Professional Documents
Culture Documents
There are 1.3m fewer people in the pipeline than 2 years ago
Source: YouGov 2007
We are entering the worst downturn in living memory
• The brand
• The fleet
To achieve 44/56 and 50/50 newcomer/past passenger split targets for 2009 and 2010 bookings respectively:
•Currently, 2009 bookings split 37/63 – remaining bookings must be 61/39 (88k) – mainly via Oceana/Ventura
•We need to avoid this situation for 2010 bookings & achieve 50% from the start (131k) – mainly via Ventura/Azura
The truth about ‘your’ customer base
DM DM
Email Email
OBTM OBTM
Use data to reflect P&O Cruises relationship and stand out from
competitor (and other Carnival group) communications
We need to include them in the
messaging
Non-cruisers Cruisers
From To
Wherever possible, we
will make sure to
differentiate vs. RCI by:
There is actually greater overlap (currently) with some of the other cruise lines
Source: YouGov 2007
Moreover, the real competitive set is much wider
% of cruisers who have also been on a non-
cruise in the last 12 months
Canaries/Balearics 8
Italy 7
Portugal/Spain 5
France 4
Germany 4
USA/Canada 4
South/Central America 4
North Africa 3
Caribbean 3
Asia 3
Turkey/Greece 2
Total 47
RANGE CHANGE
American British
Populist Aspirational
Energetic Effortless
•Have the confidence to talk even when things aren’t fully in place
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Source: POC
We need more energy and advocacy
online
Not
The wholesale rejection of channels which we know
can work well (e.g. TV, press, inserts, radio)
But And
More actively engaging The introduction of ‘newer’
ways of using these channels whose inherent strength
‘tried and tested’ channels is active engagement
In summary : 5 steps to step - change