Not drawing too many conclusions from this, but it is interesting...
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(number of "FaceBook Fans" for each respective airline, for those that aren't familiar. For some relative comparison, nonrev.net has roughly 18,000 facebook fans. )
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Not drawing too many conclusions from this, but it is interesting...
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(number of "FaceBook Fans" for each respective airline, for those that aren't familiar. For some relative comparison, nonrev.net has roughly 18,000 facebook fans. )
no conclusions for me to draw--it's facebook
Yeah, I don't totally get it either, but whether we understand it or not, the "under 25" crowd does.
I suspect somebody in the PR area of the airlines with very few fans ought to get on the ball :)
Well, the Air France one is more impressive than it looks... when you consider that its market is primarily the French, it's reasonable to compare it to the population of France, (62 Million) where the others should be compared to the US (307 Million)
I guess the thought is that the Facebook fans should be somewhat relative to passengers carried, so the spread in the picture should be closer to the spread below:Quote:
Originally Posted by spongebue
Total Passengers Carried - 2009 (International + Domestic)
Rank Airline Thousands
1 Southwest Airlines 101,338
2 American Airlines 85,720
3 Delta Air Lines 67,935
4 China Southern Airlines 65,959
5 Ryanair 65,282
6 United Airlines 56,024
7 Lufthansa 53,223
8 US Airways 50,975
9 Air France 47,965
10 Continental Airlines 44,032
These figures can't be right, 85,000+ total passengers carried for AA for 2009, I have more friends and family than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by admin
The key phrase there is "in thousands". So, 85 *million* pax.Quote:
Originally Posted by PlaneWhisperer
ok--what does a 20-something do when bored?
Click "like" on facebook?
In my opinion, there is no validity to facebook--it's social network of mostly twits. 99 and 44/100% dolts who need to find something better to occupy their minds
How many friends? Who give a rat's hiney? (Click, I'm a friend!! woohoo--that was a mental challenge!)
A facebook wall contains so much drivel it's sad. When people start accepting a source like that as a measurement of anything that makes it even sadder.
I don't buy it.
http://bestsmileys.com/lol/6.gif http://bestsmileys.com/lol/6.gif Now tell us how you really feel.
M767er this is for you
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Lol facebook isn't that bad... good way to catch up, reconnect... look at... pictures...
Ms767ER,Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs767er
Have to disagree with you there. For everyone who pressed "Like" is one customer who identities with and likes your brand image. Also FB allows airlines to directly target a small but important segment of their market (i.g. 18-35).
-Bored 20-Something
Oh my gosh, you probably believe that people always tell the truth when they take anonymous surveys, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by bgeller
But, what would I expect from a generation that depends on "whatever" as an answer to a question? Press "like" all you want.
My point is that FB "likers" are anonymous and there is no way to distinguish if their "like" is valid or not. I can click "like" all I want--whether I use that brand or have no to intent of using it. May as well disregard the "k".
Mrs767er today I found out that someone I went to primary (elementary) school with died of cancer last year.
How?
There was a group picture of us from primary school, and someone commented at the bottom.
If not I would not have known...
It's not as though I was close to the person, but it's a communication tool and has its uses.
Sorry about your friend.
As I said, facebook is a social network; not disputing that. I choose not to participate.
I just don't believe facebook is a reliable, vaild marketing tool.
I must say that the people who are so ignorant as to put out their dirty laundry and private things on facebook amaze me! like the woman who found her husband's wedding album (200 pics of the newlyweds while SHE is still married to him--that's a "whatever" moment fer shur)
I think Facebook is a good marketing tool as far as advertising and connecting with customers. It won't, however, give you an accurate sampling of the entire market. I think that, in general, WN has a younger customer base, and as a result will have more facebook fans per pax boarded than a legacy carrier. It does not surprise me to see those numbers
But what do those numbers mean as far as seats? What I am saying is I don't believe # of fans = paying customers or purchase dollars.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColoAvs19
Hey folks. I have to go with Mrs767er on this one. FB is a joke. I went into that utilizing a false name because I didn't want anyone to know whom I am unless I know the person, plus I didn't want people finding me that easily. (There are people I don't want looking me up, imagine that?) And I've had nothing but problems with the stupid password, and the account setting is ridiculous, and they seem to try to force feed me others, others, others....people I don't even know nor want to know. I see people in there just giving away information. I don't feel comfortable giving out information for the world to see. I don't feel comfortable showing my mug with private information. If anyone wants to deal with me, they'll have to send me an email or enquire around but I aint gonna make it easy for them. I see people using face book like a diary. "Today I had the hershey squirts." "Yesterday I cut the grass and got bit by a bumble bee." WHO GIVES A FLYING CIRCLE J?
What's with the pic 29Palms?
Same like the number of viewers of a television ad does not equal the number of purchasers of a product.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs767er
The more people aware of your product and your brand, the more chances you have to sell your product...pretty simple
The Associated Press: Delta to allow passengers to book through Facebook
If a single ticket is booked in this manner, than Facebook will be proven as a "reliable, valid marketing tool."
http://bestsmileys.com/fainting/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by ColoAvs19
ROFLMAOQuote:
Originally Posted by Migflanker
That's chatspeak from the 90's (I grew up)
We don't understand Facebook either. It appears that there isn't any privacy??
It depends on what your settings are. With most things, you can control who sees what based on whether you know that person (or are "friends" with them) or, if you have something that you don't want a specific person to see, you can also choose certain people to allow (or disallow) people to see stuff.
Not a FB fan either. But hey......to each their own!
However, I do have a FB page to keep up with old friends from school. I am lucky if I am active on it once a month though.
I'm pretty active on Facebook, but I wouldn't trust it with anything financial, and I won't be booking any airline tickets via Facebook. I just feel that with very few exceptions, anywhere a company can get its name/brand/product out into view is a good place. Facebook is totally free advertising. A company like Delta can put up photos/videos of new products or new seats, and entice potential passengers into paying a few bucks more for the product they've seen on Facebook. Facebook is also a place where a customer care agent can engage a customer about a service issue. I've not written on Deltas Facebook wall, and I don't have a Twitter account, but many passengers have posted issues on Deltas Facebook page, and seem to have gotten them resolved alot quicker than via email