Q4: Do you have a booking engine tab on your page? Do you promote or track booking/sales on your page?
- katiecook We do have a booking tab that was provided from ARES. Not seen many bookings yet. But, nice as awareness tool.
- thefrontrowe We have a booking engine. I don’t believe we’ve had many bookings. My hope is that it kickstarts the search.
Q5: What types of posts get the most interactions on your page?
- mobethann Fill in the blanks.
- cupoflocalsugar fans seem to love pictures.
- jccjhiggins Have had recent success with the “caption this” idea and a pic. Agree w/ @mobethann that fill in the blanks are good.
Q6: Are you producing content to live on Facebook (tabs, apps) or do you send users to your/other websites?
- jccjhiggins For the most part, our tabs are a shorter replication of existing site content.
- ELearningU A little bit of both! Good to provide fans with what they want on FB, but also give additional info on site.
- maddenmedia FB is so dynamic u don’t need to send them anywhere really. It’s best to focus on hitting targets where ever they may be
Q7: How often are you posting photos? Are you using them uniquely?
- Joe_ExpCols I do photo essay blogs, & post the same photos on FB. Gets better interaction than posting a link to blog post.
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jccjhiggins Typically, 2 out of 3 posts include a photo. Could be tied to a Q or a link or a fill in the blank. Peeps love photos!
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maddenmedia We post photos at least 1-2 times per week. It’s never a specific formula, but we strive to create engagement
Q8: Do you use FB Questions, Events or upload videos directly to your page?
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maddenmedia We use FB questions here and there, I like the viral component and advantage it carries.
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carannmcc Have found that FB questions don’t get a lot of feedback, but we use lots of videos.
Want to learn more? Check out the entire chat transcript.