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Workshop for cinema exhibitors . Mobile phones and Internet: will they increase admissions? Presented by: Emanuele de Plano – TixOS. Overview. Internet and mobile phones - new sales and marketing channels? How can they be used by cinemas? What tomorrow holds in stock… - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Workshop for cinema exhibitors
Mobile phones and Internet: will they
increase admissions?Presented by: Emanuele de Plano – TixOS
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Overview• Internet and mobile phones - new
sales and marketing channels?• How can they be used by cinemas?• What tomorrow holds in stock…• What is required to implement?• Case studies• Questions and discussion
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What are the objectives?
• Provide information• Promote and advertise• Sell tickets• Encourage loyalty• Collect information
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What channels are available? • Online sales and information (Web,
WAP, SMS…)• SMS promotions and marketing• Loyalty and memberships
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Are they used today by cinemas?• US Exhibitors setting up online channel JV’s• First proven online and WAP success stories• Film web sites – great awareness and
community builders • Online and SMS promotions led by
distributors• Multitude of loyalty and membership schemes• However, little use is made of collected
customer data
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Online sales and information• Providing a higher service level• Selling additional services • Capturing extra information• Extending reach of distribution and
information • The right channels for your target and country• Revenue management: could it generate extra
sales?
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SMS promotion & marketing• Putting forward special offers and
promotions• Games and prize draws• Selling unsold tickets• Referral to a friend – viral marketing• Capturing numbers – collecting data
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Loyalty and memberships
• Great way to identify unique customers• Stored values – pre-payment cards• Frequency and spend rewards - points
based schemes • Unlimited use / subscription cards• Customer segmentation cards • Third party partner joint membership
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Web based customer relations management – e-CRM • Registering your online visitors • Direct e-mail• Questionnaires• Promotions• Building communities
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What does tomorrow hold?
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Future channels• 3G telephony
– Virtual tickets– Alternative payment/billing options– Location services
• Interactive digital TV• Web services
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3 G telephony (source: Alcatel)
Select film…. Watch trailer, buy ticket…
Guided to theatre…. Use phone as ticket….
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What are the requirements?• Clearly defined long term strategy,
budget and forecasts• Ownership and control of costs,
strategy, brand and customer data• Open and flexible box office systems
connected to a central server• Cost effective fulfilment and payment
systems• Buy in from your operational staff
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Implementation challenges• Box office integration and
communication infrastructure• Interrelation between services
offered to customers• Customer support problems• Reconciliation payments• Distributor transparency• Data protection issues
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The TixOS solution• Centrally hosted database and application
accessed via the Internet• Low-cost box office application based on a
rental service contract• Online channels and loyalty – 2 options:
– Supplied API to develop own or 3rd party interfaces and online channels
– Cinema branded TixOS web channel under revenue share deal
• Multi-platform java applications • Consultancy and project management
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Case Studies• movietickets.com• Warner Village, UK• Vizzavi ticketshop
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----Vizzavi---- ticketshop Select an event type: Cinema Theatre Music Sports Club Other Information ------------ entertainment Vizzavi home
----Cinema---- Top 10 New Releases Find a cinema Search for a film [...] Search Search for a cinema [...] Search Information ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Top 10---- Planet of the Apes Harry Potter and the Philsophers Stone Shrek ... Search for [..] Next> <BACK ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
Vizzavi ticketshop
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----Films---- Shrek (Rating) Find a cinema ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Cinema---- Ealing Odeon Ealing UCI Fulham Odeon Wimbledon Odeon ... ... Next> <BACK ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Date---- Shrek is on at Wimbledon Odeon: Today Tomorrow Tuesday 8 March Wednesday 9 March Thursday 10 March Search for [..] Next> <BACK ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
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----Time---- The following times are available: 17:40 19:38 21:50 ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Type---- You have the following choice of tickets #7.00 Adult: [1] #4 Children: [2] ….. #4 Concessions: [...] Continue ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Summary---- Total price is #19 for 4 ticket(s) to Shrek At Wimbledon Odeon On 9 March at 19.38 Tickets can be collected at (venue) on day of show. By selecting 'Buy Now' you agree to the … Buy now Terms and Conditions for (vendor) ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
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----Select Card---- Please select payment method: Visa Mastercard Switch American Express Delta Solo ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Card---- Name on Card [...] Enter your card number [...] Enter valid from date (format mmyy) [...] Enter expiry date (format mmyy) [...] Enter issue number (debit cards only) [...] Continue ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
----Confirmation---- Thanks for buying with Odeon. You have bought 4 tickets for Shrek at Winmbledon on 9 March at 19:38 Odeon contact details ------------ ticketshop entertainment Vizzavi home
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Summary• What these new sales and marketing
channels are• How they can be used by your
cinema• What tomorrow will bring along• What you need to implement them• Case studies
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Conclusion: will admissions increase? Maybe not but….
– Lower cost of providing information and selling– Valuable data on customers – wider coverage– Building a relationship and encourage loyalty– Higher customer service than your competition– Additional revenue from new services– More diverse clients – target new segments– Build partnerships easily– Optimise your programming
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Questions and discussion