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Marketing Birmingham
Commercial Members Meeting
19 June 2014
Welcome
Ian Taylor
Commercial Director
Agenda
8.00am Welcome & opening comments
Ian Taylor, Commercial Director, Marketing Birmingham
8.05am Marketing Birmingham operational update
8.30am Developing International Markets: panel discussion
Jo Lloyd, Commercial Director, Birmingham Airport
Jo Leslie, GREAT China Welcome Project Manager, Visit Britain
Ravinder Masih, Head of Villa in the Community, Aston Villa FC
9.00am Members Meeting concludes
9.30am GREAT China Welcome Seminar
Operational Update
Ian Taylor
Commercial Director
Visitor Economy Strategic MarketingInward Investment
4337
61 FDI
PROJECTS
LANDED
5%
32%
NEW JOBS
CREATED
INCREASE IN
HOTEL RevPAR*
INCREASE
IN INTERNATIONAL
VISITOR
NUMBERS*
£16mMEDIA
COVERAGE
*compared to 12/13
Total new FDI job successes
Regional FDI performance
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
Provisional
2013/14
Birmingham 276 1386 2271 2192
BB responsible N/A 70% 55% 90%
GBSLEP 764 3502 3990 4337
BB Responsible N/A 28% 33% 45%
West Midlands 1623 5780 6489 7014
Key 13/14 projects
Capital investment
20 new air
routes
Visitor economy performance
International
visitors
+ 32%
941,000
Hotel
occupancy
+ 5%
*compared to 12/13
Social media
+10%
+19%
2013/14
Christmas
+ New
Year
+118%
Growing reputation
Inbound bookings
increased by 24%
UK’s Fastest
growing 2014
Valentines
destination,
sales up 80%
Greater Birmingham and Black Country
Visitor Economy Strategy
+ Volume
+ Value£
Media highlights
14/15 priorities
Business
Catalyst
Breeze Social
Media Award
Lead
Generation
Agents
International priorities 2014/15
Nurture
Greater Birmingham
Visitor Economy
Growing Volume and Value
China
Develop/Grow Maintain / Grow
India
USA
Nordics
Russia
Brazil
GCC
Japan
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
China
Great China Welcome Charter
India
USA
Nordics
Maintain/Grow
Nurture
Social Media
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Birmingham Manchester Bristol Liverpool Brighton London Cardiff
Klout profiling
This is Birmingham
Summer 2014
#BsideBrum
#BsideBrum
Leads
generated
£2.5m
75%
Confirmed repeat
conferences for
2015
BSAVA
IBMS
RCPCH
The
Birmingham
Welcome
Work with
overseas reps to
develop leads
Visitor Economy Strategic MarketingInward Investment
Partner opportunities
Summer/Autumn 2014
 This is Birmingham
 Christmas 2014
 International sales
 Showcase events
 US/China sales missions
 #techbrum
 EXPO REAL & MIPIM
 Catalyst programme
 Greater Birmingham
initiative
 Conservative Party
Conference 2014
 2015 campaign
Developing International Markets
Panel Discussion
19 June 2014
Developing International Markets panel discussion
Jo Lloyd, Commercial Director, Birmingham Airport
Jo Leslie, GREAT China Welcome Project Manager, Visit
tain
Ravinder Masih, Head of Villa in the Community, Aston Villa
Marketing Birmingham
Commercial Members Meeting
19 June 2014

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Commercial Members Meeting 19th June 2014

Notas do Editor

  1. Progress: Birmingham attracts the largest number of inbound Indian visitors than any other regional city Early 2014 campaign focusing on Delhi to attract visitors delivered 50% increase in bookings Sales activity includes SATTE (Jan 14) as part of UK delegation and Jul/August 2014 travel trade pilot programme Partnership with Air India has been important, also Emirates and Turkish to help drive traffic. Emma will be working with trade to train them in the Birmingham offer in Delhi, Bangalore, Amritsar and Mumbai
  2. Key market for Greater Birmingham – has actually seen a small decline at a national level for the UK but remains a key market and VB are actively revitalising the offer. First half 2014 worked with VB focusing on the LGBT market – part of multi city campaign that aims to inspire touring honeymooners. Second part of 2014 – focusing on sales mission and trade development (Sept.) , Alongside media outreach