{"id":242,"date":"2021-12-23T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/?p=242"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T09:46:32","slug":"phocuswright-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/phocuswright-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Get the scoop: the Phocuswright conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pitch at the Phocuswright Innovation: Launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovation: Launch is an opportunity to present your product and impress travel experts. To present Travelpayouts Digital Partnership Platform at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phocuswrightconference.com\/compete\/launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovation: Launch<\/a>, we had to qualify among many other candidates, and we made it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our PR director Janis Dzenis presented Travelpayouts&#8217; partnership philosophy, how it translates into product features and helps build mutually beneficial relationships between travel brands and 300 000 content creators and webmasters. The speech went well, and we got a good score from the judges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some quotes from the judges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cI really appreciate the vertical focus on travel. Finding influencers is really tough&#8230; If you can help with that, it&#8217;s terrific!\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cI think this is the fastest growing space in tech today &#8211; social-influence-based purchasing. So I think travel really needs it. I think blogging alone is probably one thing, but how to monetize the social influence along with it, I think, can drive tremendous value. And nobody has cracked that\u201d.<\/li><li>\u201cI really appreciate the fact that you are basically tapping into a new traffic acquisition channel, which we all know we need in travel. And the fact that you already have 300 000 bloggers on there and how you do the matching is very promising\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Travelpayouts - Phocuswright Innovation Launch 2021 - The Phocuswright Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQYXWdT5D9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The brand booth and NFC business cards that created a WOW effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, we set up a booth with the controversial slogan \u201cSALES NOT VIEWS\u201d to meet with potential partners and attract foot traffic. The brand booth increases our networking opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But what really surprised Phocuswright visitors were our NFC business cards. These are electronic cards that open on a smartphone upon contact with the card\u2019s chip. We touched the card to a person\u2019s phone and an option to \u201cAdd a Contacts\u201d appeared. These NFC cards provoked excitement every time, and we got noticed thanks to this solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memorable networking event \u2014 jogging on the beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many brands host additional events for conference participants or sponsored events. Business breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and parties are so common that they don&#8217;t get people excited anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of doing the same, we organized a run on the beach at sunrise with the fitness star \u200b\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/malloryhopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mallory Hopes<\/a>. Phocuswright loved our idea, as it was unusual and in line with the event&#8217;s Covid-19 safety policies. So, instead of gathering a crowd inside the venue, we offered an outdoor fitness activity. Organizers even reduced our sponsored event price, ran additional promotions, and promised to give the event as an example for future participants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/phocuswright-run-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/phocuswright-run-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/phocuswright-run-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/phocuswright-run-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/phocuswright-run-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/phocuswright-run.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a run along the sea freshened up and inspired participants of the conference, and people remembered us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were very inspired by the Phocuswright conference. As usual, everything was at the highest level. We got acquainted with hundreds of travel industry experts and hope that it will be the start of many fruitful long-term collaborations. In case you&#8217;ve missed the conference, learn more about Travelpayouts Digital Partnership Platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/en\">here<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/brands\/?ad_source=blog\" class=\"btn-default btn-theme-primary tpe-btn-article\">\n<span>Learn more about Travelpayouts<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 15-17, 2021, the Travelpayouts team participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phocuswrightconference.com\/News\/2021\/2021-photos\">Phocuswright conference<\/a> (one of the major events in the travel niche). This year, companies such as Allianz Partners, Despegar.com, Expedia Group, Google, KAYAK, Skift, and Skyscanner attended. We were as active as ever: pitching the Travelpayouts platform, setting up a brand booth, and organizing a networking event of our own. 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