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CONTENT MARKETING

Shanice Zhuang, Joanna Ho, Andres Wo, Trevor Chan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECONDARY RESEARCH

CONTENT STRATEGY

04

PRIMARY RESEARCH & KEY CONSUMER INSIGHT

CONSUMER JOURNEY & EMPATHY MAP

SITUATION SUMMARY

03

PROPOSED CONTENT �CALENDAR

CONTENT COLLATERALS

07

KEY METRICS

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02

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SECONDARY RESEARCH

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HOW HAS COVID-19 AFFECTED THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN SG?

CROSS BORDERS

fewer cross borders in between countries

TOURISM REVENUE

overall tourism revenue for SG decreases

TOURISM RECEIPTS

dropped drastically in the last quarter of 2020

ONLINE SHOPPING

more Singaporeans prefer to shop online due to the pandemic

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INDUSTRY RESEARCH

The Bad

The Good

  • 75% of Singaporeans have not used their SRV
  • Only 2 out of 5 local tour groups reported being helped by the vouchers
  • Those that reported being helped received a huge boost in sales
  • Oriental travel and tours said they were booked out.

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LOCAL TOURISM

REPRESENTS HOME�& CULTURE

BOOST THE ECONOMY

GREATER SUSTAINABILITY

WHY SHOULD WE SUPPORT IT?

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COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

Streaming Services

Fear of Pandemic

  • More convenient
  • More accessible
  • Families are actually spending quality time at home through Netflix
  • Dropped since cases started dropping
  • Over 50% still fear the pandemic
  • Vouchers launched when fear was still high

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PRIMARY RESEARCH

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SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS

FROM 115 SURVEY RESPONDENTS

AGE

18-24

50 respondents

35-44

8 respondents

45-54

33 respondents

25-34

15 respondents

55 and above

15 respondents

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HAVE YOU FULLY REDEEMED YOUR SRVs?

Slightly more than half of our respondents have not used their vouchers at all.

A fraction of our respondents have not completely used their vouchers.

This shows that most of our respondents do not feel the need or urgency to redeem their vouchers as of yet.

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18-24

25-34

45-54

SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS

64% of respondents in this age range have used at least some of their vouchers.

They have active social lives.

80% of respondents in this age range have not used any of their vouchers.

They have busy schedules due to work and studies.

75% of respondents in this age range have used at least some of their vouchers.

They have families to attend to.

CATEGORISED BY AGE GROUP

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THOSE WHO HAVE USED THEM FULLY

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WHAT HAVE YOU USED YOUR SRVs ON?

Most respondents spent their SRVs on staycations, followed by attractions.

Only 3 used them for local tours.

1 respondent donated them.

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WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO USE YOUR SRVs?

Free!

Support local tourism & businesses

Discover & appreciate Singapore

Bond with loved ones

Wastage of SRVs if not used

Attractive discounts

Voucher expiry

Relaxation

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HAVE SRVs BEEN EFFECTIVE IN SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES?

No

Yes

3

34

Out of 37 respondents, 34 said that they have been effective in supporting local businesses. In contrast, 3 said no.

This shows that most our consumers that have used their SingapoRediscovers Vouchers acknowledges that SRVs have helped local businesses through their experiences

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THOSE WHO HAVE USED THEM PARTIALLY

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WHAT HAVE YOU USED YOUR SRVs ON?

The majority of respondents spent their SRVs on staycations.

A handful spent them on attractions.

None of the respondents spent them on tours or donated them.

Attractions

Staycations

Donation

Local Tours

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REASONS WHY SRVs WERE

NOT FULLY REDEEMED

Activity was cancelled due to Covid-19

Save them for other attractions

Not sure what to use it on

SRVs can only be redeemed in parts

Activity was cheaper than $100

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DO YOU INTEND TO USE YOUR SRVs?

One out of the two respondents who said no, mentioned that he/she was unsure on what to spend the SRVs on and did not fancy the options he/she knew of.

This shows that the respondent might not know of all the options or interesting activities he/she can use their SRVs on as of now.

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THOSE WHO HAVE NOT USED THEM AT ALL

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REASONS WHY SRVs WERE

NOT REDEEMED AT ALL

Busy schedule

Fear of Covid-19 situation

Unsure of redemption process

Unwilling to top up the extra cash

Troublesome to redeem

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DO YOU INTEND TO USE YOUR SRVs?

The majority intend to use their SRVs.

However, 9 of them said otherwise.

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WHAT WILL MOTIVATE YOU TO USE YOUR SRVs?

Better deals

More relaxed Covid-19 measures

Voucher expiry

Combination of vouchers

Free time

Ease of redemption

Don’t want them to go to waste

Being compassionate by donating

Physical vouchers

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WHICH AREAS WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY USE YOUR VOUCHERS ON?

(For those who have only used them partially or not at all)

ATTRACTIONS

DONATION

STAYCATION

1st

2nd

3rd

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Singaporeans are too busy and they do not see that the SingapoRediscovers Vouchers will give them the break that they need

KEY CONSUMER INSIGHT

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SITUATION SUMMARY

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Situation Summary

Situation

  • 70% of Singaporeans have not redeemed their SRVs (as of April 2021)
  • According to our survey, 50.4% of our respondents have not used their SRVs
  • 17.4% of our respondents have used a part of their vouchers
  • The SRVs expire on 31 December 2021

Complications

  • Adults/Elderly aged 55 and above have difficulties redeeming their SRV online
  • The worsening Covid-19 situation is preventing people from leaving their homes
  • Tighter Covid-19 measures are preventing people from going out with their big groups of family and friends (with social gatherings capped at 2 pax)

Opportunities

  • The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) can collaborate with popular Internet Media Companies in Singapore (i.e. Mothership, Sgag, Asia.one) to promote the use of SRV
  • The STB can leverage on popular social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram amongst youths and Facebook for people aged 35 and above to promote SRV
  • Awareness on the redemption of SRVs can be increased through promotion by the partnered booking websites (Klook, Traveloka, GlobalTix etc.)

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CONTENT STRATEGY

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Most Singaporeans have not redeemed their SingapoRediscovers Vouchers

(SRVs)

PROBLEM STATEMENT

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TARGET AUDIENCE

CONCERNS

NEEDS

Singaporeans aged 25-34 who do not have time to use the vouchers due to hectic schedules

  • A break
  • A way to help consumers pick out which activities to try out with their SRVs

  • Busy schedules
  • Unsure of where to use their vouchers on

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OBJECTIVES

To encourage majority of Singaporeans to redeem their SRVs before 31 December 2021

Raise awareness and generate excitement for the wide range of activities that the SRVs can provide

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SHARON LIM

Age: 34

Work: Accountant

Family: Husband and son

Location: Singapore, Hougang

Character: Motherly, family-oriented, friendly

Goals

  • To enjoy the different offers that the SingapoRediscovers Vouchers have to offer
  • To allow her son to have fun in Singapore
  • To enjoy valuable bonding time with family
  • To enjoy a relaxing day away from work

Frustrations

  • Lack of time to use SingapoReDiscovers vouchers
  • Cannot make up her mind on what to use the vouchers for
  • Worried about Covid situation when she visits highly populated areas

Sharon is a working mother who usually works long hours dealing with clients and customers in order to support her family. When she’s not working, she prefers to stay at home to recuperate. She ensures that her family has dinners together at home daily. She usually loves travelling overseas and having staycations in Singapore with her family during the holidays, but she’s afraid to do so during this time.

Brands

Introvert Extrovert

Personality

Analytical Creative

Conservative Liberal

Passive Active

Preferred Channels

Traditional ads

Digital & social media

Mobile

Referral & Loyalty

Motivations

  • Visiting and experiencing newer/existing attractions
  • To get out of the office and relax
  • For her son to enjoy spending time with the family
  • When the voucher expiry date is nearing
  • Seeing her friends post their experiences on social media

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MESSAGE ARCHITECTURE

CAMPAIGN HEADER

CAMPAIGN STORY

KEY MESSAGES

Many experiences await when you explore Singapore and its’ many attractions/hidden gems

SingapoRediscovers Vouchers allows Singaporeans to visit attractions with lots of discounts

SingapoRediscovers Vouchers can offer experiences that are worth treasuring

Make time for the break that you need with SingapoRediscovers Vouchers

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CONSUMER JOURNEY & EMPATHY MAP

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EMPATHY MAP

WHAT SHE’S SEEING

WHAT SHE’S THINKING

WHAT SHE’S FEELING

Through her social media platforms, her friends are posting their family outings using the Singapore Rediscover vouchers

She views updated information on the Covid-19 pandemic on the news daily

She wonders about the safety of her child when choosing to go out on a family outing

She reminisces memories of travelling and discovering new places

She is anxious about the Covid-19 situation and wary every time she has to go out

Stressed over her busy work schedule but wants to relax with her family soon

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EMPATHY MAP

WHAT SHE’S DOING

PAINS

GAINS

Worried that her family will contract the virus

Has to make time from her busy schedule.

Process of redeeming the vouchers are deemed troublesome and complicated

Take time off to relax from her hectic work schedule

Spend quality time with her family while creating memories with them

Explore and visit different attractions there is to offer in Singapore

She has been trying to use her and her husbands SRVs to plan an outing for the family.

However, she’s having difficulties coming up with a good plan to save the most amount of money

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EXPERIENCE MAP

How does the consumer find you? What’s the first point of contact? Do they initiate it, or do you?

The consumer should be able to find us on social media and traditional news

(Articles written about us)

We initiate it by promoting ourselves through televised advertisements, advertisements on the street and social media.

Through word of mouth

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EXPERIENCE MAP

What kinds of searchable content are available to the target consumer so they can begin to educate themselves about your product or service? What questions are answered? How will that content be crafted to be both interesting and useful/relevant to the consumer’s problems?

News and updates regarding the extension of the voucher expiry date.

When consumers Google for SingapoRediscovers Vouchers, they can find:

The official website to redeem the vouchers at the top of the list.

Relevant activities and merchants in Singapore that would accept the use of the vouchers.

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EXPERIENCE MAP

What does she need to believe and experience in order to be delighted to become a client or customer?

We would use infographics on our Instagram to attract our consumer’s attention. TikTok videos showing various Singapore attractions would be uploaded.

She needs to believe that the experience would be worth going out in Singapore during a trying time such as the pandemic.

She needs to believe that using her SingapoRediscovers Vouchers for her family would help them bond more.

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EXPERIENCE MAP

What happens after the purchase is made?

The consumer would receive an email which contains the tickets which they had purchased (e.g. e-tickets to Universal Studios Singapore). The email received is a confirmation that the user has made the purchase.

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CONTENT COLLATERALS

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#FindYourEscape

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ABOUT THE COLLATERALS

  • Brand Story
  • Tiktok Video

(Your Escape from the Hustle and Bustle)

  • Instagram Post

(Unlock Your Escape)

  • Buzzfeed Quiz

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BRAND STORY

2nd August, Friday. 23:56

Sharon, a 34-year-old workaholic mother comes back home from work.

She looks at her son sadly as she knew that he was waiting for her to come home till he fell asleep. VO: Dear son, I’m sorry Mummy came home late

She carries him to his bedroom,

VO: and couldn’t tuck you to bed.

and tucks him into bed so he could have some proper rest.

She sees her 8-year-old son Jeremiah asleep on the couch in the living room.

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BRAND STORY

It is the next morning.

Sharon helps Jeremiah with his school homework.

Her phone rings, she gets a call from her boss. VO: Dear Son, for the times I left you halfway, I apologise

Her boss requests for her to go back to work immediately. Being one who does not like to disappoint her superiors at work, she agrees and gets ready to leave.

Jeremiah looks dejected as his mom leaves for work. VO: but Mummy has to do so for the sake of our family

It is now night time.

VO: Dear Son, I didn’t mean for it to be this late

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BRAND STORY

Sharon is in her room replying to her long list of work emails.

Jeremiah stands at the door and asks her softly, “Ma, do you know it’s my birthday tomorrow?”

Sharon pauses, looks at him and replies, “Yes, of course dear.! Go to bed now, we’re going to have fun tomorrow!”

Excited, Jeremiah runs to his room, cheering, “ Yay, we are going out tomorrow!”

Sharon’s eyes widened as she sunk back into her seat. VO: Dear Son, Mummy is sorry. I was so busy that your birthday slipped past my mind.”

She opens up her calendar app. Under 3rd August spelt a day full of meetings and projects.

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BRAND STORY

Her eyes furrow with determination.

She writes an email to her boss, claiming that she can’t go for tomorrow’s meetings and would like to postpone it

She looks at her calendar and decides to delete all her events for tomorrow

She enters a new event titled “Jeremiah’s Birthday”.

She goes onto google to search “Places to go for birthday”

Arrives at SingapoRediscovers main website.

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BRAND STORY

The next morning

Alarm clock rings

Jeremiah wakes up

Jeremiah looks happy as he rushes out of his room to greet his mom. Sharon tells Jeremiah to get changed as they were going out “Happy Birthday Son!” Sharon wished.

They take the shuttle bus in Sentosa

Jeremiah looks excited as he points to the various attractions he can recognise.

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BRAND STORY

Sharon flashbacks to her happy childhood where her mom would take her cycling and she too would point excitedly at the sights she would see

Back to the present, Sharon and Jeremiah take the cable car together

Flashback to when sharon and her mom would take the rickshaw together

Present: Sharon and Jeremiah at Universal Studios

Jeremiah looks on excitedly to the Battlestar Galactica

Flashback to when sharon and her mom would go to Uncle Ringo

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BRAND STORY

Sharon and Jeremiah walks into the SEA Aquarium, they start excitedly looking around at all the different activities there are

Sharon and Jeremiah at the ray bay encounter exhibit, touching stingrays

Sharon gets a flashback to her kampong days where she used to fish for guppies

The day ends and they take the shuttle bus back home

It’s getting late at night, after they arrive back home

Sharon tucks Jeremiah into bed with a smile. She notices that Jeremiah has something in his hands.

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BRAND STORY

Sharon walks out of his room holding the piece of paper. She smiles as she realises that Jeremiah had done a drawing of their day out together.

Sharon decides to use her fridge magnets to put up Jeremiah’s drawings after the day out with her

The next morning comes

Sharon and Jeremiah visit the playground together

Sharon receives a call from her boss telling her to come back to work

Jeremiah looks on to his mother, he frowns and gets ready to leave

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BRAND STORY

Sharon holds Jeremiah back, she looks at him with a smile and asks “Going back already?”

Sharon and Jeremiah play together at her local playground

VO: Dear son, you’ve taught me to set aside time for my family

Closing card with logo and tagline “Find Your Escape”

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TIKTOK VIDEO

Footages from�Le Tara, Let’s Go Tour, Kayak Asia, South China Morning Post, Mothership, RunnerKao

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INSTAGRAM POST

Title: 5 Places to Watch the National Day Fireworks with your SRVs

1. Singapore Cable Car

2. Gardens by the Bay

3. Marina Bay Sands

4. Fullerton Hotel

5. Singapore Flyers

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INSTAGRAM FILTER

Title: Unlock Your Escape

Game Description:�

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SRV QUIZ

Title: Your Ideal Escape

Link: http://www.quiz-maker.com/QQH2VH3BI

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PROPOSED CONTENT CALENDAR

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July 2021

Theme:

The Perfect Escape

Week 1

“Dear Son,”

Theme: Escape with Family

Week 2

Your Perfect Escape from the Hustle and Bustle

Week 3

Rediscover Your Memories

#OurSingaporeStory submission

Week 4

Escape back to the Past

Content Idea

Title: Dear Son,��SingapoRediscovers Vouchers Brand Story

Title: ‘5 Things you didn’t know you could use your SRVs on’

  • To push the idea of the lesser-known places which involves nature that our consumer can visit using the SRVs

5 Escape Routes:

  1. Southern Island Yacht Tour
  2. Singapore’s Kelong Tour
  3. Kayak Tour to Secret Lagoon at Pulau Seringat
  4. Journey to the North (The last kampung+Sulfuric hot spring)
  5. Hidden Gems of Singapore

Title: #OurSingaporeStory

A post asking for Singaporeans to submit a short 20 seconds video on what they like about Singapore and their favourite place to visit. Selected videos will be collated into a montage and posted on STB’s Instagram, Facebook and YouTube pages.

(submission by 31 July)

Title: ‘Escape back to the Past’’

An article encompassing more culture rich places in Singapore. Promoting tours and walks around Singapore such as exploring the southern islands, a half-day kayak tour to pulau seringat, taking a geylang walking tour.

  1. Malay Heritage Centre
  2. Kampong Glam Tour
  3. Chinatown Tour
  4. Little India Tour
  5. Kuay Guan Huat Tour

Format

4-minute video

1-minute video shot in portrait

Post

Article + 15 Seconds Instagram Story Video shot in Portrait promoting the article

Amplification Channel

Owned and paid amplification IGTV, YouTube, Facebook post, Paid Television

1 July, 12pm

Owned and Paid amplification on Tiktok

3 July, 12pm

Owned and paid amplification on Instagram & Facebook

9 July, 8am

Paid amplification on Mothership shared through Facebook and Instagram Story

20th July, 8am

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August

Theme: Home is where the heart is

Week 1

5 Places to watch the National Day Fireworks with your SRVs

Week 2

�National Day:

#OurSingaporeStory

Week 3

Home MTV Remake:

Home x SRV

Week 4

SRV Quiz:

Your Ideal Escape

Content Idea

Title: 5 Places to Watch the National Day Fireworks with your SRVs

5 places:

  1. Cable Car
  2. Marina Bay Sands
  3. Sky Tree Bridge
  4. Fullerton Hotel
  5. Singapore flyers @ 8pm

Title: #OurSingaporeStory

A video post collating the short videos Singaporeans of all ages have submitted, sharing their favourite thing to do in Singapore to pass time and their favourite place to visit.

A music video MTV of this year’s National Day Song “The Road Ahead” that showcases Singaporeans dancing to this year’s dance at places of attractions where SRV Vouchers can be used..

Example of dance:

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSJGvTVX5/

Destinations that are shown in one video:

  • Sentosa
  • MBS
  • Chinatown
  • Singapore River
  • Changi Airport

We want to create an SRV quiz which consumers can partake in to show them what kind of SRV attraction is most suitable for them based on their personality. Through the questions participants will be split into 4 categories:

  1. Thrill seekers - Bungy Jumping
  2. Relax - SkyPark Observation deck
  3. Explorers - Singapore Sidecars
  4. Foodies - Popiah Adventure Tour

Format

Instagram post

IGTV, 3-minute video

3-minute music video

Buzzfeed quiz style

Amplification Channel

Owned amplification Instagram

31 July, 12pm

Owned and paid amplification Instagram, YouTube, Facebook

9 August, 8am

Owned and paid amplification on Youtube

18 August, 8am

Owned amplification where link will be shared on Singapore Tourism Board’s Facebook and Instagram pages

15 sec IG Story promotion

27 August, 8am

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September

Theme:

Escape to Adventure

Week 1

Kindergarteners Answer: Where Would you Escape to?

Fantasy Escape (?)

Week 2

Instagram Filter:

Unlock Your Escape

Week 3

SRV Hack:

Your Half-a-Day Escape

Week 4

SRV Plays:�The Great Escape

Content Idea

Sit down and interview young kindergarteners to find out if they could escape from school for a day, where would they go in Singapore.

At the end, we will promote/reach out to parents using a call-to-action for parents to use their SRVs asking parents to take their kids out

(e.g Singapore Zoo, Sea Aquarium, Sentosa)

The Instagram filter will be mirroring that of the ‘Flappy Bird’ game. Like the bird in Flappy Bird, the character will be a golden key with angel wings. Users have to blink to make the key “fly” and ensure that it does not hit the obstacles.

Those who reach a final score of 100 points in a game will be entered into a lucky draw and stand a chance to win a staycation and F&B vouchers which can be used on top of their existing SRVs. (Each obstacle that they go through would be worth 5 points, so they have to clear 20 obstacles to enter the lucky draw. To mark the end of the game, a treasure chest will appear on the screen once they reach 100 points and the key will unlock it)

This is for people with busy schedules that can’t find the time to use their SRVs.

5 Different Escape Routes:

  1. Half-day kayak tour
  2. Morning tour at Pulau Ubin
  3. 4-hour Fishing Tour
  4. 2-hour cycling at Sentosa
  5. 3-hour Food Tour

Find your adventurous escape with your SRVs. This video features experiences filled with adventure and action to have fun with the whole family.

Adventurous Places:

  1. Nerf Action Xperience
  2. MegaZip
  3. HydroDash
  4. iFly
  5. Snow City Singapore
  6. The Luge
  7. HeadRock VR
  8. Adventure Cove
  9. Bungy jumping
  10. Wild Wild Wet

Format

Video, IGTV

Instagram Stories Filter

Article + 15 Seconds Instagram Story Video shot in Portrait promoting the article

Video

Amplification Channel

(Earned Paid social)

Owned and paid amplification on Youtube and Instagram

6 September, 12pm

Owned amplification on Instagram

17 September, 8am

Article on mothership shared through Facebook and Instagram

24 September, 12pm

Facebook and Instagram

27 September, 12pm

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KEY METRICS

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WHAT TO TRACK

TikTok

@VisitSingapore

Instagram

@stb_sg

Facebook

Singapore Tourism Board

- Growth in rate of number of followers.

Estimated number of followers: 200k

- Growth in rate of number of views and likes.

Estimated views per video: 100k

Estimated likes per video: 30k

- Number of SRVs content with the hashtag #FindYourEscape

Estimated 500 new videos with the hashtag.

- Growth in rate of number of followers.

Instagram: 25k followers

- Growth in rate of number of likes.

Instagram: 1000 likes/post

- IGTV likes & views.

Likes: 3k

Views: 5k

- Number of SRVs content with the hashtag #FindYourEscape

Estimated 2000 mentions of #FindYourEscape

- Number of saves/repost using the Instagram Filter Unlock Your Escape

Estimated 1200 reposts (tracked by tagging STB)

- Growth in rate of likes for the Singapore Tourism Board Page

Facebook: 45k people liking the page

- Growth in rate of number of likes.

Instagram: 600 likes/post

- Number of SRVs posts with the hashtag #FindYourEscape

Estimated 2000 mentions of #FindYourEscape

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WHAT TO TRACK

YouTube

Singapore Tourism Board

- Growth in the number of Subscribers

Estimated 3k new subcribers

- Growth in rate of number of views and likes.

Estimated views per video: 10k

Estimated likes per video: 5k

- Click Through Rate of 5%

For every 100 times our thumbnail is seen, 5 people click on it.

- Growth rate in number of visits

Estimated number of visits: 5k

- Lower Bounce Rate + Increase Average Time on Page

Page effectively causes users to view more pages and continue deeper into the website (going to other pages like Klook, Traveloka, GlobalTix)

- Higher Traffic Source

The origin of where people find SingapoRediscovers Official Website.

www.visitsingapore.com

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METHOD OF COLLECTION

Instagram Analytics

Google Analytics

TikTok Analytics

Facebook Analytics

YouTube Analytics

Review data at the end of the month to find out what content pieces our target audience prefers to help us better plan for future marketing strategies

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CONCLUSION

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THANK YOU!